Resources – Hot Lines
IF YOU ARE IN A CRISIS SITUATION – OR JUST NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO – YOU HAVE PROFESSIONALS WAITING FOR YOUR CALL … AT NO CHARGE … AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK
Police: 911
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
National Hotline – When you Need Someone To Talk To
Covenant House Nineline: 800-999-9999
National Hotline – Crisis Prevention for Gay Youth
Trevor Helpline: 800-850-8078
Para recibir ayuda en español, empuja aquí
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Emergency Medical Care, North Suburban Chicago
Evanston/Northwestern Healthcare Crisis Team: 847-570-2500 x 1
Family Crisis and Substance Abuse, North Suburban Chicago
Omni Youth Services: 847-541-0199
Sexual Abuse, North Suburban Chicago
La Casa Hotline: 847-872-7799
UIC, “In Touch Crisis Hotline.”
312-996-5535 — open 6 to 9:30 each evening, 7 days.
Kane County Crisis Line — 24/7
847-697-2380 (will receive calls from anywhere)
Du Page County Crisis Intervention.
(630) 627-1700 24-hour for emergency and non-emergency psychiatric services for adults, children and adolescents. (will receive calls from anywhere)
If you’re not sure what to say to one of these lines, here are some reasonable opening lines that can get the ball rolling:
- Hello — I am really worried and anxious and I need to talk to someone about my future.
- Hi — I am feeling very anxious right now and don’t seem to know how to help myself very well. I have felt like this for many days. Can I talk to somebody about this?
- Hi — I don’t really know how to start talking about this. I just feel really bad right now and I am very afraid about my future and about my life in general. Is there somebody I can talk to about this?
- Hello — I am very discouraged about my life overall right now and I feel like I need some help in seeing my situation more realistically. From where I am sitting, my plight looks hopeless. I don’t know what to do and I feel like somehow time is running out on me.
- Hi — I feel like things are going to turn on me and I need some help in figuring out what I can do to feel better and to feel more prepared for what life is likely to bring along to me.
- Hello. I want to try to sum up how I am feeling. I feel painted into a corner. I feel like I have no choices and that I am in danger of things getting worse for me.
