Resources for

Children with
Emotional and
Behavioral
Disorders

An Informational Guide and List of

Resources for Parents

Emotional disturbance is a term

often used when referring to
individuals with emotional or
behavioral disorders (Garguilo,
p. 285)
Emotional or behavioral
disorder is defined as a chronic
condition characterized by
behaviors that significantly
different from age norms and
community standards to a
degree that educational
performance is adversely
affected (Garguilo, p. 283)

Examples of
emotional and
behavioral
disorders:

By: Brian Hyland

What is Emotionally
Disturbed?

Conduct disorder
Socialized Aggression
Attention Problems/Immaturity
Anxiety/Withdrawal
Psychotic Behavior
Motor Tension Excess

Resources

Family Resource Center on

Disabilities
-Provides information and training
to parents of children with special
needs
20 E. Jackson Boulevard, Room
300
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (800) 952-4199 (in IL)
Fax: (312) 939-3513
info@frcd.org
Do2Learn
-Provides educational activities,
games, academic material,
communication cards, songs, and
more to help families of children
with disabilities
3204 Churchill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Fax: 919-420-1978
Phone: 919-755-1809
Child and Adolescent Service
System Program (CASSP)
-This organization offers support
to individuals with behavioral
health needs and their families
400 Stratton Building Springfield,
IL 62765
Phone: (312) 917-4288
Fax: (217) 782-7226

Mental Health Department:

Department of Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities
-Provides support groups, therapy,
counseling, and other resources to
individual with behavioral and
mental health problems
401 S. Spring Street Springfield, IL
62706
Phone: (217) 782-2243
Dhs.webbits@illinois.gov
Children and Parent Support
(CAPS)
-The focus of this organization is
on child abuse and neglect. It
offers crisis counseling, daycare
centers, and parenting classes
with children who have emotional
disorders.

Phone: (312) 236-7252

Fax: (312) 236-7927
Fox River Valley Center for
Independent Living
-Offers people with disabilities
such as emotional disturbance
group counseling, advocacy,
information, and independent and
social skills education
730-B West Chicago Street Elgin,
IL 60123 Phone: (708) 695-5818
Fax: (708) 695-5892
frvcil@postoffice.att.com

1420 W. Moss Avenue Peoria, IL

61606 Phone: (574)295-2277
Fax: (574)295-7642
caps@capselkhart.org

Presence Behavioral Health at St.

Marys Mental Health Center
-An organization that works with
children and adults with emotional
and behavioral disabilities.
Provides information and training
seminars to parents in additional
to therapy and counseling
services. Also have Spanish
language parent support groups.

Designs for Change

-Helps parents, teachers,
administrators, and districts by
providing educational assistance,
advocacy for students with
disabilities, and parent training

1127 N. Oakley Blvd.

3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: (312)770-2317
Fax: 312-770-2000
presencehealth.org

220 South State Street, Room

1900 Chicago, IL 60604

Illinois Collaboration on Youth

-Provides parental training,

advocacy for at-risk and
adolescents with emotional
disorders, and technical
assistance
111 E. Wacker Suite 325
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 861-6600
Fax: (312) 861-6601
Robert Young Center for
Community Mental Health
-Mental health agency that offers
a number of resources including
education, behavioral
assessments, and counseling for
students with emotional disorders
and their families
2701 17th Street Rock Island, IL
61201 Phone: (309) 793-2031
Fax: (309) 793-2555
The Infant-Parent Institute
-Offers information on
development of disabilities in
infancy, parent-child attachment,
and overall assessments
328 North Neil Champaign, IL
61820
Phone: (217) 352-4060
mtrout@infant-parent.com

Illinois Next Steps

-Provides parent training in
building relationships with
children with disabilities

info@nextstepsillinois.com

100 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL

60601
Phone: (312) 917-4042