Important Community Resources

AGENCIES & CONTACT INFORMATION

Suicide/Crisis Hotlines:

Crisis and Referral Entry Services (CARES) Line
1-800-345-9049 (Voice)
1-773-523-4504 (TTY)
http://www.illinoismentalhealthcollaborative.com/consumers/information/SASS-handout.pdf

Crisis Mental Health Providers list by region
https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30893

Centerstone Crisis Line
855-985-0911
https://centerstone.org/contact/#crisis

Mental Health Hotlines:

Illinois Warm Line
1-866-359-7953
Staffed Monday – Friday 8 AM – 5 PM
http://www.illinoismentalhealthcollaborative.com/news/Warm-Line.pdf

Child and Adolescent Client Assistance Line
312-793-1361
Staffed Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
http://www.illinoismentalhealthcollaborative.com/consumers/information/SASS-handout.pdf

NAMI Illinois Helpline
217-522-1403
https://namiillinois.org/

Child Abuse:

Illinois Child Abuse Reporting Hotline
1-800-252-2873
https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/safekids/reporting/Pages/index.aspx

Eating Disorders:

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline
800-931-2237
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

ANAD Hotline
630-577-1330
https://anad.org/our-services/eating-disorders-helpline/

Domestic Abuse:

Illinois Domestic Violence Helpline
1-877-863-6338 (Voice)
1-877-863-6339 (TTY)
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30275

Illinois Domestic Violence Centers Listings by region
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=31886
Hotlines listed for each center

Parent Hotlines/Resources:

Illinois Parents Care and Share Program
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30519

Parenting Tip Sheets
https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/safekids/prevention/Pages/index.aspx
Scroll down to bottom of page for tip sheets

Autism:

Illinois Department of Human Services Early Intervention Program
1-800-447-6404 (Voice/TTY)
For automated service, call 1-800-323-4769
https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30321

Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse – Resources for Families
https://eiclearinghouse.org/family-resources/

LGBTQIA Resources:

Center on Halsted LGBT Anti Violence 24 hour Crisis Hotline
773-871-2273
www.centeronhalsted.org/contact.html

Center on Halsted Resource Directory for LGBT Population
www.centeronhalsted.org/resource-directory

STATE OF ILLINOIS:

AIDS/HIV/STD
800-243-2437 or 217-782-2747

Alzheimer’s Disease Program
217-782-3300

Assisted Living and Information Support, Bureau of
217-782-2448

Asthma Program
217-782-3300

Central Complaint Registry
800-252-4343

Health Care Worker Registry
844-789-3676

Food Distribution Center – Illinois Dept. Of Children And Family Services
312-814-4650

Help Me Grow
800-323-4769

Hearing Impaired (TTY)
800-547-0466

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Childhood
217-782-0403

Medicare Illinois
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)

Newborn Hearing Screening
217-782-4733

Nutrition Education Program
217-782-3300

IDHS Help Line – Food Stamps/SNAP
1-800-843-6154
1-866-324-5553 TTY

Medicaid Illinois Health Benefits Hotline
1-800-843-6154

Nursing Home Hotline
800-252-4343

Illinois Adoption Registry
877-323-5299

Illinois Department of Public Health
217-782-4977

Illinois Adoption Registry
877-323-5299

Illinois Poison Control
800-222-1222
TTY users can call 855-889-4326

Oral Health, Division of
217-785-4899

OSHA
800-972-4216 (Consultation)
217-782-9386 (Enforcement)

Safe Kids
217-785-2060

Center for Rural Health
217-782-1624

Smoke-free Illinois Complaint Line
866-973-4646

Tobacco Quitline, Illinois
866-784-8937

Transportation-Illinois Department of Transportation
Hanley Building
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764

Phone:
(217) 782-7820 or TTY (866) 273-3681
(800) 452-IDOT (4368) – IDOT General Hotline

Unemployment Insurance
800-244-5631

Violence Prevention Program
217-785-2060

Vision and Hearing Program
217-524-2396

Vital Records, Division of
217-782-6554

Women’s Health Helpline
888-522-1282