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Investing in Our Staff’s Professional Development Now Helps Youth & Families Reap the Benefits for Years to Come!
We are thrilled to announce that long-time Board Member, Mr. Theodore L. Koenig, along with his wife, Nancy, and four children, developed and sponsored “The Koenig Family Foundation Scholarship Fund,”…
Announcing the Newly Appointed Board Chairman of the Illinois Collaboration on Youth
Allendale is pleased to announce that our President & CEO, Jason Keeler, was selected as the new Board Chairman of the Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) in July 2024. This…
Beyond Mental Health Awareness: Transforming Mental Health Advocacy into Action
As “Mental Health Awareness Month” unfolds once again, the familiar buzzwords echo through social media feeds and public service announcements. But amidst the sea of hashtags and well-intentioned campaigns, a…
Recent Posts
How You Can Handle Family Power Struggles
By Dr. Sandra Clavelli, Clinical Psychologist, Allendale Association “The Daily Herald” Health & Fitness – August 10, 2020 With summer in full swing and schools setting learning models for the…
Allendale Celebrates Pride Month
Supporting LGBTQI+ Youth in Their Identity Formation Article by: Dr. Sandra Clavelli, Allendale Director of Outpatient & Clinical Services Pride month can bring up many different reactions and questions about…
How to Know When Kids Could Use a Therapist’s Help
By Dr. Sandra Clavelli, Clinical Psychologist, Allendale Association “The Daily Herald” Health & Fitness – June 8, 2020 It’s been a long couple of months. In many families, parents and…
Helping Kids Handle Anger, Frustration With the Covid-19 Shutdown
By Dr. Sandra Clavelli, Clinical Psychologist, Allendale Association “The Daily Herald” Health & Fitness – May 23, 2020 As Illinois’ stay-at-home order persists and summer plans look different than usual,…
Help Kids Cope with Covid-19 Changes
By Dr. Sandra Clavelli, Clinical Psychologist, Allendale Association “The Daily Herald” Health & Fitness – May 2, 2020 No school. No daycare. No playdates with friends. The COVID-19 crisis has…
How to know when kids could use a therapist’s help
It’s been a long couple of months. In many families, parents and kids have spent far more time together than before. Emotions are running high, patience is wearing thin —…
Allendale, community find a way to give residents a happy Easter
Although its day school and counseling center are closed, in accordance with Illinois’ shutdown, nearly 99 kids continue to call the Allendale campus home. Thanks to the staff, community and…
Allendale’s Repurposed Wood Vocational Program
Allendale Woodshop Instructor, Rob Serdar, and his students were excited to partner with Jeff Clark, of Old School Timber Works in Libertyville, to transform several fallen white oak trees from our…
Allendale Offers A Residential Program for Children with Autism
This fall, Allendale contracted with the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services to open a residential program for young children with Autism on our Lake Villa campus! Read the…