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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic,Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center has transitioned many of its therapeutic groups to a virtual telehealth format to continue serving its vulnerable community of clients.
Turning Point is well known for its unusually expansive groups program which ordinarily includes 50 different therapeutic groups meeting weekly for adults with severe and/or chronic symptoms of mental illness. The program offers invaluable support to adults in urgent need of mental health care, providing a wide range of therapeutic groups that focus on emotional support, skill building, and symptom management.
Regarding Turning Point's swift shift to virtual groups, Julianne Rooney, MS, LCPC, Groups Program Coordinator, said, "Transitioning a variety of diverse groups to a virtual format was challenging to say the least, but many of our groups are now being held virtually and clients are engaged and responding very positively. We are so pleased to be able to keep offering this level of support and social connection, and we are all learning a great deal in the process."
To provide additional support during the COVID-19 crisis, Turning Point has also added to the groups roster a number of additional drop-in groups for clients, so as to provide more opportunity for clients to connect to each other and to Turning Point therapists in a less structured virtual setting.
Located in Skokie, Turning Point serves children, adults and families from throughout the Chicago metropolitan area with no geographic restrictions. Caring for approximately 1,300 individuals annually, Turning Point is committed to providing a wide range of mental health services to its primarily low-income clientele. Approximately 90% of Turning Point's clients are low-income and Turning Point accepts many Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care plans, as well as Blue Cross Blue Shield and a variety of other insurance plans.
ABOUT TURNING POINT:
Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center, established in 1969, is located in Skokie and serves children, adults and families from throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Turning Point is a non-profit outpatient mental health center with a mission to provide "Solid Support, when you need it most." Caring for approximately 1,300 individuals annually, Turning Point is committed to providing a wide range of mental health services to its primarily low-income clientele. Turning Point has received highest ratings by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and has been honored with numerous local and national awards including the 2017 Excellence in Mental Health Award from the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health and the 2015 Impact Award for Excellence in Behavioral Healthcare Management from the National Council for Behavioral Health.
To contact Turning Point with questions or to learn about becoming a Turning Point client, please call us at (847)933-0051. During the COVID-19 crisis, phones are staffed Monday - Friday, 9am - 2pm.
