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Hartgrove Behavioral Health System - More than a hospital, a community of care. Hartgrove provides psychiatric treatment for children, adolescents, and adults.

12/05/2025

Life feels heavy sometimes 😟, and our team at the Oak Park Counseling Center gets that.

They offer flexible, personalized care for kids, teens and adults. Whether you’re navigating stress, anxiety, depression or just need a safe space to talk, they're here for you.

Hear more about it from the team's clinical director, Hildie Ericksen: 💬 "Oak Park Counseling Center maintains a strong collaborative learning environment. Our therapists continuously seek to build on their clinical skills and research evidence-based practices to best tailor their interventions and meet their patients' needs."

Outpatient therapy means you get expert support without putting life on pause. Patients can keep up with school, work and family while building skills to feel better. Whether it’s one-on-one therapy, family sessions or medication management, our team of pros is ready to support you.

Your mental health deserves a game plan that fits. Think it's right for you or your loved one? Learn more about our outpatient services here: https://hartgrovehospital.com/our-programs/outpatient-services/.

12/03/2025

👋 Say hi to another one of our newest clinical educators! Ivory Hopkins said education kind of found her as a career, but once it did, everything clicked.

Growing up on the west side of Chicago, she knew she wanted to help the next generation grow in ways she didn’t always see around her. That perspective pushed her toward helping young people rewrite their stories, first as a case manager for a homeless youth shelter helping teen moms and their kids, and now as a teacher here at Hartgrove.

Her favorite part of the job: the students. "The most rewarding part is watching them grow in their academic journey," she shared.

A great day for her is when a room full of kids is focused, learning and walking away with some new knowledge or skill. Ivory manages multiple age groups at once, which is a big task, but it's about meeting each student where they are to help them navigate both schoolwork and life. That’s why she shows up every day, and we’re grateful to have her in the classroom. 💙

12/02/2025

Stay ahead of the flu this season!

National Influenza Vaccination Week is a great reminder to get your flu shot, as it helps keep both you and your community healthy. When more people are vaccinated, the flu has fewer chances to spread.

It's a small step with a big impact: protecting kids, older adults and anyone more vulnerable to serious illness.

If you’ve been putting it off, consider this your nudge. Check in with your doctor, swing by a local pharmacy or browse flu resources online to find a clinic near you. A little prevention goes a long way.

12/01/2025

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) addresses the emotional and psychological needs of people who have experienced trauma by providing them with the tools to process and cope with their experiences.

This video breaks down the key pieces of TF-CBT, like learning coping skills, processing emotions in a safe space and involving caregivers in the healing process. Each component works together to help patients understand what they’re feeling, build confidence and move forward.

You can dive deeper in our TF-CBT blog post linked in the comments for more insight, or give us a call if you think this treatment might be right for you or your loved one.

11/28/2025

We talk a lot about mental health, but emotional wellness and brain wellness are deeply connected. When we’re stressed, isolated, overwhelmed or running on empty, our brains feel it. When we take time to rest, connect, move our bodies and stay engaged with the world around us, our brains feel that, too.

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month is a good reminder to check in with yourself (or a loved one):

✔️ Do you give your mind moments to recharge?
✔️ Do you have people you can genuinely connect with?
✔️ Do you find ways to stay curious or challenged?
✔️ Do you carve out space for habits that support long-term wellness?

Your mental health today can impact your brain health tomorrow. There’s no "perfect" brain routine, but small steps add up, so build patterns that help you think clearer, feel steadier and stay grounded. Take care of the organ 🧠 that keeps everything running, and support each other during the process.

11/27/2025

We have a lot to be thankful for around here.

Our Hearts of Hartgrove engagement team hosted a delicious "Flavors of Fellowship" Thanksgiving celebration, complete with four tasting stations:

🍝 Pastapalooza: carbs on carbs (seven different pastas!)
🍗 Soulful Sides: comfort food at its finest
🍰 Sweet Sensations: dessert-first energy encouraged
🥤 Fellowship Fountain: a good party needs good punch

But the best part was the people. Getting to slow down, share a meal and laugh a little reminded us how fortunate we are to work alongside teammates who care so much about the Hartgrove mission and each other.

From our hospital family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving. 🧡

11/26/2025

Time to celebrate our November Employee of the Month, Orlando Rojas, RN! 🎉

We hope he enjoyed the surprise announcement (looks like he did! ☺️). Orlando really is the teammate everyone wants on deck: reliable, collaborative, consistent and dedicated to doing things the right way.

Our Director of Nursing, Shalini Pandiyan, put it perfectly: he’s compassionate, steady under pressure, clinically sharp and always tuned in to what patients need. He's an excellent nurse who builds real connections, knows his patients beyond the chart and uses that trust during crisis moments with empathy and skill.

We’re so lucky to have him on our clinical team, and we’re thrilled with everything he brings to his unit and our hospital.

11/25/2025

Today we celebrate someone who has been part of our Hartgrove heartbeat for nearly 26 years! 🎉

Our longtime Staffing Coordinator, Zaneta Scales, recently stepped into a brand-new role as Manager of the Centralized Staffing Department for both Hartgrove and our sister hospital, Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital. In this position, she heads staffing needs across campuses, helping teams stay fully supported and ensuring our units have what they need to deliver safe, high-quality care every day.

Zaneta has always been a "numbers person," and her journey into healthcare began in a different lane: working collections for a surgical oncologist. But once she landed here years ago, she discovered that facilities like ours existed, and that there were whole teams dedicated to helping people through some of their hardest moments.

💬 "I wish more people knew that help is available. If anything feels off, it doesn't hurt to just pop in and have an assessment done. I get excited when the people I work alongside positively touch patient's lives, which happens often because we provide a lot of great care here."

Now she leads a department that keeps both hospitals running smoothly, safely and fully staffed. We’re incredibly proud of her, grateful for her 26 years (and counting!) of dedication and excited to see her shine in this next chapter!

11/24/2025

Missed the Becker's Hospital Review CEO + CFO Roundtable earlier this month? No problem. 👇

Take a look back at our CEO, Steven Airhart's session with behavioral health leaders Dr. Olieth Lightbourne, Becky Stoll and Elicia Bunch, where they discussed Crisis Response & Continuum of Care: Building a Resilient Behavioral Health System: http://spklr.io/6188Br2gj.

11/22/2025

International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day acknowledges the people whose lives have been forever changed by losing someone to su***de.

For the survivors, that mix of grief, shock, confusion, guilt and numbness often feels overwhelming, and it moves at its own pace. 😢

But knowing you’re not the only one carrying those questions or that pain helps. There are entire communities, like support groups, peers, clinicians, and loved ones, who show up for each other as they navigate their healing journeys.

Whether you’re years into your grief or just beginning, today should remind you that your loss matters, your experience is valid and you deserve safe and compassionate support. You are not alone.

***deLossDay

11/21/2025

👋 Introducing one of our newest team members in our education department: Charity Smith recently joined Hartgrove as a clinical educator, and she knew she wanted to teach since childhood.

Her firsthand experience in mental health came from her role as a mental health specialist (MHS) at another behavioral health facility under our parent company, then she spent three years as a lead math and science teacher for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) after earning her degree in middle grades education.

When we asked Charity what she loves most about being an educator, she lit up: watching scared students turn confident, watching quiet kids find their voice and seeing a once-"I hate math" kid suddenly grin through a problem set ➗😁. For her, teaching is about helping kids grow into stronger versions of themselves, while making sure every child gets the support they deserve.

She brings a strong passion for mental health, challenging stigma and seeing kids as more than their circumstances: "In behavioral health especially, I wish more people understood how essential education is to a child’s overall treatment. Learning gives our patients structure, hope, confidence and a sense of normalcy during some of the most difficult moments of their lives." 🎯

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The mission of Hartgrove Behavioral Health System is to provide comprehensive psychiatric health care services in diverse settings that effectively and efficiently meet the needs of our patients, their families and the community. We are dedicated to restoring our patient’s emotional well-being while focusing on providing resources for their future. Hartgrove provides psychiatric treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. In addition, the hospital offers unique therapies for youth with problems related to traumatic brain injury or Neuropsychiatric syndromes. Children and Adolescent partial hospitalization programs are also available in addition to intensive inpatient services. Individual, group, family and specialty counseling services are available at Hartgrove's Austin Family Counseling Center. Call us today: (773) 413-1700 or visit www.hartgrovehospital.com IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION By submitting content to this page, you understand and acknowledge that this information is available to the public, and that Hartgrove Behavioral Health System may use this information for internal and external communications and fundraising purposes. Please note that other participants may use your posted information beyond the control of Hartgrove Behavioral Health System. If you do not wish to have the information you have made available via this site: used; published; copied and/or reprinted; please do not post on this page. We reserve the right to remove comments/posts that are abusive, hurtful, off-topic, harassing or that violate the privacy of our patients and their families. Hospital social media accounts are managed by the hospital business development team. We are unable to provide medical advice through social media. Please contact your physician, or in case of emergency, call 911 or the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Although we do our best to respond to comments and messages, there may be a delay in response time, and we may not be able to respond due to the nature of the message. For language assistance, disability accommodations and the non-discrimination notice, visit our website.

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