Crisis & Talk Hotline Resources

24 hour Crisis Line for patients of Behavioral Health Services and the Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Advocate Illinois Masonic Behavioral Health Crisis Line:  773.296.5380
 
Additional Crisis Hotlines

• National Suicide Prevention: 800-273-8255 (English)
  • Crisis and Talk line
     
• Nineline: 800-999-9999
  • Crisis and Talk line; all ages
      
• National Hopeline Network: 800-784-2433
  • Crisis and Talk line
  • Connected with National Suicide Prevention hotline
       
• Suicide Prevention: 800-248-7475
  • Suicide prevention/Crisis only
      
• Resurrection Crisis Line: 708-681-HELP/(4357)
  • Crisis and Talk line
       
• Trilogy Crisis Line: 800-322-8400
  • Psychiatric emergencies/Crisis only, psych assessment & referrals
  • Appropriate referral for hospital operator
       
• Crisis Line of Fox County: 630-966-9393
  • Crisis and Talk line
  • Association for Individual Development
  • Appropriate referral for hospital operator
       
• In-Touch (UIC): 312-996-5535
  • Crisis and Talk line
  • Open 7 days a week, 6pm-10pm
      
• Northwestern Crisis Line: 312-926-8100
  • Crisis and Talk line
  • Closed weekends and weekdays after 5pm (will page crisis worker on call when closed)

Talk Hotlines

• Crisis Line Will County: 630-759-4555
  • Talk line only
        
• DHS Warm Line: 866-359-7953
  • Talk line only
  • Family support for MH & CD recovery issues,    -Mon-Friday 8am-5pm
       
• Center on Halstead  (GLBT): 773-929-4357
  • Talk line only; some counseling referrals
  • M-F: 10am-9pm
       
• National Runaway Switchboard: 800-621-4000 or 800-786-2929
  • Talk line only; provides brief supportive counseling and problem solving referrals
      
• GLBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564
  • Program of GLBT National Health Center
  • Talk line only,   M-F: 4pm-12am; Sat: 12pm-5pm

Information on mental health and substance abuse issues

• National Alliance on Mental Health
• National Mental Health Association
• Depression and Bipolar Support Association (DBSA)
• Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
• Suicide Prevention
• National Runaway Switchboard
• Instant Mindfulness