About Us:
Trinity Services Inc., a nonprofit, non-sectarian organization located in Joliet, Illinois and serves individuals living in surrounding communities, Peoria, Mascoutah Illinois and Reno, Nevada. Trinity Services, Inc is the largest CILA (community Integrated Living Arrangement) group home provider in the state of Illinois. In addition to residential services, Trinity offers developmental training programs for persons with disabilities, a school serving children and adolescents with autism, and a supported employment program. The agency has over 1,000 employees who work together to provide services and supports at more than 80 sites. Trinity serves more than 1,400 people in the south and northwest suburban regions of Chicago, in central region of Peoria Illinois, in South Central Illinois of Mascoutah Illinois, as well as northern Nevada.
The FASD program is administered by the behavioral health department. The behavioral health department serves people with a serious mental illness. Many of whom are dually diagnosed with a developmental disability. Several of the individuals are also diagnosed with FASD. Residential services include 13 CILA group homes and two intermittently staffed homes in DuPage County dedicated to serving individuals with a mental illness who formally lived in nursing homes. Last year the department added a newly constructed 13 unit apartment complex to help individuals transition from group home setting to a more independent setting environment as they demonstrate progress in their treatments and positive outcomes.
In addition to behavioral services, the behavioral health program also includes four psycho-social rehabilitation programs. These highly structured programs provide intensive treatments utilizing therapeutic groups. Treatment is based on the contextual behavioral framework utilizing the tenants of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Functional Analytical Psychotherapy (FAP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Currently 10 individuals with FASD are receiving services in the programs and have demonstrated growth and improvement.
As the Illinois affiliate for the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS), Trinity Services, Inc has made a commitment to collaborate with individuals, organizations, and agencies through out the state to promote awareness, education, prevention, assessment and diagnosis, and intervention for individuals and families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). In Illinois, it is estimated that about 9000 children are born with FASD each year.
NOFAS Illinois plans to effectively increase public awareness and mobilize grassroots action in diverse communities and represent the interests of persons with FASD and their caregivers while acting as a the liaison to researchers and policymakers. Our goal is to ensure that FASD is broadly recognized as a developmental disability, NOFAS Illinois strives to reduce the stigma and improve the quality of life for affected individuals and families
According to the Journal of American Medical Association, “FAS is the leading known preventable cause of mental retardation and birth defects.”
2008 Proclamation issued by the Governor