YMHFA Referrals

Referrals

Crisis Lines

DCFS Hotline - 800-25-ABUSE (22873)

National Runaway Switchboard, 800-786-2929

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 988

Rape and Sexual Assault, 888-293-2080

National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-SAFE (7233)

Illinois Domestic Violence Help Line (Chicago Area), 877-863-6338

Crime Victims: Illinois Attorney General's Office, 800-228-3368

RAINN: National Sexual Abuse Hotline, 800-656-HOPE, https://www.rainn.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago Helpline, 833-NAMI-CHI (626-4244)

Mental Health Providers

Chicago Connects is a tool to help find behavioral health and social service resources in order to promote a healthy Chicago

Chicago Black Therapists is a directory to help connect individuals to Black therapists and resources

Latinx/Spanish Speaking Therapists is a directory of Latinx/Spanish speaking therapists in Illinois, categorized by the neighborhoods they serve in

Chicago Children's Advocacy Center's Providing Access Toward Hope and Healing coalition, a group of 22 mental health providers specializing in treating sexual abuse

Casa Central, serving Hispanic families and offering violence prevention and intervention services to those impacted by domestic violence, sexual abuse, and community violence

Chicago Children's Center for Behavioral Health Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, providing assessment and referral as well as child and adolescent inpatient services

Thresholds, offering comprehensive programs for adolescents, young adults, families, young mothers, and their children

Illinois Childhood Trauma Coalition, comprised of 120 organizations throughout Illinois, will serve as an expert mental health referral resource. All of these agencies are well-established and provide a range of mental health services to typically underserved Chicago residents

TruCircle, find a therapist for in-person or online therapy by searching specific cities, states, and zip codes

MAHA Community Mental Health Clinic, provides linguistically appropriate, culturally sensitive, and financially affordable mental health services to underserved Asian, Asian American & Pacific Islander, and Asian immigrant populations in the Chicagoland area

The Asian Coalition - The Asian Health Coalition offers culturally and linguistically competent substance abuse/mental health services, including DUI evaluation, mental health counseling and domestic violence counseling for Asian Americans

Center on Halsted - a comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ people in the Chicagoland area

Kids Above All - a non-profit organization that works with children and families to promote early childhood education, provide foster care and adoption services, provide housing for teens and formerly homeless young adults, and counseling

Howard Brown Health - a non-profit organization that works to provide healthcare and social services for the LGBTQ+ community

The Kedzie Center - provides easily accessible and culturally-informed mental health care services to those individuals who live in the boundaries of the North River Expanded Mental Health Services Program

Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC) - a non-profit organization that provides advocacy and services for women and their children. They also have a 24-hour crisis line (773-278-4566)

Between Friends - a non-profit that provides advocacy and services for survivors of domestic violence, as well as prevention and education trainings. They also have a 24-hour crisis line (800-603-4357)

Chicago Center for Integration and Healing (CCIH) - a group psychotherapy practice that specializes in the treatment of trauma, complex trauma (C-PTSD), and dissociation

Haymarket Center - a licensed non-profit agency that specializes in substance use disorders. They also provide many resources and treatment options for other mental health disorders

Heartland Alliance - provides individuals who have been denied care due to their social, economic, and racial status with various healthcare, housing, and human care services and advocates

TaskForce Chicago - provides counseling and case management services, support groups, and healthcare for all youth including the LGBTQ+ community

National Youth Advocate Program - a community-based program with a focus on positive youth development and reunification/permanency.

Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health - adult education, youth education, youth organizing

Erie Teen Center - comprehensive health center for those aged 12-24

Association House of Chicago - a community center that provides mental health counseling, job training, primary health care for English and Spanish speakers

BUILD Chicago - a community organization that provides mental health care for young people affected by violence and substance abuse

Erikson Institute, Center for Children and Families - early childhood graduate school with research and mental health services

Sarah's Inn- an agency dedicated to providing services to victims of domestic violence and their families. They also have a 24-hour crisis line (708-386-4225 (phone) / 708-669-6149 (text)).