Welcome to The
Guidance Center

The Guidance Center promotes healthy communities by providing integrated behavioral healthcare services and partnering in the delivery of general healthcare in Atchison, Jefferson and Leavenworth counties. We envision a healthy community of people who can access and benefit from state of the art integrated health care which results in an enhanced quality of life for all.

We provide a full range of quality outpatient programs and services for individuals, children, families and businesses in our communities.

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ABOUT US

About The Guidance Center

The Guidance Center (TGC) is a community based, non-profit agency that serves as the local Community Mental Health Center for Atchison, Jefferson and Leavenworth Counties in Kansas. We provide a full range of quality outpatient and inpatient referral/release services for individuals, families and businesses in our communities.

Established in 1937 in Atchison, Kansas as the Atchison Child Guidance Clinic, the organization joined forces with Leavenworth County in 1964 and with Jefferson County in 1974. Headquartered in Leavenworth County, office locations are in the cities of Leavenworth, Atchison and Oskaloosa.

We offer a broad array of home and community based behavioral health services, always prioritizing those who are most in need without regard for their ability to pay for care. The Guidance Center is the only provider of psychiatry services in the three-county area offering a sliding fee scale for individuals who have no other way to pay for their care.

We are proud of our commitment to promoting recovery for children and adults with serious mental illness and substance abuse issues, and the many partnerships that we have developed in serving children, adolescents, adults and their families. Through advocacy and education, the agency also has made incredible strides in erasing the stigma, shame, and ignorance that prevent more than half of all individuals touched by such problems from seeking treatment.

Guiding Lights Crisis Stabilization Center

711 Marshall St. Suite 102 LV, KS 66048

(913) 416-4497 

  •  Guiding Lights Crisis Stabilization Center (GLIC) is a subsidiary of The Guidance Center.  The center was originally established to provide services for persons experiencing mental health or substance abuse crises in Leavenworth, Atchison & Jefferson Counties.  GLIC currently serves the counties of Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth and Nemaha in Kansas. 

    Guiding Light’s goals are to serve as a resource to individuals and families preventing unnecessary hospitalization of persons who can benefit from community-based resources. 

    Areas of service: 

    1. Sobering Services: withdrawal management with average stays of four to six hours.  Allows client to become sober enough to make treatment decisions regarding drug/alcohol treatment. 

     

     

    1. Crisis Observation:  a supervised unit for stays of up to 23 hours.  Observation room is a large room with a circle of recliners.  Clients are not assigned a bed. 

     

     

    1. Crisis Stabilization: Length of stay determined by crisis symptoms.  Crisis services and medication evaluation, as needed.  Clients will continue to be assessed until determined symptoms are stable and the client is able to discharge to a lower level of care.  They will have a case manager and support staff working with them.  

 

Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT)

Now serving Leavenworth County 

Available 24/7/365

Call (913) 416-4497 for MCRT services

The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) provides crisis intervention to community members dealing with a behavioral or mental health crisis. MCRT responds to adults and youth in crisis, over the phone, via telehealth or in-person, in order to reduce emergency room visits and ensure everyone receives the proper care. We provide crisis intervention, referrals, and follow up services.

 

If you are experiencing an immediate crisis, call 911 or your local non-emergency Law Enforcement line

     

    SERVICES

    Our Services

    Outpatient Services

    Clinical assessments and therapy services are provided by Kansas licensed mental health professionals with training in psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy and professional counseling.

    Emergency Services

    Emergency Services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for clients requiring immediate behavioral health services.

    Community Support Services (CSS)

    The Center’s Community Support Services (CSS) program provides community-based service to adults with Serious and Persistant Mental Illness (SPMI).

    Community Based Services (CBS)

    The Center’s Community Based Services (CBS) program provides intensive community-based services to youth suffering from Severe Emotional Disturbance (SED). 

    Recovery Services

    The Guidance Center is licensed by the State of Kansas to provide outpatient treatment services, including alcohol and drug evaluation, treatment, education and relapse prevention for adults and adolescents.

    Psychiatry Services

    The Guidance Center’s Medical Director is Board certified in Child and Adult Psychiatry.

    PROGRAMS

    Our Programs

    Early Childhood Program

    The Early Childhood Program at TGC focuses on children from ages 3-7 who are experiencing behavioral or emotional issues that interfere with their relationships within family, social or educational settings.

    Atchison Academy

    Atchison Academy is a comprehensive academic and mental health program made possible by Atchison Public Schools USD 409 and The Guidance Center.

    JDLA

    John Dewey Learning Academy is a comprehensive academic and mental health program for students in Jefferson County and USD 377.

    TARGET

    Teens Achieving, Reaching, Growing, Exploring and Transitioning (TARGET) is a psychosocial program available for high school age clients in Atchison and Leavenworth counties.

    Multi-disciplinary Child Protection Teams

    Multi-Disciplinary Child Protection Team (MDCPT) In Atchison and Leavenworth counties.

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