Streamwood Hospital, Loyola University to begin clinical studies on high-risk patients

Results to help strengthen treatments, advance mental health community

STREAMWOOD, IL- Streamwood Behavioral Hospital has received approval from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and Loyola University to begin conducting, publishing and presenting outcome studies on its most challenging patients. These clinical studies will examine the outcomes of children over the course of their inpatient stay on the hospital's Advanced Child Treatment Program (ACT).

“Our ACT program was uniquely designed to meet the needs of children ages four to twelve that have experienced multiple treatment failures in other settings,” CEO Cindy Meyer said. “These children are considered acutely disturbed, displaying suicidal and/or homicidal symptoms, destruction of self or property and/or impulsivity that place them or others at risk for harm. The outcome studies will verify that children hospitalized on the ACT program remain stable longer after discharge than children in standard inpatient units.”

Streamwood Hospital will compare the results of the outcome studies with two out-of-state hospitals. This unprecedented study is made possible through cooperation with DCFS and Dr. Scott Leon, professor at Loyola University in Chicago. The research project will begin on August 1^st and results will be published throughout the year.

“We hope that the results of this study not only support our program design, but also strengthen it,” Meyer said. “We plan to share our results throughout the mental health community with the goal of building even stronger bridges between inpatient and community-based care across the country.”

A unique component of the ACT program is the Response Training System (RTS). The ACT program has an RTS worker assigned to each child. The RTS worker attends all staffings, collaboratively develops detailed discharge recommendations, and continues to consult on training and implementing new treatment interventions and techniques with the parent or caregiver for up to one year after discharge.

Streamwood Hospital has also received approval from DCFS to add three new beds within Streamwood Hospital's John Costigan Residential Center (JCRC). The licensing of additional beds was made to meet the ever-increasing mental health needs throughout the state of Illinois. The JCRC provides residential treatment services to a variety of adolescent populations that have long-standing behavioral health issues with lengths of program treatment ranging from 9-24 months.

Streamwood Behavioral Health Systems is Illinois' first exclusive and largest free-standing center for children and adolescents. Since 1991, Streamwood Behavioral Health Systems has served community needs by collaborating with facility leaders and employees as well as area residents to design programs that focus on prevention, intervention and sustainable aftercare for children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 17 years old. With nearly 100,000-square-feet and 162 licensed inpatient beds, the hospital provides services that include support groups, counseling, inpatient care, intensive outpatient programs and psychiatric evaluations. Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. is the parent company of Streamwood Behavioral Health Systems.

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