South Suburban Council on

Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

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1909 Cheker Square, Hazel Crest, IL 60429, USA


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The South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

The South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

The South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

The South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse has been providing affordable and effective chemical dependency treatment and rehabilitation to residents of the greater Chicago Southland community for over thirty years. Chemical dependency treatment can be one of the most intimidating actions a person can take.  In order to make this first step towards a lifelong recovery less overwhelming, The Council’s admittance process has been streamlined to allow all prospective patients and referral agencies with admittance inquiries to contact a single department.

Accreditation and Licensing– Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)– Click here for 2011 Certification Press Release Letter. – The public may contact the Joint Commission’s Office of Quality Monitoring to report any concerns or register complaints about The Council by either calling 1-800-994-6610 or emailing [email protected]. – Licensed and partially funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services; Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse – Certified Medicaid provider – Approved by many insurance companies


Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Detoxification
  • Buprenorphine used in treatment
  • Do not treat opiod addiction

Facility Type


Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking not permitted

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Residential
  • Outpatient
  • Short-term residential
  • Long-term residential
  • Residential detoxification
  • Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization
  • State substance abuse agency
  • The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services


Payment Assistance Available

  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Language Services


Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Adolescents
  • Persons with HIV or AIDS
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

Ancillary Services

  • Alcohol Detoxification
  • Cocaine Detoxification
  • Methamphetamines Detoxification
  • Opiods Detoxification
  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Martix Model
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • DUI/DWI clients

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    1909 Cheker Square, Hazel Crest, IL 60429