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Family Resource Developer (FRD) Each SASS agency has an FRD. They are parents, caregivers or guardians who have gone through a crisis with their own child. The FRD can answer some of your questions and help you get the care your child needs.

Linkage/Appointment Information:

Agency Name: ___________________________

Agency Crisis #: _________________________

Clinician Name: _________________________

Clinician Phone #: _______________________

Appt. Date/Time: ________________________

DuPage County Residents will be linked to the Youth & Family Services Program at DCHD which provides: • Individual and family therapy

(community and office based)

• Wraparound planning and service coordination

• Psychiatric evaluation and medication management

• Linkage to community resources

• Crisis intervention

• Parent education and support

• Assistance with Family Support Program (FSP)

Behavioral health crisis intervention and linkage to services, for youth experiencing a behavioral health crisis, who may be in need of inpatient hospitalization or intensive community-based services.

SASSScreening, Assessment, and Support Services

If you have questions, you can contact a Crisis supervisor:

(630) 627-1700

What to expect: • CARES will contact the local

SASS agency for an in-person assessment; or provide you with referrals to appropriate services.

• A SASS clinician will assess your child where they are presenting in crisis to determine if there is a need for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or if services can be safely provided in the community.

• SASS will connect your child and family to ongoing behavioral health services.

• If your child is hospitalized, coordination and discharge planning with the hospital will occur.

• If your child does not go to the hospital, linkage to behavioral health services and crisis supports will occur to help your child safely stay at home.

CARES Crisis and Referral Entry Services

CARES is a service that handles behavioral health crisis calls for children and youth in Illinois. You should call CARES when a child is at risk to himself or others, and at any time you or others think a child is having a behavioral health crisis.

CARES will ask questions about the child’s behavior and insurance provider. Any child or youth in a behavioral health crisis who is a Medicaid or Medicaid Managed Care recipient; or has no insurance can receive a SASS screening.

If you are unsure whether a child meets criteria for SASS services, call the CARES line at 1-800-345-9049 (voice), 1-773-523-4504 (TTY)

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES dupagehealth.org/YouthFamilyServices

SASS Screening, Assessment, and Support Services