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 555 Wilson Lane
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
(847)212-0672
Our unique and innovative psychiatric inpatient and partial hospitalization programs, located at the Scott Nolan Hospital
in Des Plaines, IL, serve: children (3-11), adolescents (12-17), and young adults (18-21) who are deaf, hard of hearing or experience other
communication challenges.
Due to our many years of experience and acknowledged expertise in the field of deafness and mental health, families often look to our hospital
programs to provide extended diagnostic evaluations which may include psychological, neuropsychological, educational, psychiatric and other
components. Our patients, who come from all over the country, present with a wide range of problems, disorders and syndromes, such as
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression and bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism, Asperger's and pervasive
developmental disorders, to name a few. Within the programs, more traditional therapy modes-individual, group and family-are coupled with
expressive treatment--art, play, drama and dance--which enables patients with fluent language skills, as well as those with minimal
communicative ability, to express their thoughts and feelings clearly in acceptable fashion. The unit is technically equipped to serve
our population and will soon include a video relay system to support long distance family therapy and regular communication between families
who live too far from the hospital to come in for family meetings.
Our highly skilled treatment team includes a psychiatrist, psychologists, educational experts, and an excellent, experienced milieu staff who
sign, some of whom are deaf or hard of hearing. In addition to on-site nurses and doctors, we access nearby hospitals and consultants for
added medical services, such as neurological and dermatological assessment. We work with families, schools, social service agencies, courts and other providers and are well versed in
accessing community resources to provide our discharged patients and their families with aftercare.
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