Issues to Consider for LGBT Clients Lisle IL

While many programs address relapse prevention, LGBT clients may need additional help to find LGBT-specific resources, which may be scarce outside metropolitan areas.

Central Park of Lisle/Sanya Syrstad
(630) 890-2226
3333 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Croatian, French, Italian, Serbian, Spanish

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Robert A Moylan LCPC
(630) 355-9608
3333 Warrenville Road
Lisle, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Croatian, Serbian, Spanish

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Corporate Health Resource Center
(630) 719-9292
3550 Hobson Road
Woodridge, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Polish

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CAP of Downers Grove
(630) 810-0186
4954 Main Street
Downers Grove, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Polish, Spanish

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Alpha Counseling Center Inc
(630) 983-4577
1112 South Washington Street
Naperville, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Alexander Zubenko and Associates
(630) 960-5860
4699 Auvergne
Lisle, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Russian

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Woodridge Interventions
(630) 968-6477x73505
2221 West 64th Street
Woodridge, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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New Visions Counseling Services Inc
(630) 493-1100
6912 Main Street
Downers Grove, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Care Clinics Inc
(630) 896-4650
121 North Washington Street
Naperville, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Polish, Spanish

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Good Samaritan Hospital/North Pavilion
(630) 275-6185
3815 Highland Avenue
Downers Grove, IL
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Outpatient

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Issues to Consider for LGBT Clients

The following information could be included in a training or educational program.

Barriers to Treatment Access

Barriers to adequate substance abuse treatment for the LGBT community have been touched on in other chapters. In addition to the reasons any prospective client might have, the reasons LGBT individuals may avoid or delay seeking professional care include fear of disclosing their sexual orientation or gender and previous experiences with health care providers who attempted to convert them to heterosexuality, who attributed their substance abuse to their sexual or gender orientation, or who were otherwise judgmental and unsupportive.

Engagement and Retention

LGBT individuals may leave treatment prematurely for the same reasons as non-LGBT clients. But LGBT clients may have additional treatment difficulties if a facility lacks culturally specific services, if it lacks self-identified LGBT practitioners or sensitive counselors, if it has few contacts with the non-substance-abusing LGBT community, or if it fails to engage non-LGBT clients in exploring their prejudices or honoring diversity.

Relapse Prevention

While many programs address relapse prevention, LGBT clients may need additional help to find LGBT-specific resources, which may be scarce outside metropolitan areas. LGBT clients may have difficulty addressing problems with their sexual or gender orientation and may have difficulty with their families of origin, co...

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