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Crisis Hotline

Crisis Call Center
If immediate emergency call 775-784-8090 or text "hi" to 775-784-8090 .

Immediate Medical Assistance: 911

Domestic Violence

Hotlines

City of Chicago Domestic Violence Helpline: 877-863-6338

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)

Domestic Violence Advocates: (312) 603-6945

CARPLS (Legal referral service agency): (312) 738-9200

Connections for Abused Women and their Children "Connections for Abused Women and their Children, formerly Chicago Abused Women Coalition, is committed to ending domestic violence. Using a self-help, empowerment approach, we provide a shelter for women and children, and counseling, advocacy, and a 24-hour hotline for people affected by domestic violence. We work for social change through education, service collaboration and institutional advocacy."
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) " ICADV is a not for profit, membership organization that works to eliminate violence against women and their children by promoting the eradication of domestic violence throughout Illinois; ensuring the safety of survivors, their access to services, and their freedom of choice; holding abusers accountable for the violence they perpetrate; and encouraging the development of victim-sensitive laws, policies and procedures across all systems that impact survivor."

LGBTQ Resources

Hotlines:

Center on Halsted 24-Hour Crisis Line: 773.871.CARE

The Trevor (Gay/Lesbian Youth) Helpline (24/7): 866-4-U-TREVOR

Gay and Lesbian National Hotline: 888-THE-GLNH

LYRIC Youth Talkline (Gay/Lesbian Peer Support Line): 800-96-YOUTH

Center on Halsted
Howard Brown Health Center "Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) was founded in 1974 and is now one of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) organizations."

Illness/Diseases

Hotlines:

American Heart Association: 800-AHA-USA-1

Cancer Information Service: 800-4-CANCER

Poison Control Center (24/7): 800-222-1222

Physical Fitness/Exercise

Smoking/Tobacco

Suicide and Depression

Hotlines:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255)

National Hopeline Network: 800-SUICIDE

Crime/Public Safety

Chicago Police Department CLEARMAP "The CLEARMAP Sex Offenders web application enables you to search the Chicago Police Department's database of registered sex offenders."

Drug/Alcohol Abuse

Hotlines:

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Helpline: 800-662-HELP (4357)

Addiction Helpline: 800.559.9503

Alcohol Screening Tool
Chicago Area Alcoholics Anonymous
Drug Rehab Connections The Drug Rehab Connections community is made up of those who want to help and give back. We are here to share our stories of recovery and hope as we begin the steps together towards rehab and recovery.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 'NIAAA leads the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems..."
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) "NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction."
All Inpatient Rehab Centers Near You The All Inpatient Rehab Centers Near You technology uses your location to instantly generate a local listing of all the inpatient rehab centers in and around your community.
Rehab Center RehabCenter.net gives you all the information you will need to choose the best rehab strategy, find aftercare support, determine whether your health insurance covers your treatment, and win back your life.
Phoenix House "Phoenix House provides individualized, holistic drug and alcohol addiction treatment..."
Start Your Recovery Offers people who are dealing with substance use issues a single source of relatable, reliable information at any stage of their recovery journey.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration "The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities."
Illinois Addiction Resources
Addiction Resource Addiction Resource's goal is to make helpful and verifiable information available on substance abuse and addiction rehab and recovery as well as direct you to the best sources of help, including The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Childhood Trauma And Addiction In Adulthood

Health Information (General)

CDC College Health and Safety
Chicago Public Library Health & Medicine Resources
City of Chicago Health and Human Services Department
City of Chicago Public Health Department
4 College Women "This site has been developed by Brandeis University college students for college students everywhere. It provides a portal to a wealth of health information resources. We hope you will find it helpful and informative. "
Loyola University Chicago Wellness Center Links
University of Chicago Health Information

Mental Health (General)

Hotlines:

CDC Mental Health Information Center: 800-789-2647

National Mental Health Association Resource Center: 800-969-NMHA

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Information Helpline: 800-950-NAMI

Rape/Sexual Violence

Hotlines:

Rape Crisis Hotline (24/7): 888-293-2080 (Chicago)

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network: 800-656-HOPE (4673)

Doctors/Health Insurance

Every Artist Insured: Understand the New Health Care Law From The Actor's Fund.

Eating Disorders

Hotlines

National Eating Disorders Association Live Helpline: 1-800-931-2237

National Eating Disorders Association "...non-profit organization in the United States advocating on behalf of and supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders"
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders "...seeks to prevent and alleviate the problems of eating disorders, especially including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder."

HIV/AIDS/STDs

Hotlines:

National HIV/AIDS Hotline (24/7): 80-342-AIDS

National STD Health Issues Hotline (24/7): 800-227-8922

AIDSinfo
Chicago STD Testing Near Me
Test Positive Aware Network TPAN empowers everyone living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS to live open, healthy, and productive lives. TPAN innovates to deliver peer-led support programs and collaborative wellness services and to communicate comprehensive information. TPAN will do so until HIV/AIDS is eradicated.

Nutrition

Safety in the Studio

Women's Health

Hotlines:

National Women’s Health Information Center: 800-994-WOMAN

Databases

Health & Wellness Resource Center This link opens in a new window Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials from 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to Cengage Gale reference titles.
Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Helath Module This link opens in a new window "Health And Wellness Resource Center With Alternative Health Module, Gale’s comprehensive consumer health resource, provides accurate, authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative and complementary medical practices. Designed for researchers at all levels, its intuitive interface provides multiple pathways to information. New periodical and newspaper articles are added daily."
Health Reference Center Academic This link opens in a new window Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection This link opens in a new window Including nearly 400 titles covering all aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
Research Library: Health & Medicine This link opens in a new window This resource covers publications on the latest medical information for researchers of all levels.

Magazines

Psychology Today First launched in 1967, Psychology Today is devoted exclusively to everybody's favorite subject: Ourselves. They've gathered here a group of renowned psychologists, academics, psychiatrists and writers to contribute their thoughts and ideas.