Often patients and families turn to their faith to help them get through difficult times. You can request a visit from a chaplain to guide you through your spiritual recovery.
Our Cook County Health Chaplain Fellow can be reached at: 312-563-4822 during regular business hours Monday-Friday. Please leave a message if there is no answer.
Stroger Hospital Crisis Intervention Program: 312-864-1095
Domestic Violence Hotline: 877-863-6338
Resilience—Empowering Survivors; Ending Sexual Violence
Inpatient and Outpatient mental health and intensive case management services available to victims of community violence (gunshot wounds/stab wounds/assaults).
Healing Hurt People Chicago (HHPC) is a hospital-based, youth advocacy program for violence recovery that provides crisis intervention, mental health care, medical advocacy, practical support, and a supportive community where people who have been violently injured can thrive.
Must be 30 years old or younger and live in the city of Chicago.
Acclivus, Inc.—Helping Prevent Violence in Our Community
Case management and violence interruption services for victims of community violence (gunshot wounds/stab wounds/assaults).
Chicago Survivors—Helping Families Live Beyond Violent Loss
Behavioral Health Access Line
Phone: (844) 433-8793) For access to outpatient mental health counseling for those with County Care or Medicaid
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Warmline
The Warm Line is not a crisis hotline, but is based on the concept that sometimes what is needed most in difficult times is someone to talk to, who will listen and understand
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm, except holidays
Phone: 866-359-7953 – Select “The Warm Line”
TTY: 866-880-4459
Trauma-Informed Care at Cook County Health CCH Trauma-Informed Approaches Task Force
Intensive Care: Experiences of family & friends—Keeping a diary (from Healthtalk.org)
Crime Victims Compensation
Victims of violent crime can be reimbursed for some financial costs due to their injury. Please call the Patient & Family Support team for questions: 312-864-1538
Application is available at the Illinois Attorney General’s website