Mental Health Resources
Support your family's wellbeing
When you or your child needs help, it’s hard to know where to turn. In an effort to ease the burden of finding the mental health and substance use services you need, we’ve partnered with Care Solace, your central hub of care.
With a network of over 560,000 providers and services, Care Solace will help you find the right help at the right time, 24/7/365, at no cost to you. They will connect you with providers accepting all medical insurances, including Medicaid, Medicare, and sliding scale options for those without insurance.
You can access Care Solace services in three ways:
- Call 888-515-0595 at any time. Multilingual support is available 24/7/365. A dedicated Care Companion will help you every step of the way to research options, secure appointments, and follow up to make sure it is a good fit.
- Search anonymously to get matched with an extensive list of care providers at caresolace.com/bn98
- Contact your school health professional, and they will submit a referral on your behalf.
No matter what you're experiencing, there is hope and help. We are confident that our new partnership with Care Solace will help us build a healthier, more vibrant school community.
If you have a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 or The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 9-8-8. Care Solace is not an emergency response service or mental health services provider.
- Dial 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- Text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line
- Contact Safe2Help Illinois: Dial 844-4-SAFEIL, Text SAFE2 (72332), email HELP@Safe2HelpIL.com
More Resources:
- Illinois School and Campus Safety Resource Center offers many K-12 resources to enhance organizational capacity and assist administrators, teachers, and other school service personnel in locating relevant resources
- SPIDER is a free online database to connect individuals, families, and anyone in Illinois to services in their area that meet their needs.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 provides 24/7, free, and confidential support for people in distress and prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.
- Military Helpline at 1-888-457-4838 offers a free and confidential 24/7 crisis intervention service that is sensitive to military-specific issues.
- National Runaway Safeline at 1-800-786-2929 offers a 24/7 crisis connection with the option to call, chat, email, or text to meet the current needs of vulnerable youth at risk of running away or those who already have and need help.
- The Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 offers a 24/7 crisis connection with the option to call, chat, or text that is provided by trained counselors who understand the unique challenges that LGBTQ young people face.
- The Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network offers resources to help educators and administrators support students and school communities in the aftermath of crisis and loss.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides resources in many languages, including information about bullying, school violence, refugee populations, disasters, sexual abuse, and many others.
- Safe2Help Illinois offers students a safe, confidential way to share information that might help prevent suicides, bullying, school violence, or other threats to school safety.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides information on finding treatment, downloadable resources, and other information about substance use and mental health topics.
- Illinois Children’s Mental Health Plan, released in May 2022, was developed to improve the overall well-being of all youth and families in Illinois.
Mental Health America, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Active Minds, Child Mind Institute, and The National Child Traumatic Stress Network are sites where you can find other general mental health resources.