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.

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 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.

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

• Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS) 1-800-345-9049 (For Medicaid insurance carriers only)

• Chestnut Health Systems (Serving St. Clair/ S. Madison County) 618-397-0900

• Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center (Serving W. St. Clair) 618-482-7330

• Sexual Assault Victim Care Unit 618-397-0975

Counseling / Mental Health Services

• Chestnut Health Systems 618-877-4420

• Counselors Associates Ltd. 618-972-1568

• Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois (CHASI) 618-235-5335

• Karla Smith Behavioral Health Foundation 618-877-4420

• Lutheran Child and Family Services 1-800-363-5237

• Catholic Charities (314) 367-5500

• Violence Prevention Center of Southwest Illinois 618-235-0892

Grief and Loss

• Heartlinks

• Annie’s Hope 314-965-5015

Eating Disorders

• Alsana

• McCallum Place

Substance Abuse

• Gateway Foundation

• Chestnut Health Systems 888-924-3786

• Roscrance resources for parents

LGBTQ+ Resources

• PFLAG Belleville 618-977-5078

• Children's Hospital Transgender Center

• Gender Spectrum

Military Resources

• Military Family and Life Counselor

• Military Child Education Coalition

Other Mental Health Resources

• St. Clair County Mental Health Board

Community Assistance

• Utility Assistance

  • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

  • Intergovernmental Grants Department

• • United Way

• Legal Services

  • Land of Lincoln Legal Advice Services 618-394-7300

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

• Job Skills and Classes

• Society of St. Vincent de Paul 618-394-0126

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

Mental Health

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/

• National Alliance on Mental Illness: Mental Health Facts

Suicide

• National Institute of Mental Health: Questions About Suicide

Self Harm

• National Alliance of Mental Illness: Self-Harm

Getting Help for a Friend

• National Alliance of Mental Illness: Student Guide to Mental Health

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