How to Find Help
Are you or someone you know in crisis? Help is available.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org
A 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available in English or in Spanish to anyone in crisis or emotional distress.
Safe2Help
Text to SAFE2 (72332)
CALL 844-4-SAFEIL
DOWNLOAD the Safe2HelpIL app
A free, 24/7, confidential system for students to share concerns about themselves or others
Crisis Text Line
Text “HOME” to 741741
or chat at crisistextline.org
or through What’s App
A 24-hour, free*, confidential information and support available to anyone in crisis.
*Text rates apply depending on carrier.
Healthy Barrington
Find local counseling, support, mental health and substance abuse treatment quickly and easily.
INFORMATION ABOUT DRUGS & ALCOHOL
- Partnership for a Drug-Free America
- LEAD – Leading Efforts Against Drugs
- SpeakUP! Prevention Coalition
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Substance Abuse Facility Locator
- Addiction Guide
- AlcoholScreening.org
- Stand Up Mudelein
- Community the Anti-Drug
- Stand Strong Coalition
PARENTING RESOURCES
LOCAL HELP – RESOURCES & PROVIDERS
- Healthy Barrington Website
- Barrington Youth and Family Services
- The Barrington Center for Psychotherapy and Wellness
- Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) Barrington Area
- Nicasa Behavioral Health
INFORMATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices in Education)
- National Institute of Mental Health
- MentalHealth.gov
- Mental Health America
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America
- Erika’s Lighthouse – A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression
- The Trevor Project
- The Jason Foundation
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)