A Beautiful Mind Inc
5113 South Harper Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615
Alternatives
Address: 241 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 · Map
Phone: (773) 506-7474
Website: alternativesyouth.org
About Alternatives
Located just a short distance from Washington Park, Alternatives provides services to young people aged 10-24 throughout Chicago. The center specializes in mental health counseling within schools and the community, offers educational programs on prevention, and advocates for youth. As a nonprofit organization, Alternatives emphasizes equity, healing, and systemic change while delivering free behavioral health services to individuals with public insurance or those who are uninsured.
The therapists at Alternatives employ a strength-based and trauma-informed methodology, built on evidence-based practices. They offer individual, group, and family counseling aimed at conflict resolution, identity development, emotional regulation, and life skills enhancement. Services are accessible in various settings, including schools and youth centers, as well as through telehealth platforms. Additionally, they conduct behavioral health training for educators and provide customized social-emotional learning programs to meet the unique needs of each school.
Alternatives actively engages youth in substance use prevention initiatives, community advocacy, and trauma-informed capacity-building efforts within Chicago Public Schools. Their Youth Advisory Committees empower students to influence local prevention strategies. Through a crisis response hotline and comprehensive mentorship programs, they support at-risk youth, helping them remain safe, connected, and engaged in pathways for personal development.
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Depression · Stress · Suicidality · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Meditation & Mindfulness · Online Therapy · Psychoeducation · Stress Management · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Girls · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Follow-up Sessions (online) · Outpatient Treatment
- Languages
- English · Spanish
Questions to ask Alternatives
- What does treatment cost without insurance, and do you offer a payment plan or sliding fee?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Illinois. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Alternatives
Alternatives did not report which payment types it accepts. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Illinois Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Chicago
Measured from the population center of Cook County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Chicago, about less than a mile
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Chicago, about less than a mile (84 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Chicago, about less than a mile (140 within 25 miles)
See the Cook County treatment map, methadone clinics near Cook County and Suboxone doctors near Cook County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Alternatives offer?
Alternatives reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Alternatives accept insurance?
Payment information was not reported. Call the facility and ask about insurance, Medicaid and self-pay rates.
Where is Alternatives located?
241 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Chicago?
From the center of Cook County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Chicago, about less than a mile away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.