EMAGES, Inc., whose name stands for Establishing Managing And Generating Effective Services, is an outpatient substance abuse treatment and mental health counseling provider in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1992, the organization offers Level 1 and Level 2 outpatient services for individuals dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, along with co-occurring disorder treatment and DUI programming.
Outpatient Treatment Services
EMAGES provides substance abuse treatment built around structured clinical components. The program begins with assessments that examine the impact of addiction across four areas of a client’s life: biological and physical, social and interpersonal, political and economic, and spiritual and traditional. Clients receive individual counseling sessions of at least one hour on a weekly basis, along with 90-minute weekly group counseling sessions that the program views as a key clinical tool in helping clients find solutions collectively. Individualized treatment plans are developed for each client and reviewed and updated every 30 days.
Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment and Continuing Support
EMAGES treats co-occurring disorders through an integrated model, treating both mental health and substance use conditions simultaneously rather than in isolation. The program also includes discharge planning, which is established at intake with clear criteria for completion, and individualized after-care plans for clients who successfully complete treatment to support their reintegration into the community.