Maryville Academy/St Josephine

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Cicero is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Chicago, under a mile away.

They offer telemedicine, so some of this can be done by video rather than traveling into Chicago.

They treat pregnant and postpartum clients. Ask whether prenatal care is on site or coordinated with somewhere else in Chicago.

Outpatient only. Nobody stays overnight, so the week is built around appointments you travel to in Chicago.

There is usually a plan for afterwards, covering appointments, medication and somewhere to go each week. A recurrence in the first month is common, and a plan that anticipates it is worth more than one that does not. Ask what the alumni side of it involves, because it is often the most useful free thing on offer.

A mental health condition alongside substance use is the common case rather than the complicated one. Where a diagnosis already exists, the existing prescriber becomes part of the plan. Ask how often you would see a prescriber, not only whether one exists.

There is a role, and it is a bigger one than most people expect going in. Family sessions are normally held in evenings or at weekends, because the people expected at them are working. Ask about the release of information early, because without it the updates stop.