Thresholds is a

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nonprofit organization founded in 1959 serving persons with

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es and

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problems in

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. Thresholds is the largest community-based mental healthcare provider in Illinois, providing services to more than 7,000 people every year. Thresholds has over 1,000 employees offering support programs in

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, its suburbs, and nine surrounding counties, and its main office is in

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. As of 2023, the organization has been named among the ''

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'' Top Workplaces for 10 consecutive years. In 2025 Thresholds was ranked among the Top Workplaces USA following a national survey co-sponsored by Energage and ''

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''.American employees chose the best places to work in 2025
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