Mental Health Centers of Illinois

They provide outpatient, which is the whole of what this address in Pittsfield is set up for.

No, and nothing else within 14 miles of Pittsfield offers one either, so that part will mean a longer drive or a referral.

They do not prescribe medication. For opioid use that is worth knowing before you choose, because medication changes what the first weeks look like, and Pittsfield has 1 other center.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Pittsfield.

They take under 18s, alongside young adults from 18 to 25, adults from 26 to 64 and adults over 65, which in Pittsfield is worth confirming before you drive over.

There is usually a plan for afterwards, covering appointments, medication and somewhere to go each week. An alumni group, a weekly session and a prescriber are the three pieces most plans are built from. The free meetings listed in Pittsfield are worth finding before you need them.

Compare what each program provides rather than how each one describes itself. Distance from home cuts both ways: far enough to break a pattern, near enough for family to take part. Write down four questions and ask every place the same four.

Expect questions rather than a sales pitch, and expect them to be direct. A family member can make the call and answer much of this, though some questions only the person using can answer. Ask what happens between the call and the first day, and who is responsible for each part.