Bremen Youth Services

Bremen Youth Services (BYS) is a not-for-profit community mental health agency which has served youth and their families since 1964. Services are available to individuals ages 5-21 and their families. Although the agency serves Bremen Township residents, we are not bound by township lines and welcome anyone in need of services.

BYS participates in coalitions in order to network, collaborate, and maximize the services available to our community. Through these partnerships a comprehensive referral service is provided.

Services are provided by counselors, social workers, and graduate level interns committed to providing quality care to our clients and their families. Our staff includes licensed counselors and social workers as well as certified drug and alcohol counselors with a multitude of strengths and specialties. Mental health professionals employed at the agency participate in ongoing continuing education opportunities to enhance professional development.

We at Bremen Youth Services are dedicated professionals committed to providing quality mental health, substance abuse, and prevention services. It is our overall goal to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families. Our belief is that all people are valuable and unique and should be treated with dignity and respect. While recognizing the potential for change, an assessment of the client’s emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual needs is provided in a caring environment. The growth of the individual is promoted through a course of treatment developed and executed in a timely and cost effective manner.

Illinois Department of Human Services

Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Division of Family and Community Services

United WayClient FeesFundraising ActivitiesDonations(All donations are tax deductible as BYS is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization)

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Primary Focus of the Provider

• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Do not treat opiod addiction

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

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

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

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

• Outpatient
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

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Language Services

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
• Military families
• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Adolescents
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Adult men
• 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
• Transitional age young adults

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Ancillary Services

• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

• DUI/DWI clients

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