To build and strengthen relationships that inspire excellence within our youth, our families, and within ourselves. AYS offers comprehensive mental health services in residential settings for the treatment and the reduction of risk of adolescent males and their families in moderate to high group home facilities. The commitment is to identify and overcome the priority risk factors, work in alliance with DJJS and DCFS and other service providers, and to help with personal growth and family unity by identifying and enhancing the youth's protective factors.
A company’s vision is their ambitious “we’re going to change the world” ideals that keep them focused on the bigger picture. It’s about the future we want to create, and the specific people we want to impact in a profound way. It is not a “pie in the sky” statement, but a true, deeply engrained desire to make this world a better place. Our vision is to create a world of respect for self, respect for others, and respect for our surroundings while becoming the global leader in our field. Evidence-based and clinically sound treatment strategies and interventions are the foundation of a shared vision of recovery and risk reduction at AYS, in conjunction with collaborative decision making and the treatment-team approach to healing.
The AYS goal is to ensure that the youth and his family have the greatest potential for safe and secure future with fewer risks associated with their treatment goals, following the treatment of the juvenile in the group home, along with reunification and permanency with his family through services in the home. The aim is to provide competent and comprehensive mental health treatment services that reduce risk in the youth and create the opportunity to experience a safe and secure environment for healing. The long-term and short term objectives at AYS are to:
Values are the underlying moral guideposts that shape our decisions, actions, and the mission and vision of our company. We all have values – some are clearly defined, while others may not be as obvious. We believe that articulating our values establishes general expectations of behavior, and helps guide the many, often difficult decisions we make as an organization.
Some of the values at AYS include the following: