Illinois Youth Center Harrisburg
Correctional Recovery Academy

VISITATION SCHEDULE

Weekends and Holidays from 9:00am until 3:00pm.

HISTORY

• IYC was previously a Mental Health Center which closed in July of 1982 and reopened as an IYC in July of 1983 with 56 youth.
• CEC started delivering treatment services to 32 youth in 1996. In 2000 the RSAT program was created in order for an additional 32 youth to be able to receive treatment.
• Both programs have been integrated into a single program and continue to provide quality substance abuse treatment for youth.

SERVICES

• CEC provides substance abuse services to 64 juvenile males in a Modified Therapeutic Community setting.
• The program at IYC Harrisburg is licensed by the Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse to provide Level I Adolescent Outpatient and Level II Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Services.
• The program at IYC Harrisburg incorporates 3 phases of treatment including Orientation, Treatment, and Relapse Prevention.
• After being assessed for treatment an individualized treatment plan is developed for each youth.
• Youth are involved in individual and group counseling, substance abuse treatment, and educational services.
• Prior to a youth leaving the program, a discharge summary is prepared which includes an aftercare referral in order to ensure a continuum of care for all youth.
• The goal of the CEC program at Harrisburg is to provide an intensive treatment program that emphasizes abstinence and relapse prevention through the use of cognitive restructuring.

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