Resources
Local Services
Hospitals Offering In-Patient Behavioral Health Services
- Advocate Lutheran General 847-723-2210
- Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health 847-882-1600
- Captain James Lovell – VA Hospital 847-688-1900
- Highland Park Hospital (adolescents only) 847-432-8000
- Lake Behavioral Hospital – Waukegan 855-990-1900
Crisis Lines - 24 Hours
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 800-273-8255 or Dial 988
- A Safe Place (domestic violence) 847-249-4450
Outpatient- Mental Health Counseling Services /Evaluations
- Catholic Charities – Lake County Behavioral Health 847-782-4049
- Community Youth Network (CYN) Counseling Center 847-548-6000
- Family Service of Lake County 847-432-4981
- Lake County Child and Adolescent Services 847-377-8110
- The Living Room Recovery Program 847 -360-1020 ext 8
- Rosalind Franklin Psychiatric Services 847-473-4357
- Youth and Family Counseling 847-367-5991
Drug and Alcohol Evaluation and Counseling
- NICASA Behavioral Health Services 847-546-6450
- LCHD Outpatient Substance Abuse Program 847-377-8120
- SAMHSA (Opioid & Drug Use Help Line (24 hours) 833-234-6343
Other Resources
- Illinois Mental Health Collaborative “Warm Line” 866-359-7953 (Illinois Mental Health Resources - (Not a Crisis Line).
- A complete guide to resources (English and Spanish) in Lake County is available at Find Help Lake County at www.findhelplakecounty.org
Suicide Prevention Resources National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255). For resources and information, visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The AFSP is an advocacy organization that funds research to find better ways to prevent suicide and supports those who have been affected by suicide. Each year AFSP holds the Chicagoland Out of the Darkness Walk, and offers other opportunities to volunteer.
Thresholds
Thresholds’ foremost goal is to ensure that their members receive the necessary skills and support to live independent and fulfilling lives. Thresholds assists and inspires people with severe mental illnesses to reclaim their lives by providing the supports, skills, and the respectful encouragement they need to achieve hopeful and successful futures.
Email: thresholds@thresholds.org
Phone: (773) 572-5500
Youth Outreach Services
Youth Outreach Services (YOS) is a Chicago-based non-profit organization that partners with at-risk youth and their families to help them discover what they are capable of achieving. We inspire positive development through a variety of child welfare, counseling, juvenile justice, and prevention services to help overcome challenges such as abuse, substance use, and homelessness. Since 1959, YOS has worked with more than 300,000 youth and families, providing community-based support to empower all youth to face life’s challenges with confidence, competence, and dignity.
Phone: (773) 777-7712
Youth Organization Umbrella (Y.O.U.)
Y.O.U. is a youth development agency that provides services and leadership to meet the emerging needs of young people and their families in the community. Their vision is that all young people acquire the skills, self-confidence and opportunity to participate fully, freely and responsibly in the life of the community. Y.O.U.’s services are easily accessible through their daily presence at seven school-based sites and two neighborhood-based centers. Their out-of-school-time programs are scheduled in conformity with the academic calendars of Districts 65 and 202 so that programming is provided on half-days and on many school holidays. Their after-school programming begins immediately at the end of each school day. They offer summer programming for five hours Monday – Friday at three sites.
All of their services are provided at no cost to their clients. Six of Y.O.U.’s seven sites (1430 South Boulevard, ETHS, Chute, Nichols, Oakton and Washington schools), are accessible to people with mobility impairments.
Phone: (847) 866-1200
Fax: (847) 866-9143
Rincon Family Services
Rincon's Mental Health Services are offered as part of a continuum of care. Because of our commitment to employing best practice in behavioral health, Rincon appoints clinicians to assess and develop personalized treatment plans for clients that have a dual diagnosis in mental health and substance use.
Our counseling services are offered as part of a continuum of care and a comprehensive case management approach. We serve youth (3+), adolescents and adults, providing therapeutic interventions and support services for clients with mental or behavioral health issues. Our trained clinicians assess and develop personalized treatment plans based on our clients' needs. We specialize in the following types of therapy for individuals, group, couples, children, adolescents, and adults in these areas: Trauma-Informed | Addiction & Recovery | Intensive Case Management | Grief & Loss | Psychiatric evaluation (12+) | Medication monitoring and management
SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS
LOSS | Catholic Charities | LOSS – Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide
Support groups offered throughout the Chicagoland area
Website: www.catholiccharities.net
LOSS Program Coordinator, Emily Tegenkamp, (312) 655-7284
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors
Support groups, counseling and online community forums
Website: https://allianceofhope.org
General inquiries: info@allianceofhope.org or 847-868-3313
Good Mourning Program | Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care
Monthly support groups for children, teens, young adults and caregivers
Website: https://rainbowhospice.org
Questions and inquires: 847-653-3140
Willow House
Monthly support group for survivors of suicide loss
Website: www.willowhouse.org
Questions and inquires: 847-236-9300
Suicide Prevention Services
24-hour hotline, counseling and support groups
Website: www.spsamerica.org
Questions and inquires: 630-482-9696
Counseling/Mental Health Services
Community Counseling Centers of Chicago:
4740 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL; 773-769-0205
(There are three additional Chicago sites; see website (www.c4chicago.org) for specific locations.
Provides mental health crisis services; counseling and therapy; psychiatric services; social services; substance use services; trauma recover services; education and advocacy. Offers school-based services for children and adolescents including counseling/therapy and SASS (Screening, Assessment and Support Services).
Counseling Center of the North Shore:
992 ½ Green Bay Rd., Winnetka, IL 60093; 847-446-8060
Formerly Family Service of Winnetka-Northfield. Primarily services individuals in the Winnetka and Northfield area. Provides counseling and psychotherapy for youth and youngsters. A sliding fee scale is available. www.ccns.org
The Family Institute at Northwestern University:
A mental health system of care committed to strengthening and healing families, couples and individuals from all walks of life. We provide high quality mental health therapy and counseling through our expert team of therapists at each of our four outpatient locations (Evanston, Downtown Chicago, Northbrook and Westchester). We work with individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents. We utilize numerous modalities, including DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy). We offer multiple payment options, including sliding-fee scale services. 847-733-4300, www.family-institute.org
JCFS Community Counseling:
255 Revere Drive, Suite 200, Northbrook, IL 60062 (North Suburban site); 847-412-4350 Additional sites are found in Chicago, Skokie and Buffalo Grove. See website (www.jcfs.org) for specific locations.
Collaborates closely with community resources, including schools, agencies and physicians. Assists children and adolescents with adjustment to family stressors, peer and social difficulties, medical conditions, psychiatric conditions, etc. Psychological/Psycho-Educational testing and Autism assessment available.
JCFS Response for Teens:
9304 N. Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077 (Skokie location); 847-676-0078
A not-for-profit resource center serving adolescents (ages 12-25) and their families. Their mission is to support adolescents and their families in the Jewish and general community by providing prevention, outreach, counseling and sexual health services in a teen-friendly environment that empowers youth to make healthy life choices. www.jcfs.org/response
The Josselyn Center:
405 Central Avenue, Northfield, IL 60093; 847-441-5600
Offers a range of outpatient mental health services including psychotherapy, psychiatric services and medication services. A sliding fee scale is available. www.josselyn.org
OMNI Youth Services:
1111 W. Lake Cook Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 (Main Office); 847-353-1500.
Additional program offices are found in Arlington Heights and Wheeling.
Offers family, group and individual counseling for youth encountering emotional and behavioral difficulties. OMNI also provides crisis intervention services (i.e., responds to emergency calls from schools, police, clients or families seeking immediate assistance with adolescent or family related problems); diagnostic and assessment services; drug testing services and psychological testing services. A sliding fee scale is available. www.omniyouth.org
Samaritan Counseling Center:
690 Oak St., Winnetka, IL 60093 (Main Office); 847-446-6955 (Ext. 20 for intake)
Additional locations – all in church sites – are found in Evanston, Lake Forest, Wilmette, Winnetka, Libertyville, Arlington Heights, Oak Park, Chicago and Mundelein. See website (www.northshoresamaritan.org) for specific locations. Provides individual and/or family therapy to assist children and teens dealing with a range of issues including loss (through death or divorce), anxiety, depression, aggression, isolating and/or being bullied, addictive behaviors such as alcohol or drug abuse, self-harming behavior, etc. A sliding fee scale is available.
Womencare Counseling Center:
1740 Ridge Ave., Suite 201, Evanston, IL 60201; 847-475-7003 (Main Office), to discuss an initial appointment, contact the intake counselor at 847-475-7003 x10
Offers counseling to children and adolescents ages 4-21 and their families. Womencare uses a strengths-based empowerment model. Treatment may include: play therapy, individual talk therapy, family therapy and a range of creativity-based interventions. Counselors have experience dealing with a range of issues including self-esteem, eating disorders and body image, school phobias, self-injury, loss of a family member, etc. www.womencarecounseling.com
Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook:
3080 West Lake Ave., Glenview, IL 60026; 847-724-2620
Serves Glenview, Northbrook and Northfield Townships and the surrounding northern suburbs. Provides individual counseling to children regarding social, emotional and behavioral issues such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, autism, substance abuse, trauma, grief and loss, familial stressors, bullying, and suicidal ideation. They also provide after-school groups, case-management, parenting groups, therapeutic monitoring, psychiatric evaluations and crisis intervention regarding child abuse, runaways and accidental deaths and suicides. www.ysgn.org