Transitions Mental Health Services

We at Transitions Mental Health Services work with people with severe mental disorders those with emotional problems and those who care about them. People with these disorders due to symptoms and/or stigma are often unable to get or keep jobs live on their own get through school maintain relationships or simply deal with the day-to-day challenges of their lives. We guide them toward recovery by assisting them in developing the practical coping tools they need to deal with whatever challenges they face. We accomplish this by using a combination of targeted counseling consultation therapy psychiatric services skills training peer support advocacy and work experience either in one of our agency-owned community businesses or with one of our community business partners. The results are a reduction in unemployment hospitalizations symptoms criminal activities drug use isolation domestic conflict school drop-out rates and homelessness. On a personal level our clients gain a positive self-concept confidence increased life satisfaction and productivity. Transitions Mental Health Services began in 1980 in Rock Island Illinois with a few family members who banded together to provide needed basic mental health services for their own relatives. Over the years many more services have been added to help individuals recover from mental health issues. Today Transitions Mental Health Services offers counseling consultation therapy skills training peer support advocacy work experience outreach services psychiatric services and residential services.

Transitions Mental Health Services is a recovery-based organization dedicated to promoting enhancing and improving the health and well-being of individuals families and the community impacted by mental health issues.