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LEYDEN provides a range of counseling, treatment and preventative care services for adults, adolescents, senior citizens, children and families.

The SHARE Program

SHARE is our not-for-profit alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility. Our clients exhibit a great deal of courage in getting themselves into treatment. They do what they think is impossible and in so doing open up a whole new world of possibility.
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CALL 847.882.4181
Intake Department: 847.843.4949

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BUILDING THE PERFECT RESUME WITH OUR RESUME BUILDER

Your resume is the most important element of your job search. A great resume stands in for you and shows you at your best when you haven’t even gotten into the room for an interview yet, and it’s the main factor that opens the door to get you in that all-important room. Here are some benefits of creating the best resume.

Your resume speaks to the quality of your work. When you present a well-written resume, you send a message that you care about the fine details. You also present yourself as someone who handles communications well, something that’s valuable in jobs as varied as sales and tech support.

Your resume makes you look up-to-date. If the last time you wrote a resume was 10 years ago, you need to do more than just add your most recent employment information. For instance, did you know that, in many cases, the first reader of your resume will be a computer? Resume writing services stay on top of the most recent hiring trends, so they’re able to make sure that your resume leans into the latest expectations of hiring managers and job recruiters.

A professionally written resume will be properly structured and formatted. If you work with a professional resume writer, you can count on your resume looking professional. That’s important when hiring managers spend an average of less than 10 seconds looking at each resume. You don’t want to provide that speed-reading HR person any reason to set your resume aside — and an unprofessional format can be one of the key reasons that causes you to be overlooked.

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NurseJournal.org is a social community website exclusively for nurses & healthcare professionals with the mission to provide comprehensive educational resources for those interested in entry-level or advanced practice nursing careers.

Illinois offers a safe option for a desperate parent in crisis. By handing your unharmed baby, 30 days old or younger, to personnel at any hospital, emergency medical facility, staffed fire station, or police station you can walk away with no questions asked.

The Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) enhances the safety and security of Cook County and its residents by working to build capacity to prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to and recover from all incidents, both man-made and natural. The website has many useful links and tips regarding safety measures to assist before or after an emergency

Illinois AVN is an automated service that allows you to track an offender's custody status, the status of a court case, or the status of a sex offender over the phone or Internet. You can register to be notified by phone, email, and/or text message if an offender is released, transferred, escapes, or appears in court; or register to be notified by phone, email and/or text message about changes in the status of a registered sex offender.

Homeland Security Victim Notification Program
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) is committed to protecting the public and ensuring that the rights of victims are carefully observed. HSI administers the victim notification program which allows eligible victims and witnesses to obtain reliable and timely information regarding a criminal aliens release from custody. However victims and witnesses are required to register with our agency in order to receive notification of a criminal alien’s release.

Illinois Compiled Statutes (730 ILCS 152/115 (a) and (b)) mandate that the Illinois State Police ("ISP") establish and maintain a statewide Sex Offender Database, accessible on the Internet, identifying persons who have been convicted of certain sex offenses and/or crimes against children and must register as a Sex Offender.

Turbo Court walks you through the process of completing the paperwork needed to petition the courts for an Order of Protection. A petitioner must still appear in court to file the paperwork. No Order of Protection is active until signed by a judge.

The Cook County State's Attorneys' Office is offering parental internet monitoring software to Cook County residents. The "Computer Cop" software serves as a quick and easy way for parents to review what their children are doing while using the internet and to assess if they are being exposed to inappropriate or even harmful content.

At the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children we believe every child deserves a safe childhood. For 29 years we have been at the forefront of the fight to keep children safer from abduction and sexual exploitation. We provide the resources needed to help protect children, bring perpetrators to justice and prevent these devastating crimes committed against children.

Project ChildSafe is a nationwide program that promotes safe firearms handling and storage practices among all firearm owners through the distribution of safety education messages and free firearm Safety Kits. The kits include a cable-style gun-locking device and brochure (also available in Spanish) that discusses safe handling and storage. Since 2003, the Project has partnered with local law enforcement agencies to distribute more than 36 million safety kits to gun owners in all 50 states and five U.S. territories.

Cook County Sheriff's Department of Corrections(773) 674-7100

Cook County State's Attorney (847) 818-2326

Cook County Sheriff's Police (708) 865-4700

Circuit Court of Cook County (312) 603-5030

Cook County Forest Preseve Police(708) 771-1000

Illinois State Police District Chicago(847) 294-4400

Illinois State Police District 15 (Tollroad)(630) 241-6800 Ext. 5030

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)(847) 705-4000

Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC)(217) 558 2200 Ext. 2008

Illinois Secretary of State (SOS)(800) 252-8980

Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS)(800) 232-3798

Child Abuse Hotline | (800) 25-ABUSE