Habilitative Systems Incorporated

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 415 S. KILPATRICK AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DONALD J. DEW CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 773-261-2252 EMAIL ADDRESS: DJDEW@HABILITATIVE.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.HABILITATIVE.ORG FUNDS REQUESTED: $500,000 ESTABLISHED IN 1978, HABILITATIVE SYSTEMS, INC. IS A HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY THAT PROMOTES MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND DIGNITY FOR MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS. HSI IS ALSO CERTIFIED AS A HEALTHCARE FACILITY PROVIDING INTEGRATED TREATMENT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS USING A CONTINUUM OF CARE MODEL. THE ORGANIZATION IS LICENSED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF). THE AGENCY USES A CONTINUUM OF CARE APPROACH TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, DISABILITY, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE. HSI PROVIDES HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS TO CHICAGO’S MOST DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO OVER 7,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. HABILITATIVE SYSTEMS, INC.’S MAIN FACILITY IS CURRENTLY IN NEED OF BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS AND MODERNIZATION. THE BUILDING REPAIRS WOULD BE FOCUSED ON RETURNING THE BUILDING TO EFFICIENT OPERATING CAPACITIES, SAFE CONDITIONS AND USE FOR EMPLOYEES (ALMOST ALL EMPLOYEES ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES) AND VISITORS, ASSURING THAT THE BUILDING SYSTEMS ARE OPERATING IN A MANNER THAT STOPS DETERIORATION OF THIS BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. INTERIOR FINISHES WILL BE IMPROVED AND UPGRADED, LIGHTING CONVERTED TO ALL LED, TOILET ROOMS UPGRADED TO MEET ADA STANDARDS, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING REPAIRS, AND UPGRADE OF ALL ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS. ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL REDUCE THE AGENCY’S ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS, THUS ALLOWING HSI TO SERVE MORE NEEDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. HABILITATIVE SYSTEMS, INC. IS, AND HAVE LONG BEEN, AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY – OUR HOPE IS THAT THE MAIN STRUCTURE COMMUNICATES THIS SAME PRIDE AND COMMITMENT TO SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.

HABILITATIVE SYSTEMS, INC.'S MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICUM - HABILITATIVE SYSTEMS, INC.’S MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICUM WILL TARGET AFRICAN AMERICANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WHO DEMONSTRATE RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES AND OR MENTAL DISORDERS, TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TRAINING. HSI SERVES DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY AREAS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES OF AUSTIN, NORTH LAWNDALE, WEST GARFIELD PARK, AND ENGLEWOOD. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL FACTORS SUCH AS EXTREME POVERTY, VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, HIGH EMPLOYMENT, LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND HOMELESSNESS ARE ALL TOO COMMON. THE AVAILABILITY AND PREVALENCE OF OPIOIDS AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE BESIEGE THESE COMMUNITIES DAILY. IT IS ALSO KNOWN THAT INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDERS CAN CHOOSE TO HARMFULLY SELF- MEDICATE. THE PROPOSED TRAINING PLAN INCLUDES THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1) MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS TREATMENT SERVICES, SO TRAINEES ARE ABLE TO ADVOCATE AND SUPPORT COHESIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS ASSESSED WITH MENTAL DISORDER(S); 2) A TASK FORCE THAT WILL CREATE A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SERVICE DIRECTORIES FOR AGENCIES TO USE AS REFERRALS SOURCES TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO HOUSING, HEALTH, TANF, MEDICAID, CHILD CARE, TRANSPORTATION, LEGAL ISSUES, AND MORE SUPPORTS FOR EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS; AND 3) A CULTURALLY COMPETENT FAMILY PSYCHOEDUCATION PROGRAM TO TEACH FAMILIES ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS, HOW TO IDENTIFY THE WARNING SIGNS, AND REVIEW THE FACT SHEETS CONCERNING MENTAL ILLNESS. HSI WILL UTILIZE ITS TRAININGS TO FACILITATE THE DISSEMINATION OF MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION TO LARGE NUMBERS OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. HSI WILL ADMINISTER A MINIMUM OF 36 TRAININGS PER YEAR OR 180 OVER A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS. HIS WILL TRAIN 50 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS DURING THE FIRST YEAR, 100 THE SECOND YEAR, 100 THE THIRD YEAR, 125 THE FOURTH YEAR, AND 125 THE FIFTH YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 500 TRAINED STAKEHOLDERS. HSI’S MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICUM WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH; INCREASE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINERS; AND IMPROVE FAMILY WELL-BEING. THE SPECIFIC MEASURES INCLUDE NUMBER OF REFERRALS, NUMBER OF FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWS, NUMBER OF NEW COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO JOIN TASKFORCE, NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE TRAINING, AND PRE- AND POST- SURVEYS AND ASSESSMENTS.