If you are currently experiencing a mental health crisis you have several options for seeking support and help:
*** indicates free/ no cost options
Call your therapist… (hours vary) if available, your therapist can review options for care, coach you through the crisis, help you utilize effective coping strategies, and offer stabilization planning.
Call or Text 988… (available 24/7) this lifeline number is specifically equipped to offer support, guidance, and interventions during mental health crises or emergencies (as an alternative to 911). It is free of charge, confidential, and available 24/7. When you call 988, you are connected to a trained crisis counselor at a local or regional call center. (Please note: You do not need to be experiencing suicidal thoughts to call; this service helps with substance use, emotional distress, or any mental health crisis.) ***
Call your prescriber or physician… (hours vary, but may offer after hours emergency care) if available, your provider can review options for care, adjust medications as needed, and offer stabilization planning.
Mental Health Urgent Care… (hours vary) these organizations offer immediate care for mental health crisis and support either by same day appointment or open walk-in hours.
SHFT Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center
Address: 730 N Franklin, Suite 510, Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: (312)757-1001
Hours: Mon–Thu: 9am–8pm, Fri: 9am–7pm, Sat–Sun: 9am–5pm
Josselyn Center Living Room - No cost/free ***
Address:1779 Maple Street, Northfield, IL 60093
Phone: (847) 441-5600
Hours: Monday – Sunday, 7am – 12 am
https://www.josselyn.org/community-programs/livingroom/
Turning Point BHCC - No cost/free ***
Address: 8324 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077
Hours: Open 24/7/365
https://www.tpoint.org/news/walk-into-our-living-room-in-skokie/
Address: 311 Elmwood Avenue, Evanston, IL
Hours: Noon – 8:00 p.m. Daily
https://www.tpoint.org/news/turning-point-launches-new-location-in-evanston/
Phone: (847)933-9202
Trinity Services Living Room - No cost/free ***
Address: 16514 South 106th Court, Orland Park, IL
Ages served: 18 years old and over
Hours: 24/7
https://www.trinityservices.org/livingroom
Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center Living Room - No cost/free ***
Address: 10013 W. Grand Avenue, Franklin Park, IL
Ages served: 18 years old and over
Hours: 24/7
Mobile Response Programs (they come to you):
Turning Point Mobile Crisis Response Team - No cost/free ***
Hours: 24/7
Phone: (847)933-9202
Lake County Mobile Response Team - No cost/free ***
Hours: 24/7
Phone: (847) 377-8088
Crisis/Support Hotlines… the following hotline numbers can offer specific support for these populations and their unique struggles. - No cost/free ***
MOMS Hotline – pregnant or postpartum:
866-364-MOMS
-free, 24/7 hotline answered live by licensed mental health professionals
Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault (NWCASA)
(888) 802-8890
-free and confidential support to sexual assault survivors and their loved ones in the north and northwest suburbs of Cook County and McHenry County, Illinois
The Trevor Project:
(866) 488-7386
-The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people ages 13-24.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
(800) 273-8255 (online chat available)
-The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Crisis Text Line:
Text START to 741-741
-Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Text from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor
The LGBT National Hotline:
(888) 843-4564
The LGBT National Youth Talkline (youth serving youth through age 25):
(800) 246-7743
-Both provide telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States.
Trans Lifeline:
(877) 565-8860
-Trans Lifeline is a trans-led organization that connects trans people to the community, support, and resources they need to survive and thrive.
AID Crisis Line
(630) 966-9393
24/7 crisis line for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis maintained and ran by trained Crisis Counselors. Crisis Counselors prioritize de-escalating callers who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, anxiety, and/or depression. Crisis Counselors work with callers to identify options for resources and referrals that may benefit the caller and aid in relieving their crisis.
BlackLine Hotline:
(800)604-5841
-Provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing, and affirming the lived experiences for BIPOC who are most impacted by systematic oppression
Friendship Line:
(800)971-0016
-Provides emotional support and crisis intervention for adults 60+ or Disabled 18+ and Caregivers -- operated by the Institute on Aging
IOP/PHP Options:
If you believe you may need a higher level of care, you can schedule an intake at an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) or Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) such as:
Skyway
Compass
Plena Mind
ERC
Center for Discovery