Mental Health & Community Resources

This page provides you with resources to assist with mental health and basic living needs. Most resources below have a phone number provided. Also, several have their websites already linked, so if you click on the name of the resource, you should be directed to their website. The Counseling Office has a more robust list of resources, so please contact us if you would like further assistance.

In-School Resources

Heartlinks Grief Counseling from Family Hospice provides monthly counseling for teens dealing with grief. This service is provided at school and open to any student who has experienced some kind of loss.

Things To Know About Grief from Heartlinks is an easy-to-use guide for dealing with grief.

Lifesavers

Lifesavers is a group of peers trained to be listeners to students who may be experiencing emotional crisis or simply want a non-judgmental person to listen to them. Peers keep information confidential, unless there is a danger to someone. The Lifesavers are trained when to seek help from an adult if needed. Information is available in the Counseling Office.

Community Mental Health Resources

24 Hour Crisis Hotlines

**Please note that if you or someone you know has a mental health crisis and safety is a concern, please contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room immediately.**

  • Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255

  • Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 1-800-422-4453

  • Safe Connections Relationship Violence Hotline 314-531-2003

  • Cutting-Self Injury Hotline 1-800-784-2433

  • The Trevor Project (LGBTQ) 1-866-488-7386

Crisis Support Services

Counseling / Mental Health Services

Grief and Loss

Eating Disorders

Substance Abuse

LGBTQ+ Resources

Military Resources

Other Mental Health Resources

Other Resources

Community Assistance

    • United Way

Land of Lincoln Debt Collection/Foreclosure 855-601-9474

  • Mortgage Assistance

    • Catholic Urban Programs- Holy Angels Shelter 618-874-4079

  • Assistance with Food

    • Salvation Army - Belleville 618-235-7378

    • Law and Grace Ministries 618-235-6977

    • Community Interfaith Food Pantry 618-355-9199

    • SNAP (Food Stamps)

    • Leu Civic Center 618-566-2175

    • Mascoutah Food Pantry 618-566-2524

Homeless Services / Shelters

  • Catholic Urban Programs- Holy Angels Shelter 618-398-5616

1410 North 37th Street East Saint Louis, IL 62204

Serving single women or women with children

  • Salvation Army 636-240-4969

1 William Booth Drive O’Fallon, IL 63366

Serving any homeless person or family

  • Oasis Women’s Shelter 618-465-1978

111 Market Street Alton, IL 62002

Serving women or women with children experiencing domestic violence

  • The Lighthouse Shelter 618-993-8180

1101 North Madison Street Marion, IL 62959

Serving men, women and children

Parenting Resources

  • Women, Infant and Children (WIC)

  • Planned Parenthood

  • 24 Hour Breastfeeding Help 314-424-3900

  • Teen Pregnancy Center, St. Louis 888-996-4894

General Information

Mental Health

Suicide

Self Harm

  • National Alliance of Mental Illness: Self-Harm

Getting Help for a Friend

**Other resources are available. Please contact the Counseling Office to learn about more resources in the community.