The mission of Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center is to provide comprehensive treatment services through integrated programs, including prevention and educational resources, for substance use and the disease of addiction. We use a diverse range of scientific based treatment options for individuals and families who are primarily located in Kankakee County and its vicinity.

Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center is a prominent leader in the delivery of health care and education for the disease of addiction in Kankakee County and its surrounding regions. Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center operates from a sound financial base with fully accredited programs and utilizing scientifically based approaches to drug addiction treatment.

Our Core Values

• We believe that our greatest strength is our staff and their professional commitment to the agency and it's clients. Our staff is open, ethical, responsive, accountable, fiscally responsible, and dedicated to the people we serve
  
• As public stewards, our commitment to public service underlies each activity and every action of Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center personnel
  
• We believe that every individual possesses inherent worth and value
  
• Our agency understands the importance of teamwork and we work collaboratively in order to operate more effectively and efficiently
  
• We provide a quality of care that is accountable, fair, consistent and that encourages initiative, creativity, and problem solving at both individual and community levels
  
• We work cooperatively with our clients and encourage them to move towards becoming self-sufficient and productive members of society
  
• We provide services that are family focused and culturally sensitive to the needs and unique strengths of individuals, women, families, and communities
  
• We strive to provide services that are results-oriented and measured by outcome-based criteria
  
• We focus on prevention and treatment of substance abuse through counseling, therapy, education, and community involvement