- Disaster Distress Helpline: Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Information and Strategies
- Mental Health America: Information and Resources
- National Alliance on Mental Illness: COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide
- American Psychiatric Association
- National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 / TDD: 1-800-787-3224
- Family Violence Prevention Fund
Covers many topics, including information on domestic violence as it pertains to health care, immigration, housing, and children. - Safe Housing Partnerships : Offers a variety of resources, research findings, strategies, analysis, and statistics to help professionals and advocates provide effective services and better meet the needs of DV survivors who are or have a high risk of becoming homeless.
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence : Advocacy , research, and informational resources in spreading awareness of and prevention of DV. Offers links to other resources.
- MentalHealth.gov
- Here to Help: ways to communicate with and support your loved ones who struggle with mental health
- samhsa.gov: educational resources and treatment database
- nami.org
- Open to Hope: Non-profit organization helping people find cope after loss, provides resources and stories.
- Association for Death Education and Counseling: An International professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence and recognizing diversity in death education, care of the dying, grief counseling and research in thanatology.
- American Counseling Association‘s Resources on Grief
- The Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University: Assessment Tools, Links to Articles, and Additional Information
Center on Halsted: (773) 472-6469
Howard Brown Health Center: (773) 388-1600
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Resource Directory For Treatment Options, Many Filtering Options
Cathedral Counseling Center: 312-252-9500
Lorene Replogle Counseling Center: 312-787-4570
Bette D. Harris Family & Child Clinic (Northwestern Family Institute): 847-733-4300 (Currently Paused due to COVID-19)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
- Disaster Distress Helpline: Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746
- Veterans Crisis Line: Call 800-273-8255 or text 838255
- Chicago In-Touch Crisis Hotline: 312-996-5535
- RAINN: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network: 800-656-4673
In addition to nation-wide organizations, some resources and information can vary depending on the state where you’re physically located, or are a resident. Our clinicians are licensed to practice in selected states below, but you can refer to the information below as guides for when you search in area.
Alaska
- Alaska Careline at 1-877-266-4357
California
- California Peer-Run Warmline—Call or Text 1-855-600-9276
District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health – The Access HelpLine at 1(888)7WE-HELP or 1-888-793-4357
Florida
- Florida Mental Health Hotline | 866-903-3787 OR t 1-866-796-0530 (FL Sunshine Health Behavioral Crisis Line)
Illinois
Northwestern Hospital 24-Hr Crisis Line 1-312-926-8100 (Chicago area)
- Call: the Illinois CARES line at 1-800-345-9049 (24/7, 365)
New Jersey
- New Jersey Hope Line (suicide prevention) 855-654-6735
Vermont
- 833-VTTALKS (Vermont Support Line 24/7 ) OR Text “VT” to 741741 for the Vermont Crisis Text Line
- Victim Connect @ National Center for Victims of Crime: 855-4-Victim/855-484-2846
Offers confidential referrals for victims of crime, including stalking. - Love is Respect
1-866-331-9474
Confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse. - Stalking Awareness Offers a variety of information and training resources for professionals and providers, in addition to providing many external resources for victims.
- Stalking Awareness (External Resources) A page that provides links to hotlines, organisations, and resources related to safety planning, housing, victim rights, legal support, referrals, and victim stories.
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center: The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is the only federally supported resource center devoted to advancing the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
- American Association of Suicidality: AS promotes research, public awareness programs, public education and training for professionals and volunteers. In addition, AAS serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide.
- SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Resource Directory For Treatment Options, Many Filtering Options
- Center on Addiction: A national nonprofit committed to supporting the whole family as they address every aspect of substance use and addiction, from prevention to recovery.
- Help Pro: A database containing detailed information on thousands of mental health professionals, their services and their organizations across the Country
- Haymarket Center: 312-226-7984
- Chicago Lakeshore Hospital: 800-888-0560
- Chicago Addiction Recovery Centers
- National Institute on Mental Health: Resource on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- The Healthcare Toolbox – Resources for Children coping with Trauma and PTSD
- National Center on PTSD: The mission is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America’s Veterans and others who have experienced trauma, or who suffer from PTSD, through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network(NCTSN): The goal is to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events.