Carbondale's Care-A-Van
The Care-A-Van is a school-based health center which was born with the idea of helping Franklin County adolescents have access to mental health care or acute medical care.
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A Care-A-Van for rural health
The SIU Care-A-Van is a mobile medical unit that travels to local High Schools to provide care to the students and faculty within those districts. Being able to provide quality health care at the convenience of being right there at the schools takes the burden off the student and parents from attending medical and mental health appointments outside of school hours at offsite locations. Our services are currently provided at Project ECHO and Starquest Academy in Johnston City, IL, Frankfort Community High School in West Frankfort, IL and Anna Jonesboro High School in Anna, IL.
School-based health center
The Care-A-Van is staffed with a Physicians Assistant and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Together they provide services such as well-child and primary care visits, acute care, reproductive health and mental health services. We also have access to community health workers to assist students with things such as basic hygiene supplies, retrieving personal documents such as birth certificates and assisting with enrollment to SNAP benefits and insurance.
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The Process
Parents and students are encouraged to register with the Care-A-Van at the beginning of each school year. Students may request to be seen by one of our Care-A-Van providers or sometimes are referred out by staff members at the schools.
Our services
Primary care, behavioral health and other services.
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Our locations
- Mondays and Fridays: Project ECHO and Starquest Academy, 17428 IL Rt 37, Johnston City, IL 62951
- Tuesdays: Frankfort Community High School, 601 E Main St., West Frankfort, IL 62896
- Thursdays: Anna-Jonesboro High School, 608 S Main St., Anna, IL 62906
Get in touch
Give us a call at 618-536-6621 or follow us on Facebook!