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    • ABOUT US
    • PROGRAMS
      • Adult Outpatient Services
      • Health & Wellness
      • Psychosocial Rehab -PSR
      • Supportive Housing
      • Vocational Training
      • Substance Abuse
      • Telehealth Services
    • Membership
    • The Living Room
    • Donate Now
      • Donate
      • Donate Sean Guza
      • OTHER DONATION OPTIONS
    • More
      • Action Steps
      • Stress Awareness Day
      • JOIN OUR TEAM
      • Common Disorders
      • COVID-19
      • SPONSORS
      • HIPAA Privacy Policy
      • ART OF MENTAL WELLNESS
    • Contact Us

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1 in 5 Adults Experience Mental Illness

1 in 5 Adults Experience Mental Illness1 in 5 Adults Experience Mental Illness1 in 5 Adults Experience Mental Illness

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Our Mission

is to enhance the quality of life, to promote independent functioning and to facilitate personal growth for adults with a history of mental illness.  To achieve this, Independence Center provides ongoing social, educational, vocational, and housing opportunities.

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THE CAUSE

Founded in 1987

We are dedicated to promoting and supporting the mental health and substance use treatment needs of our community.


Independence Center began accepting Members in 1989 following a two-year fundraising and planning initiative started by Lake County residents seeking aid for mentally ill family members. It became clear the resources needed by those with chronic mental illness were not prevalent, and if these family members and other afflicted community members were to ever have a chance at living normal, healthy, and productive lives, the community would have to support them in a new way.  With a $60,000 grant for the facility and an additional $165,000 to work with, doors opened to the first 11 original members, supported by three paid staff members and a 15-Member Board of Directors.  


Since then, we have served more than 3,000 Members. The most common disorders our Members are faced with include bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders.  

An Unbiased Struggle

Members come to us from all over Lake County. Their ailments don't care about the color of their skin, their religious affiliation or their household income. Regardless of their differences, they are the same in their struggles to rise above their mental illness.

1 in Every 5 Adults are Affected

  • 1 in 5 adults in America experiences a mental illness, amounting to 140,000 in Lake County.  
  • 90% of suicide victims have an underlying mental illness.
  • About 26% of homeless adults live with a serious mental illness.
  • Adults with mental illness die an average of 25 yrs earlier, largely due to treatable conditions. 
  • 17% of Northern Lake County adults reported a mental disorder in the last year.
  • Among the 20 million adults battling addiction, 50% of them have a co-occurring mental illness 
  • 56% of American adults with a mental illness do not receive treatment. 
  • Each day an estimated 18-22 veterans die by suicide based on PTSD related illness.

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2025 Washington St, Waukegan, IL 60085 

Phone: (847) 360-1020 

Email: bspallone@icwaukegan.org


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