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Ending the Silence - NAMI Chicago - Main Office

Ending the Silence is a free, 90-minute presentation designed to give parents and caregivers an opportunity to learn about youth mental health. Participants will learn signs, symptoms, and indicators of mental health conditions and suicide in young people. Parents and caregivers are given ideas about how to help their children, connect with their child's school, and find support.

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Suicide Prevention Programs

Family to Family - NAMI Chicago - Main Office

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Chicago provides Family to Family a free 8- or 12-week educational course designed for family members looking to develop skills to support their loved one living with a mental health condition. This group class is led by trained family members with experience supporting a loved one on their mental health journey.

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General Mental Health Information/Education
Families/Friends of Individuals With Mental Health Disorders Support Groups

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSES | NORTH CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Offers an 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Also offers a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

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Mental Health Information/Education

EDUCATION SERVICES | NAMI - MCHENRY COUNTY

Provide classes for individuals with mental illness as well as for family members. Also, provide educational presentations on mental health and suicide prevention for the community.

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Mental Health Information/Education

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID | RISE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Program is designed to teach people how to help individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis, developing a mental health problem or who is experiencing addiction challenges and or is in crisis. Provides information on how to recognize common mental health disorders, how to provide initial help, and how to guide individuals towards appropriate professional help.

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Mental Health Information/Education

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSES | NORTH CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Offers an 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Also offers a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

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Mental Health Information/Education

ADDICTION SERVICES | NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - GREATER DEKALB COUNTY

Offers substance use disorder treatment options and services for youth and adults, including: family education, case management, individual and group counseling, DUI evaluation and education, inpatient and outpatient treatment, and treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders.

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Mental Health Information/Education
DUI Offender Programs
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Integrated Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment

FAMILY NAVIGATION SERVICES | PROJECT SUN

Coordinated network of services and supports that address the needs of a child's behavioral health care. Includes:

- Coordinates next steps when a child has a potential behavioral health issue or if a screening has indicated a potential concern

- Support from other parents who have experienced the process of planning behavioral health care

- Informational sessions to learn more about children's behavioral health and relevant child and family wellness topics

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Mental Health Information/Education
Parent Support Groups
Family Resource Centers/Outreach

FAMILY-TO-FAMILY: NAMI SIGNATURE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM | NAMI CHAMPAIGN

Free 8-session class taught by trained NAMI members. The Family to Family curriculum focuses on:

- Schizophrenia.

- Bipolar disorder (manic depression).

- Clinical depression.

- Panic disorder.

- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

The course discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively. Classes are offered twice a year.

NAMI Champaign County also provides monthly educational presentations and can provide an in-service for teachers and staff to help identify the symptoms of mental illness in children.

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Mental Health Information/Education

Mental Health First Aid Training - Association House of Chicago - Main Location

Association House of Chicago offers Mental Health First Aid, a nationally recognized training that teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness in their family, friends, community, and workplaces.

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General Mental Health Information/Education

Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies - The Family Institute at Northwestern University - Northbrook Office

Mindfulness practices enable you to have a deeper, clearer, more accepting, and more compassionate awareness of yourself and others. Behavior therapies provide practical, skills-based solutions for coping with a variety of life challenges.

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Mindfulness Instruction

MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM | NAMI NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Provides the Local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness that offers education, advocacy, and support for families and individuals living with mental illness.

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Mental Health Information/Education

590 TEAM AND MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE | COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response.

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Suicide Prevention Hotlines
Mental Health Information/Education
In Person Crisis Intervention
General Counseling Services
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines

590 TEAM AND MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE | COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) provide mobile crisis response.

- On-site counseling.

- Mental health evaluation.

- Assess the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Suicide Prevention Hotlines
Mental Health Information/Education
In Person Crisis Intervention
General Counseling Services
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines

590 TEAM / MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE | MEMORIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) providing mobile crisis response.

-- On-site counseling.

-- Mental health evaluation.

-- Assesses the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

-- Community referrals and linkages.

-- Post crisis follow-ups.

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General Counseling Services
Mental Health Evaluation
Suicide Prevention Hotlines
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
In Person Crisis Intervention
Mental Health Information/Education

590 TEAM / MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE | MEMORIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Crisis team (Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor) providing mobile crisis response.

-- On-site counseling.

-- Mental health evaluation.

-- Assesses the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

-- Community referrals and linkages.

-- Post crisis follow-ups.

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General Counseling Services
Mental Health Evaluation
Suicide Prevention Hotlines
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
In Person Crisis Intervention
Mental Health Information/Education

EDUCATION | NAMI SAUK AREA

Offers several different mental health education programs.

- Family-To-Family: Provides a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness. The course is taught by trained family members. All instruction and course materials are free to class participants.

- Course includes: Current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders.

- Up-to-date information about medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence.

- Current research related to the biology of brain disorders and the evidence-based, most effective treatments to promote recovery.

- Gaining sympathy by understanding the subjective, lived experience of a person with mental illness.

- Learning in special workshops for problem solving, listening, and communication techniques.

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Mental Health Information/Education

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSES | NORTH CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Offers an 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing and mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Also offers a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Topics include depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

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Mental Health Information/Education

Health Outreach Program - White Crane Wellness Center - Main Office

White Crane's Health Outreach Program strives to provide a comprehensive, holistic, community-based approach to chronic disease prevention in order to reduce the incidence of risk factors for preventable disease (stroke, heart disease, cancer, hypertension, diabetes, pneumonia, flu, osteoporosis, mental illness); to motivate and educate seniors to take control of their health; and to make health care services accessible to low-income, disadvantaged, immigrant, refugee, and minority at-risk elderly.

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Digital Rectal Examinations
Fall Prevention Programs
Diabetes Screening
Clinical Cholesterol/Triglycerides Tests
Healthy Eating Programs
Blood Pressure Screening
General Mental Health Information/Education
General Health Education Programs

Family-To-Family - NAMI Metro Suburban - NAMI Education Offices

NAMI Metro Suburban's Family to Family is a free 8-week mental health first aid training program sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The course is designed for relatives and close friends of adults with persistent and severe mental illness. The curriculum balances educational materials and skill training with self-care, emotional support, and empowerment.

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Mental Health First Aid Training

NAMI Reads - NAMI Cook County North Suburban - Main Office

NAMI Reads is to partner with libraries to promote discussions about mental health. This Public Education program invites the patrons of individual community libraries and local individuals to engage in informed non-stigmatized guided discussions about mental illness with a particular author or professional on various topics.

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General Mental Health Information/Education

Stay Up Project Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support - Self Theory, LLC - Main Office

Self Theory, LLC provides suicide prevention education, early intervention, and ongoing emotional support. They work to reduce stigma, increase access to care, and offer connection before crisis hits.

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Suicide Prevention Programs

EDUCATION SERVICES | NAMI MID CENTRAL ILLINOIS

Provides education programs for middle and high schoolers about mental illnesses and warning signs. In our own voice program services provide personal perspective of mental health conditions. Family to family program offers a 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses and education with various subjects such as mental illnesses, addictive disorders, medications, side effects, and strategies for medication adherence.

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Mental Health Information/Education

WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION | MASSAC COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER

Workshops, training, and community education available.

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Mental Health Information/Education

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | PROMISE HEALTHCARE - FRANCES NELSON

Provides mental health and psychiatry services to those in need. Services include counseling, medication management, and mental health case management.

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General Psychiatry
General Counseling Services
Mental Health Information/Education
Mental Health Evaluation

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