Reaching Out to the Community

At Vista Health System's Psychiatry Department, our primary purpose is helping people regain control of their lives. On a daily basis, we strive to fulfill our care mission: "To build communities of healing and hope by compassionately resonding to human need."

 

Community Support and Outreach Services for the General Public, Agencies and Schools:

Emergency Care and Crisis Intervention • 847.360.2000

Our staff is available on a 24 hour, 7 days per week basis to provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and crisis intervention care in the hospital's emergency room. Call for more information.

Mobile Assessment Team • 847.360.2000

We will respond within an hour to your school regarding an immediate crisis to provide intervention services. Pending staff availability, we may send a clinician to your site. Through consultation with the referring organization, we will work to find appropriate assessment and treatment for those in need of clinical services.

Psychiatric and Psychological Case Consultation • 847.360.2728

Our psychiatrists and clinical psychologists are available to local schools to provide case consultation on a regular basis.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) Team • 847.360.2728

Our CISD-trained specialists are available for consultation to schools, agencies and other organizations to help people cope in the aftermath of a traumatic event.

Staff Training and Case Consultation • 847.360.2728

We provide consultation and training on a wide variety of behavioral health related topics to agencies and organizations within Lake County. We will come to your school or agency to provide training. In addition, Vista Health is an approved provider of Social Work Continuing Education in the State of Illinois.

Building A Brighter Tomorrow By Helping Children, Adolescents and Adults…Today

If you or someone you know needs help managing depression, anxiety, stress or another illness, call us at 847.625.6058. We can help.