Care Coordination Services
Pathways to Success
Pathways to Success (Care Coordination Services) is a program for Medicaid enrolled children under the age of 21 in Illinois who have complex behavioral health needs and could benefit from additional support. The program provides access to an evidence-informed model of intensive care coordination and additional home and community-based services.
The goals of the program are to:
- Improve family functioning and reduce caregiver stress
- Increase family and youth involvement in services
- Provide more stable living situations for children and youth, including fewer out-of-home treatment episodes
- Increase use of evidence-based practices, including expanded access to services provided in home and community settings
- Improve school attendance and performance
- Reduce contacts with law enforcement and child welfare
Services
We Offer
Care Coordination and Support:
- Tier 1: High-Fidelity Wraparound
- Tier 2: Intensive Care Coordination
Who is eligible?
Children and youth who meet the following criteria:
- Medicaid/Managed Care Organization eligible
- Under the age of 21
- Have a mental health diagnosis/have a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) or Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
- Have an Illinois Medicaid Comprehensive Assessment of Needs and Strengths (IM+CANS) that demonstrates a need for intensive behavioral health services based on the Illinois Behavioral Health Decision Support Model
Cost
There is no charge to clients for Pathways to Success Services.
Referrals
Referrals come directly from HFS following IM+CANS submissions to the IM+CANS portal from participating providers.