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<p><strong>ABOUT JESSE BROWN VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER- CHICAGO, IL</strong></p> <p>Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, located in Chicago, Illinois, consists of 200 acute care beds and four community based outpatient clinics and is affiliated with two local schools of medicine. As part of its mental health treatment offerings, it provides <strong>outpatient treatment</strong> to <strong>adult veterans</strong> struggling with substance use disorder and/or mental illness. It's <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/IL17.pdf" target="_blank">one of 97 (15 percent) of Illinois substance abuse treatment facilities</a> to provide specialized services for veterans. The mental health outpatient treatment center is located in the Ogden building of the Jesse Brown VA.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Treatment services at the Jesse Brown VA include <strong>consultation, evaluation, and treatment</strong>. In addition to addiction and mental health, the facility provides treatment for <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/how-understanding-anger-revolutionizes-addiction-recovery/" target="_blank">anger issues</a>, memory problems, confused thinking, vocational issues, aggressive or self-harming behaviors, and <strong>post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)</strong>. </p> <p>The facility also provides <strong>outreach to homeless veterans</strong>, and according to the one alum polled by Rehabs.com to date, <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare</a>. <strong>Smoking cessation counseling</strong>, which is available in <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/IL17.pdf" target="_blank">29 percent</a> of Illinois treatment centers, is provided by the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center as a whole.</p> <p>At the time of this writing, there are no other details available regarding mental health and addiction treatment and assessment methods. However, the VA is known to utilize <strong>evidence-based psychotherapy</strong> throughout many of their mental health treatment programs. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Jesse Brown VA Medical Center employs physicians and nurses. The one alum surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave the Jesse Brown VA five out of five stars for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong> </p> <p>The one alum surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing, an anonymous male over the age of 60, gave the Jesse Brown VA mostly positive feedback. He awarded the facility four or five out of five stars for its cleanliness, its counseling options, its administrative and discharge procedures, and its treatment of <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>. "One on one individual counseling as well as group sessions were exceptional," he wrote.</p> <p>As a whole, the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center earned an average rating of <strong>4.3 out of five stars</strong> based on 220 Google Reviews<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> and a <strong>four out of five star</strong> rating based on the opinions of 304 Facebook<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> reviewers. While there was no commentary specific to the mental heath/addiction treatment services, the majority of former clients described the facility as a well-run VA center with caring staff and effective services. "I have never been treated better at a hospital. The staff really cares. Couldn't be happier. THANK YOU for helping me!" wrote David on Google in a representative review.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its costs, although it can be assumed that the treatment is offered free to Veterans, as are all VA services.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Jesse%20Brown%20Veterans%20Affairs%20Medical%20Center%20in%20Chicago%2C%20IL&oq=Jesse+Brown+Veterans+Affairs+Medical+Center+in+Chicago%2C+IL&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.223j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=41869774,-87676909,20&tbm=lcl&rldimm=8121421762414621120&lqi=CjpKZXNzZSBCcm93biBWZXRlcmFucyBBZmZhaXJzIE1lZGljYWwgQ2VudGVyIGluIENoaWNhZ28sIElMGWwWR0BbLUhn&ved=2ahUKEwjR68T-sIHeAhWpm-AKHelbAqYQvS4wAHoECAQQIQ&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2#lrd=0x880e2d6cddcf2205:0x70b5161053d9b1c0,1,,,&rlfi=hd:;si:8121421762414621120,l,CjpKZXNzZSBCcm93biBWZXRlcmFucyBBZmZhaXJzIE1lZGljYWwgQ2VudGVyIGluIENoaWNhZ28sIElMGWwWR0BbLUhn;mv:!3m12!1m3!1d201.16639836545338!2d-87.676909!3d41.869774799999995!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i5!2i13!4f13.1;tbs:lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/VAChicago/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/VAChicago/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small></p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-11-12 11:59:28 PST
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