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MISSION
Gateway Foundation is a national, non-profit organization committed to reducing substance abuse
and co-occurring mental health problems through effective and efficient treatment programs.
NEED
The leading cause of death for Americans under 50 today is overdose. Effective treatment of
substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring mental health challenges saves lives. The New
York Times has dubbed the COVID-19 pandemic a “national relapse trigger”. Over 100,000 deaths
were related to drug overdose between April 2020 - April 2021 according to preliminary data from the
CDC. It is the highest number of deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. Uncertain times
combined with social isolation have taken an immense toll on people with substance use disorders,
making reinforcement and investment in behavioral health treatment one of the utmost public health
concerns.
IMPACT
The leading cause of death for Americans under 50 today is overdose. In 2021, Gateway served over
15,000 clients in over 16 Illinois communities, another 2,300 via its gateway connect virtual recovery
community, and thousands more across the country through its corrections division. Effective
treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health challenges saves lives
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION & BACKGROUND
Gateway Foundation is a leading non-profit provider of addiction treatment in the U.S. Since its
founding on Chicago’s South Side in 1968, Gateway has served over one million people with
substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health challenges. Gateway is a recipient of the Gold Seal
of Approval from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, serving
clients through its community and corrections divisions, and as of 2020 its burgeoning online
platform gateway connect.
Gateway specializes in SUD interventions at 16 Illinois facilities: Chicago, Gurnee, Skokie, Lake
Villa, Aurora, Joliet, Pekin, Springfield, Jacksonville, Swansea, Caseyville and Carbondale, and
recently opened outpatient facilities in Skokie and Downers Grove. Expert clinicians understand that
addiction is a disease of the brain and should be treated with addiction medicine using the best
practices healthcare has to offer. Accessibility to Gateway treatment combats our ongoing national
and regional addiction crisis. Driven by a relentless organizational culture of continuous
improvement and core values of integrity, teamwork, opportunity, adaptation and compassion,
Gateway is proud to be ranked among the best addiction treatment centers in the nation by
Newsweek/Statistica in 2020.
Our non-profit provides life-saving treatment to people of all backgrounds in Illinois. The majority of
our locations provide safety-net services, focusing on our mission to serve as many people as
possible on the road to sobriety, regardless of their income or insurance status. Gateway offers over
25 specialized programs and services to meet the individual needs of each client. Following the
recommended American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of treatment, Gateway programs and
services include: withdrawal management, residential inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization,
outpatient drug treatment, sober living homes, rehabilitation programs, DUI programs,
medication-assisted programs, family support programming, addiction therapy services, virtual
outpatient treatment, and clinical therapy services (acceptance and commitment, trauma, coping
skills, and relapse prevention).
