Resources
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General Information
APA Patients and Families
American Psychiatric Association
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Employment Resources for People Recovering From Substance Abuse Issues
Get Covered America
Illinois Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
State of Illinois
IL Courts - Mental Health Task Force
IL Department of Human Services (IDHS-Public Aid)
IL Department of Child & Family Services (DCFS)
IL Department of Public Health (IDPH)
IL Department of Public Health - Suicide Prevention
IL Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
IL Medicare
IL Warm Line - 866-359-7953
Mental Health America - Illinois
National Alliance on Medical Illness (NAMI)
Prescription Drug Assistance
SNAP and Medical Assistance Information
Social Security Information
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)
Mental Health
Advocate Christ Medical Center – Behavioral Health Care
Advocate Illinois Masonic Behavioral Health Services
Alzheimer’s Association - Illinois
DuPage County Public Health
Ecker Center for Mental Health
Grasmere Residential Home
H.A.S. Cares
Josselyn
Lutheran Social Services
NAMI Locations
Pillars Community Health
Crisis Services
Between Friends, Domestic Violence Support
Call4Calm Support Line - Text “TALK“ to 552020
Child Abuse or Neglect Hotline (DCSF)
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, Crisis Line
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice
Crisis Text Line - Text “HOME“ to 741741
Disaster Distress Helpline - (800) 985-5990
DuPage County Public Health (Mental Health), Crisis Line
Hope for the Day
Northwestern Hospital 24-Hour Crisis Line
National Center for PTSD
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988)
National Sexual Assault Hotline - (800) 656-4673, Text “HOPE“ to 64673
National Human Trafficking Hotline - (888) 373-7888, Text - 233733
Safe2Help Hotline for students
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
CARES: 24/7 Hotline 800-345-9049
Veterans Services
About Face
DoD Safe Helpline - 877-995-5247
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Give an Hour
Health.mil
Help Heal Veterans
National Center for PTSD
Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families Technical Assistance (SMVFTA) Center
Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 then press 1, Text 838255
Veterans Crisis Line Local Resource Search
Women’s Veteran Health
Women’s Veterans Call Center: 855-829-6636
Wounded Warrior Project
Adolescent/Teenage Services
Illinois Children's Mental Health Partnership
Illinois DCFS
Illinois DCFS - Online Child Abuse Neglect Reporting
Love is Respect
CARES: 24/7 Hotline 800-345-9049
Children and Firearms
Children and Grief
Elyssa’s Mission
Treating Childhood Trauma and Addiction
PTSD in Adolescents
Understanding Violent Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Disaster and Trauma Resource Center
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Suicide and Depression Awareness for Students
The Transition Year
The Trever Project: 866-488-7386, Text “START“ to 678678
Domestic Violence
Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network
City of Chicago - Family Support Services
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA)
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 or text START to 88788
Sarah’s Inn
The Network-Advocating Against Domestic Violence
HIV/AIDS
AIDS Foundation Chicago
AIDS Illinois Hotline: (800) 243-2437
AIDS National Hotline: (800) 448-0440
Center on Halstead
Howard Brown Health Center
HIV Resource Locator
IDPH HIV/Aids Support