MENTAL HEALTH LINKS (CHICAGOLAND AREA)

SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT

No Shame On U, MISSD (The Medication-Induced Suicide Prevention and Education Foundation in Memory of Stewart Dolin) and JCFS Chicago are partnering to provide suicide prevention education and support in the Jewish community and beyond with support from JUF’s Breakthrough Fund. 

If you are in crisis, or know someone who is in crisis, please reach out for help: 

  • Call 24/7 hotline: 988 OR 1-800-273-(TALK) 8255 

  • Text 741741 for a 24/7 crisis text line - a live, trained crisis counselor receives the text and responds quickly

  • Illinois Warm Line: 1-866-359-7953 (Monday-Friday: 8am to 5pm. FREE service to anyone in IL)

Supporting those grieving the loss of a loved one who died by suicide 

We hope this brochure will serve and gently guide individuals and families facing suicide loss, who often need more support, but receive less. We wish to reassure those grieving that they are not alone, and extend compassion and comfort to those who have lost a loved one to suicide. We have also created a companion piece.

Grieving a Loss to Suicide Support Group

A monthly drop-in group for adults in the Jewish community and beyond who are navigating the world after the loss of a loved one to suicide. Co-led by experienced clinicians Tracey Lipsig Kite, LCSW and Wendy Dolin, LCSW, a survivor of suicide loss.

Our colleagues at JFS in Houston authored this bereavement guide addressing the complex needs of family, friends and colleagues who have lost someone to death by suicide or overdose. These materials console, support and offer guidance to those bereaved by a suicide as well as those who are comforting the bereaved.

Criminal Justice System

  • Hinda Institute - For decades, Jewish chaplains and staff of the HINDA INSTITUTE have dedicated themselves to helping individuals and their families navigate the criminal justice system and re-entry to society with faith, community, and dignity. Hinda offers incredible resources, including mental health support.

    • Contact information: hindahelps770@gmail.com or 847-334-1770

Crisis

Counseling/Out-patient

  • Open Path Psychotherapy Collective - provides network of mental health professionals for people who are low-income or don't have insurance. Sliding scale appointments between $30 - $60 per session for individuals, and $30 - $80 per session for couples; The exact fee is negotiable.

    • Contact info: INFO@OPENPATHCOLLECTIVE.ORG

    • Hours: 8am – 6pm ET Monday – Thursday, and 8am – 1pm ET on Friday

  • Turning Point Behavioral Health Center - new clients can now walk into Turning Point during our Open Access hours and meet with a therapist or case manager the same day. No appointment necessary. 

    • Monday: 12:30 – 3:30 pm* 
      Tuesday: 9:30 am – 1:30 pm* 
      Wednesday: 2:30 – 5:30 pm
      Thursday: 12:30 – 3:30 pm
      Please arrive no later than the end time listed for each day, and please plan to be at the agency for approximately two hours to complete the full assessment session. 

      *If you have private insurance please come in on Monday or Tuesday, when they will have a therapist who is specifically licensed to work with your insurance. Medicaid recipients may join us for Open Access Monday through Thursday at any of the times listed above.

    • 8324 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, Illinois 60077; 847-933-0051, ext. 0

      • Phones are currently staffed Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm, and Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.

  • Anixter Center Chicago’s Recovery Hub - a FREE, judgement-free space to hang out, meet with friends or seek services. Located at 1751 W Howard St, Suite G, Chicago, IL 60626.  Open seven days a week to anyone over 18 who has been diagnosed with mental illness. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. To learn more about the Recovery Hub, please contact Kristin Williams at kwilliams@anixter.org. 

  • NAMI Metro Suburban Drop-in Center: the Drop-In Center provides an array of services to individuals with a mental health diagnosis that, through social interactions, enhances their lives and promotes their involvement in the larger community.

    • Location: 814 Harrison St. Oak Park, IL

    • Contact info: Call: (708) 524-2582

    • Hours: Monday - Friday, 1pm-7pm Saturday-Sunday, 2-6pm

  • NAMI Metro Suburban Living Room - the Living Room is a peer run alternative to an emergency department that provides mental health support. It is a calm and safe space where individuals experiencing an increase in symptoms can receive support. The Living Room is free of charge and does not require insurance.

    • Hours: all week, 1pm-9pm

    • Locations:

      • 4731 Willow Springs Rd., LaGrange, IL

      • 1917 West Roosevelt Road, Broadview, IL

      • 7602 63rd Street, Summit, IL (services available in English or Spanish)

  • Compass Health Center: is cutting edge in our approach to intensive level psychiatric treatment. Our goal is to help patients overcome debilitating psychiatric symptoms through scientifically proven treatment modalities

    • Contact info: 224-803-2358, info@compasshealthcenter.net

      • Intake Specialists are available by phone Sat & Sun: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

    • Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM

    • Locations:

      • Chicago - 2500 W. Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618

      • Northbrook - 60 Revere Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062

      • Oak Brook - 750 Oakmont Lane, Westmont

      • Also available virtually.

  • www.cje.net/counseling - CJE Counseling Services is staffed by a team of highly-skilled Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) who are specialists in the field of mental health services for seniors. Services are available as home or office visits. West Rogers Park and Deerfield.

  • www.josselyn.org - Northern IL, provides clinical and group services; accepts MediCare, MedicAid and Private insurance

    • Contact info: 847-441-5600

    • Locations:

      • 405 Central Avenue Northfield, IL 60093

      • 1779 Maple Street Northfield, IL 60093

      • 415 Washington Street Waukegan, IL 60085

  • www.c4chicago.org Chicago's North Side - provides a range of mental health, substance use and family counseling services; services and crisis line

    • Locations, hours, and contact info:

      • C4 Clark 4740 - North Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640

        • 773.769.0205 M-Th 8:30am-8pm, F 8:30am-5pm

      • C4 Broadway - 5710 North Broadway St. Chicago, IL 60660

        • 773.728.1000 M-F, 8:30am-5pm

      • C4 North - 2542 West North Ave. Chicago, IL 60647

      • 773.365.7277 M-Th 8:30am-8pm, F 8:30am-5pm

    • C4 Belle Plaine (Admin Office) - 2014 W. Belle Plaine Ave. Chicago, IL 60618

      • 872.235.0722 M-F 8:30am-5pm

  • www.dascchicago.com - DASC Depression and Anxiety Specialty Clinic- North Chicago -goal is to provide the most effective, scientifically-proven treatments to people suffering with anxiety disorders and depression. Accepts Insurance: BCBS PPO, Tricare and Medicare

    • Locations:

      • 3047 N. Lincoln Ave, Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60657

      • 180 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 2350 Chicago, IL 60601

    • Contact info: 773-494-5505

  • Eating Recovery Center - offers treatment for various eating disorders through Partial Hospitalization Programs in addition to three-day-a-week Intensive Outpatient Programs

    • Locations and contact info:

      • 333 Michigan Ave, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 6060, 312-540-9955

      • 1 E Erie St, Ste 400, Chicago, IL 60611, 312-319-5557

      • 150 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611, 312-847-5312

      • 1010 Jorie Blvd, Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523, 630-426-1014

      • Virtual Programming 866-756-4832

  • www.family-institute.org - sliding scale gives clients of all income levels access to high-quality care, with fees starting as little as $5. Because clients pay what they can afford, the Clinic can be a valuable resource for those who are unemployed or do not have adequate health insurance

    • Locations and contact info:

      • Westchester One Westbrook Corporate Center Tower One, Suite 300 Westchester, IL 60154, 312-609-5300

      • Chicago 8 S. Michigan Ave. 10th Floor Chicago, IL 60603, 312-609-5300

      • Evanston Bette D. Harris Center 618 Library Place Evanston, IL 60201, 847-733-4300

      • Northbrook 666 Dundee Road Suite 1501 Northbrook, IL 60062, 847-733-4300

      • Hours of operation vary depending on the availability of individual therapists.

  • www.urbanbalance.com - insurance friendly counseling for individuals, couples and families in 6 locations in the Chicago area

    • Contact info: 888-726-7170 x1 or info@urbanbalance.com

  • www.yellowbrickprogram.com - specialized assessment and treatment for emerging young adults and their families including treatment for addiction, eating disorders and mental health conditions

    • Contact info: 866-364-2300 x233

    • Location: 1560 Sherman Ave Suite 400 Evanston, IL

  • www.centerforcontextualchange.org - provide reduced fee and sliding scale; accept BCBS insurance and Medicare; highly trained psychotherapists specializing in trauma, domestic and family violence, child and adult sexual abuse, addiction, compulsion, self injurious behavior, and severe emotional and behavioral disorders.

    • Chicago, Elmhurst and Skokie

    • Contact info: 847-676.4447

    • Currently (as of 6/27) only offering virtual meetings.

  • https://www.cathedralcounseling.org/ -helps people make sense of their lives during difficult times through professional, affordable mental health care. They offer one-to-one, couple and group therapy, and psychiatric services. All counselors are licensed professionals with extensive post-graduate clinical experience. Their sliding-scale fees are based on the client's ability to pay.

    • Locations:

      • Downtown - Chicago 50 East Washington Street—Suite 301

        • Offices are on the 3rd floor of a medical and dental office building in the Loop, on Washington between Wabash and Michigan Avenues.

        • Hyde Park - 4945 South Dorchester, 1st Floor 1 Offices are inside St. Paul and the Redeemer Episcopal Church, across from Kenwood Park

    • Contact info: (312) 252–9500 x130

  • http://presencehealth.org/services/behavioral-health-outpatient-services (Presence Behavioral Health out-patient services)

  • www.alexianbrothershealth.org/abbhh (Chicago area -- FREE confidential assessment/referral 24/7 1-855-383-2224)

  • www.thresholds.org - healthcare, housing, and hope for persons with mental illness

    • Location: 4101 N. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, IL 60613

    • Contact info: 773-572-5400

  • www.newfoundationcenter.org (Northfield, IL -- - recovery services, permanent supportive housing, supported employment, and health and wellness programs, all within a community that encourages sharing, independent living, friendship, personal responsibility, and family participation; intake office: cjoyce@newfoundationcenter.org or 847-386-3060)

  • urbanwellnesscounseling.com - accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Magellan and Land of Lincoln; provides psychotherapy services and psychological testing to individuals, couples, and families in all phases of life

    • Locations:

      • Edison Park - 6321 N. Avondale Ave, Ste 204 Chicago, IL 60631

      • Sauganash - 4055 W. Peterson Ave, Ste. 202 Chicago, IL 60646

      • Old Irving Park - 4212 W. Irving Park Rd Chicago, IL 60641

      • Forest Park - 7227 Madison St Forest Park, IL 60130

      • In home options

    • Contact info: 773-774-4444 x0 or intake@urbanwellnesscounseling.com

  • Family Service Center - provide therapy on a subsidized fee scale — putting help and support within reach of people who live, work, or attend school in Wilmette, Glenview, Northbrook, and Kenilworth.

    • Location: 191 Waukegan Road, Suite 206 Northfield, IL 60093

    • Contact info: to make an appointment, leave a message in the 24 hour Confidential Voicemail box by calling, 847-251-7350. You may also choose to call during office business hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00PM.

  • Chicago Center for Psychotherapy, LLC - provide individual and couples therapy and treat most issues with adults and young adults. Accepts BCBS PPO, Medicare and Employee Resource Systems, Inc. Provide family therapy, as well as reproductive and sexual health support.

    • Contact info: 708-848-0491

    • Locations:

      • Downtown Chicago: 180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 605

      • Oak Park: 137 N. Oak Park Ave., Suite 327

  • skylightcounselingcenter.com - professional counseling services to individuals, families, couples and groups

  • womencarecounseling.com provides individual, group, couple and family counseling for adults and adolescents, as well as sponsoring educational and professional workshops

  • Live Oak - provides individual therapy, couples therapy, groups and workshops; some therapists accept insurance, offers sliding scale

  • www.peerservices.org - substance abuse prevention and treatment services;

    • Locations and contact info:

      • PEER Services, Inc. Main office: 906 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201

        • 847-492-1778

      • Peer at Turning Point: 8324 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077

  • www.rush.edu/services/psychiatry - Rush University Medical Center

    • Contact info: Call (312) 942-5375 for psychiatry and psychology team. Call (888) 352-RUSH (7874) to set up a tele-health appointment.

  • Anixter Center (call (773) 973-7900, (773) 973-2180 (TTY), (773) 973-5268 (Fax); or email AskAnixter@anixter.org)

Children/Teen specific

  • Upward Community

    • FREE: The Lounge, Fitness Programs, Big Sibling Program, After School enrichment, summer programs;

    • Lincolnwood, West Rogers Park, Peterson Park

    • Contact: 773-478-6000, info@upwardcommunitychicago.org

  • Response Center - based in Skokie - empowering teens to make healthy life choices

    • Contact info: 847-676-0078, ResponseCounseling@jcfs.org

  • Compass Health Center - ages 9 and up - partial hospital programs, intensive outpatient programs, school refusal programs

  • Elyssa's Mission - provides resources to help prevent teen suicide; provides hands-on support to area public and private schools and community organizations in order to educate students, staff and parents on how to recognize and assist those teens most at-risk

    • Contact info: 847-697-9181

    • Location: 900 Skokie Blvd., Suite 120, Ridgebrook Bldg. Northbrook, Il 60062

  • Erika's Lighthouse - educate school communities about teen depression, eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness and empower teens to take charge of their mental health

    • Contact info: 847-386-6481

      • P.O. Box 616 Winnetka, IL 60093

    • Location: Office Address - 897 1/2 Green Bay Road Winnetka, IL 60093

  • Rogers Behavioral Health - Chicago - OCD and anxiety disorder services -- partial hospitalization children and adolescents

    • Intensive outpatient children and adolescents; ph: 800-767-4411 or 844-615-3222;

    • Locations:

      • Skokie - 4711 Golf Road, Suite 500 Skokie, IL 60076

      • Hinsdale - 907 N Elm St, Suite 300, Hinsdale, IL 60521

      • Various locations in Wisconsin as well

  • Jewish Center for Addiction

    • Community Awareness, Sobriety Support, Spiritual Programs, email BethFishman@jcfs.org or call 847-745-5422, or contact Nina J. Henry at 847-745-5457

  • NAMI Teen and Young Adult Resource Card

  • RUSH Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program

  • Rush University Medical Center - Chicago, Il 312-942-5375 or 1-888-352-RUSH (7874)

  • Locations/hours

    • Pediatric Psychology - 1625 W Harrison St 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60612

      • (312) 942-6656 Hours: Mon – Fri: 9-5pm

    • Pediatric Psychology - Professional Building 1725 W Harrison St

    • Professional Building - Suite 710 Chicago, IL 60612

      • Hours: M/W/F: 10-3pm

    • Rush Pediatric Specialty Care - Professional Building -1725 W Harrison St Professional Building - Suite 710 Chicago, IL 60612

    • Contact info:

      • Office: (312) 942-3034 Hours: Monday-Friday: 8-5pm, by appointment after 5pm Saturday: by appointment only

  • Anixter Center - Substance Abuse Prevention Program- Anixter Center

Seniors

Addiction

Expanding Mental Health Education for Our Community

Learn new ways to help a friend, parent, child or loved one by bringing a Mental Health Education program to your place of worship, organization or school.

  • Recognize the signs that someone may be dealing with a mental health problem or crisis. 

  • Learn how to actively and compassionately listen to someone in distress. 

  • Become aware of your own views and feelings about mental health problems and disorders, and correct misconceptions about mental health challenges. 

  • Learn to offer a distressed person basic "first aid" level information and reassurance about mental health problems, help them seek professional help or connect with appropriate community, peer, and personal supports.