Resources and Crisis Support
Your safety matters.
If you are having a mental health crisis, the tools below have been compiled by both therapists and community members who want to help you get thought the storm.
While we care deeply about your wellbeing between sessions, your therapist may not be immediately available to provide crisis services.
If you're unsure whether what you're experiencing is a crisis, please err on the side of reaching out for immediate support. We encourage you to contact a trusted support person, go to your nearest emergency room, or dial 988. Please be aware that if you dial 988, police may be called to intervene.
Resources
Fireweed Collective Crisis Toolkit (LINK)
DBT Handouts for Crisis Survival Skills (LINK to Worksheets)
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988
Available 24/7 for anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis (police may be called to intervene)
IDHS Living Room Programs: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=126349
List of in-person spaces in Illinois staffed by Recovery Support Specialists
Befrienders Worldwide: https://www.befrienders.org/
International support, for those in suicidal crisis abroad
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Free, confidential crisis support via text, available 24/7
The Trevor Project Call 1-866-488-7386 | Text START to 678-678 | Chat at thetrevorproject.org
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people under 25
Trans Lifeline Call 877-565-8860
Peer support for trans people in crisis, run by and for the trans community
Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline Call 877-863-6338 | TTY: 877-863-6339
Free, confidential support for survivors of domestic violence in Illinois, available 24/7