LifeLinks Your Connection to Mental Health and Wellness

Family Services

Family Counseling

LifeLinks provides services for the family including:

Evidence based techniques for coping with a child’s disruptive behaviors
Individual and group counseling for the parent and/or the child
Help in understanding and coping with depression, loss and anxiety
Specialized counseling for survivors of domestic violence and trauma

Children FIRST

LifeLinks is licensed to provide the Children FIRST program through the Children FIRST Foundation. This program is designed to help parents learn about some of the challenges their children may face in dealing with a divorce. The session includes videotaped scenarios and group discussion led by a Master’s prepared therapist on:

Fighting in front of children
Handling return visits appropriately
Making the most of your visitation
Putting a child's needs above personal agendas
Keeping promises
Minimizing a child's pressure in custody disputes

Additional information can be obtained by calling 217-238-5700 and asking about Children FIRST.

LifeLinks Mental Health
750 Broadway Avenue East
Mattoon, Illinois 61938
(217) 238-5700

Accredited by The Joint Commission

To report any concerns related to consumer safety, treatment or care, please contact our Executive Director, Lynette Ashmore, at (217) 238-5700.

If your concerns are not addressed to your satisfaction, you may also report it to Joint Commission at (800) 994-6610 or via email at complaint@jointcommission.org.