Kansas City / Missouri / United States
Located in Kansas City, Mo., Gillis is a social welfare organization that offers educational, counseling and social services for at-risk children and their families. It provides psychiatric care and behavior management services for people between the ages of 5 and 18. The organization also offers speech and occupational therapies, as well as prepares individualized care plans to meet the physical and social needs of patients. It additionally provides psychiatric consulting and life skill training services, as well as art, music and recreational therapies. The organization offers the Parents and Children Together program, which includes crisis intervention and health monitoring services for individuals with mental illnesses. The organization employs therapists, specialists, psychiatrists and nursing staff members. Gillis is affiliated with the Volunteer Center of Johnson County and the Heart of America United Way Volunteer Center. The organization is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children. Gillis is a part of the Cornerstones of Care, which a network of agencies that provide therapeutic treatment services.
