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At Compass Health Center, we’re dedicated to nurturing your child's mental health and resilience during the summer break. Our specialty programs, tailored for children, teens, and young adults, offer a positive, structured, and engaging space to foster personal growth and ease the back-to-school transition. Whether your child faces challenges in sustaining friendships, managing screen time, handling discomfort, or adapting to change, we're here to provide the support they need. Our summer offerings help in structuring their time, improving task focus, and developing a healthy understanding of rules and boundaries, all while engaging in fun activities and opportunities for connection. Let us be a part of your child's journey to a confident and prepared return to school.
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Summer Programming Offerings
Creative Arts & Expressive Therapies Program
Designed to support children and teens in learning critical coping skills through experiential and arts therapies. The strategies that participants learn, practice, and internalize as well as the successes they experience through this program support their emotional and mental well-being, help them learn to manage challenges and stressors, and prepare them for the new school year ahead. Therapies include: Art Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy, Recreation Therapy, Music Therapy, Improv Therapy, Drama Therapy, and Animal Assisted Therapy.
Dates: 6/10/2024 – 8/16/2024
Ages: Children (8-13) & Teens (13-18)
Levels: PHP & IOP
Locations: Illinois: Northbrook, Oak Brook, Chicago | Virtual
High School Readiness
Designed to support children and teens in learning critical coping skills through experiential and arts therapies. The strategies that participants learn, practice and internalize as well as the successes they experience through this program support their emotional and mental wellbeing, help them learn to manage challenges and stressors, and prepare them for the new school year ahead.
Dates: 6/10/2024 – 8/16/2024
Ages: Teens (12-15)
Levels: PHP & IOP
Locations: Illinois: Northbrook, Oak Brook, Chicago | Virtual
Teen Summer Social Skills Building
Tailored specifically for children and teens with Autism, our Autism program offers specialized mental health support and resources to foster growth, independence, and long-term well-being.
Dates: 6/10/2024 – 8/16/2024
Ages: Older Children, Teens (12-18)
Levels: PHP & IOP
Locations: Chicago
College Preparedness
Designed to support young adults who are starting college next semester or returning to college from summer break. This program is for those students who could benefit from learning skills and strategies to support the nuances of navigating the role of a college student.
Dates: 6/10/2024 – 8/16/2024
Ages: Older Adolescents, Young Adult (17-22)
Levels: PHP & IOP
Locations: Illinois: Northbrook, Oak Brook, Chicago | Virtual
Our specialized summer programming for teens is designed to add structure to the summer months while nurturing mental health and personal growth. From maintaining healthy habits to creative arts therapy, we offer tailored support to help teens thrive. Prepare for the upcoming school year with essential skills and dedicated psychiatry support, ensuring a smooth transition and positive mindset.
Dates: 6/10/2024 – 8/16/2024
Ages: Teens (12-18)
Levels: IOP
Locations: Virtual
Mental Health Resources
Please use these resources over the next few weeks and check back frequently for updates. To those of you who we don't speak with over the summer, see you in the fall!
In Case You Missed It
On April 4, 2024, our Deskside Briefing explored the pressing issue of school absenteeism among K-12 students in the United States. With National Public Radio recently reporting that over 14 million youth aren't attending school regularly, the urgency of addressing underlying mental health challenges contributing to nonattendance has never been clearer.
4x4 Breathing Skill
When symptoms of stress, anxiety, or depression feel overwhelming, we encourage individuals to access support and utilize coping skills like this one.
1. Breathe in deeply through your nose and feel your chest and abdomen expand for 4 counts (i.e. 1-2-3-4)
2. Hold your breath for 4 counts
3. Breathe out, exhaling fully, and feel your chest and abdomen fall, for 4 counts
4. Hold your breath for 4 counts
Repeat 3 times until you have done a total of 4 rounds
Download our 4x4 postcard here
Additional Resources
Creative Arts & Experiential Therapies 101: Art Therapy
Why is My Child Refusing to Go to School? | A Clinician’s Guide for Parents of Children and Teens
Embracing Transitions: Tools for Mental Health and Wellness
Telling a New Mental Health Story: Share, Reconnect, Renew - Adolescent PHP and IOP Program Patient Reflection
Trusting the Path Forward, Embraced Without Judgment: Compass Young Adult Program Patient Reflection
About Compass Health Center
In a world where mental health often takes the backseat, we prioritize your well-being with immediate, specialized care. Our commitment is clear: no waiting lists, just timely support for your mental health challenges. We are ready to help you find a solution that meets you right where you are.
Our in-person and virtual Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) programs are tailored to children, adolescents, young adults, and adults experiencing mental health challenges affecting their daily lives. In both PHP and IOP, individuals closely collaborate with their treatment team while engaging in daily group therapy sessions to develop skills for managing symptoms. Our specialized team offers evidence-based care for complex diagnoses, including trauma, depression, anxiety, OCD, school anxiety and refusal, mental health and substance use, and more.
Since 2011, Compass Health Center has served thousands annually, expanding services and locations in Illinois and Maryland, including virtual care options. Stay tuned for updates as we expand to additional states. Visit our website or call us at 877-552-6672 to schedule an assessment within 24 hours.
