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National Suicide Hotlines
Toll-Free / 24 hours / 7 days a week / USA
 
1-800-784-2433
1-800-273-8255
ChatNow.org
CrisisChat.org
Online Emotional Support
Hours Vary - Approx
12hrs daily / 7 days
I'm Alive Crisis Chat
An Online Crisis Network
Suicide & Crisis Chat
I'm Alive Chat
1-866-488-7386 The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
Crisis intervention & Suicide prevention
For lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and questioning youth
GradResources.org
1-800-GRAD-HLP
1-800-472-3457
National Graduate Student Crisis Line
Immediate 24 Hour Help for Grads in Crisis
1-800-273-8255
Veteran's Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255 PRESS 1
Confidential Live Veterans Chat
1-800-799-4TTY
1-800-799-4889

TTY - Hearing & Speech Impaired

1-800-PPD-MOMS
1-800-773-6667
Postpartum Depression ?
Talk to a Mom who's been there.


Illinois

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Adams County

  • (217) 222-1166
 
11/8/05


AURORA
Serving the Fox Valley

Association for Individal Development

Crisis Line of the Fox Valley
24 hours / 7 days

  • (630) 966-9393
  • TTY Access During Office Hours
    (630) 884-5063
 
11/9/05


CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

Mental Health Center of Champaign County

Crisis Line
24 hours / 7 days

  • (217) 359-4141
 
6/19/04


 
CHICAGO - UIC
 
In-Touch Crisis Hotline
A free crisis intervention, counseling, and referral service offered to UIC students and members of the greater Chicagoland area
 
UIC In-Touch Crisis Hotline
  • 6:00pm-10:30pm Nightly
    (312) 996-5535

UIC Counseling Center
  • 8:30am-5:00pm Weekdays
    (312) 996-3490


 
Updated 9/23/2011


CHRISTIAN COUNTY

Christian County Mental Health Center

Crisis Line
24 hours / 7 days

  • DayTime
    (217) 824-4905
  • Emergency/ Crisis after hours
    (217) 824-3335
  • TDD
    (217) 824-4905
 
6/18/04


DEWITT COUNTY

Dewitt County Human Resource Center

Emergency Services
24 hours / 7 days

  • (217) 935-9496
 
6/19/04


 
DUPAGE COUNTY
 
Crisis Intervention
Behavioral Health Services
 
DuPage County Department
  • 24 hours / 7 days
    (630) 627-1700


 
Updated 9/21/2011


EDGEMONT
Serving Bond, Clinton, Monroe, Randolph,
St. Clair, & Washington Counties

  • (618) 397-0963
  • (618) 397-0961 TTY
 
6/20/04


ELGIN

Community Crisis Center

Crisis Hotline
24 hours / 7 days

  • (847) 697-2380
  • (847) 742-4057 TTY
 
6/20/04


JEFFERSON & HAMILTON COUNTIES

Jefferson County Comprehensive Services

Crisis Line
24 hours / 7 days

  • Jefferson County
    (618) 242-1512
  • Hamilton County
    (618) 643-4025
 
11/9/05


KANE COUNTY

Suicide Prevention Services

Depression Hotline
24 hours / 7 days

  •  (630) 482-9696
 
11/9/05


LINCOLN

Logan-Mason Mental Health

Lincoln Crisis Clinic

24 hours / 7 days

  • (217) 732-3600
 
6/20/04


McLEAN COUNTY

McLean County Center For Human Services

Emergency Crisis Intervention Team
24 hours / 7 days

  • (309) 827-5351
 
6/19/04


McLEAN COUNTY

McLean County Association for Mental Health

PATH Crisis Center
24 hours / 7 days

  • (309) 827-4005
 
6/19/04


McHENRY COUNTY

  • 1-800-892-8900
 
11/9/05


MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Montgomery County Health Department

Mental Health Hotline
24 hours / 7 days

  • 1-800-324-5052
 
6/20/04


MADISON COUNTY (NORTHERN)

Community Counseling Center

Crisis Line
24 hours / 7 days

  •  (618) 465-4388
 
11/9/04


MADISON COUNTY (NORTHERN)

Community Counseling Center

Crisis Line
24 hours / 7 days

  • (618) 465-4388
 
11/9/04


MADISON COUNTY (SOUTHERN)

Chestnut Health Systems

Crisis Intervention
24 hours / 7 days

  •  (618) 877-0316
 
11/9/04


MATOON
Serving Matoon & Charleston

Matoon Coles County Mental Health Center

Crisis Line
24 hours / 7 days

  • 1-866-567-2400
 
6/15/04


MOLINE

  • Quad-City Area
    (309) 779-2999
  • Statewide
  • 1-800-322-1431
 
11/9/05


MOULTREE COUNTY

Moultree County Counseling Center

Sullivan Crisis Line
24 hours / 7 days

  • (217) 728-7611
 
6/18/04


NORMAL
For Students of Illinois State University

Illinois State University

Student Counseling Services

8am - 4:30pm / Weekdays

  • (309) 438-3655
  • (309) 438-5489 (TDD)
 
6/21/04


PEORIA
Serving Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties

  • (309) 673-7373
  • 1-800-784-2433
 
11/9/05


ROCKFORD
Serving Boone, Ogle, & Winnebago Counties

CONTACT of Rockford

Crisis Helpline
24 hours / 7 days

  • Helpline
    (815) 636-5000
  • Infoline
    (815) 636-5005
  • Toll-Free
    1-800-866-3733
  • Deaf Contact
    (815) 636-5008 TDD
 
11/9/05


STEPHENSON COUNTY

Contact of Stephenson County

Helpline
24 hours / 7 days

  •   (815) 233-HELP (4357)
  •   1-888-463-6260
 
6/20/04


UNION COUNTY

Union County Counseling Service

Crisis Program
24 hours / 7 days

  •  (618) 833-8551
 
6/19/04


WILL COUNTY

Crisis Line of Will County

Help Line
24 hours / 7 days

  • Joliet
    (815) 722-3344
  • Bolingbrook
    (630) 759-4555
  • Frankfort
    (815) 469-6166
  • Mokena
    (708) 479-1399
  • Morris
  • (815) 942-6611
  • New Lennox
    (815) 485-7366
  • Peotone
    (708) 258-3333
  • Wilmington
    (815) 476-6969
 
6/20/04

 

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    • crisis intervention
    • hotlines - crisis or suicide
    • community crisis center
    • county mental health center
    • hospital mental health clini
 
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