Programs & Services

Bridgeview CMHC provides individualized master’s-level therapy and counseling for people experiencing difficulties or suffering from mental health challenges; various types of therapy are utilized to assist adults, children, and families to manage symptoms, thoughts, behaviors, stresses, goals, past experiences and other areas to promote recovery.

• - There are no intake restrictions.
• - Iowa Medicaid, Medicare, and several private insurance are accepted.
• - Services may be county funded in Iowa.
• - A sliding fee scale may apply.
• - There is no fee if the referral source is the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.

Professional therapists provide counseling and therapy services within Iowa schools during school hours for children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral challenges. Bethany therapists help youth gain effective coping skills, explore positive ways to express their frustration and anger, and help identify life stressors that can impact their emotional well-being.

• Iowa Medical Card (Title 19)
• - LPHA Clinical Assessment
• - Third party insurance
• - A sliding fee scale may apply.
• - Private pay

Licensed psychiatrists and nurse practitioners provide evaluation, diagnosis, and treatments to address mental health related challenges. Treatment may include prescription medication, counseling, and therapy services as well as other medical procedures and interventions.

• Iowa Medicaid, Medicare, and several private insurance are accepted.
• - Services may be county funded in Iowa.
• - A sliding fee scale may apply for private pay situations.

Community Support Services are provided at Bridgeview CMHC and are designed to provide intervention and support to individuals with a chronic mental illness who experience ongoing functional challenges related to their mental health. Services are provided in the community and are designed to address areas that negatively affect integration and stability to avoid the need for a higher level of care.

• Iowa Medicaid funded or County funded

IPR services are designed to focus on improving personal capabilities while reducing harmful effects of psychiatric disabilities, resulting in an individual's recovery techniques and the ability to function well within society. Clients develop high levels of coping skills through self-discovery. Services are provided in natural settings where clients live, learn, work, and socialize. Some services are offered in cohorts ranging from two to six people in each cohort. The use of cohorts help develop socialization techniques from the viewpoint of others. Each client will be committed to being services for four to ten hours per week for approximately a one-year time frame. Person-to-person services are available.

• Iowa Medicaid funded or County funded

Integrated Health Home services are those services provided to adults with serious mental Illness (SMI). Services are classified as whole person care. Whole person refers to physical health, mental health, and lifestyle choices that impact overall wellness. Services are provided by an Integrated Health Home Team which includes a nurse care manager, a care coordinator, and peer support specialists. The service may include intensive case management for clients receiving Habilitation services under a 1915 waiver.

• Iowa Medicaid funded- must have Medicaid

Emergency services are crisis services which provide a focused assessment and rapid stabilization of acute symptoms of mental Illness or emotional distress and are available and accessible twenty-four hours a day. The clinical assessment and psychotherapeutic services are provided by a mental health professional and/or other staff who have access to a mental health professional for consultation. Emergency services are available by telephone and/or in the office setting.

• Iowa Medicaid, Medicare, and several private insurance are accepted.
• - Services may be county funded in Iowa.
• - A sliding fee scale may apply.

Evaluation services include screening, diagnostic, and assessment services of individual or family functioning, needs, abilities and disabilities. Evaluation services determine one’s current status and functioning in the areas of living, learning, working, and socializing.

• Iowa Medicaid, Medicare, and several private insurance are accepted.
• - Services may be county funded in Iowa..
• - A sliding fee scale may apply.

Community groups, agencies, families, and individuals may request educational information, use mental health resources, and seek service consultation to aid in planning, designing, coordinating, or improving programs and services. These help prevent the need for more intensive services, increase awareness for and the advantages of early intervention, and increase the quality of mental health in the community.

• Varies