Way Back Inn provides comprehensive treatment, recovery support, and prevention services for individuals and families affected by substance use and gambling disorders. Serving adults and young adults throughout Proviso Township and surrounding communities, our services include extended residential care, outpatient and intensive outpatient treatment, recovery housing, individual and group counseling, peer and family support, gambling disorder treatment, and community-based prevention, education, and outreach. Our prevention and educational programming also reach youth, families, professionals, and other community members. Way Back Inn helps individuals build sustainable lives in recovery through individualized, evidence-based care and supportive environments that address the whole person.

The Way Back Inn and Grateful House serve adult men and women who are suffering from alcohol, drug, and gambling dependence. The overall goal is to help clients achieve continuous sobriety. The programs are based on a recovery model that is holistic, utilizes multiple evidence-based treatment modalities, and multiple professional disciplines to provide a well-rounded treatment approach to support individuals in making lifestyle changes that minimize the effects of their illness, and facilitate informed decisions about continuing abstinence, sobriety, recovery, and mental health stability. Holistic approach includes: process group therapy and individual therapy, didactic group (Matrix Model), family support (group and individual), yoga, art, music therapy, spiritual, 12-step networks, life skills, self-care, and daily life function (housekeeping, cooking, budgeting, and work-life balance).

Programs/Initiatives to Highlight

Extended Residential Care & Recovery Housing

Structured, supportive environments where adults 18+ can build stability, independence, and the skills needed for long-term recovery.

Young Adult Recovery Home Program

Recovery housing and support for young adults ages 18–24 affected by opioid and/or stimulant use disorders.

Gambling Disorder Services

Specialized treatment for individuals and families affected by problem gambling, with telehealth services available statewide.

Prevention & Community Outreach

Community-based education addressing substance use, vaping, gambling, and other emerging behavioral health concerns.