Help, Clinics, & Contacts

Suicide Prevention, Mental Support & Other Help

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or call 800-273-8255 (TALK)
• The Trevor Project or call 866-488-7386
• Crisis Textline: text START to 741741
• Adolescent Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255
• TeenLine 1-800-852-8336
• LGBTQ Crisis Hotline 1-773-871-2273
• Cook County Jail Mental Health Hotline 1-773-674-2273
• National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-422-2253
• Illinois Warm Line 866-359-7953
• Eating Disorder Helpline 630-577-1330 or
• Self Harm Hotline 1-800-366-8388
• Gang Prevention/Intervention 1-866-862-3273

Sexual Assault & Dating Violence

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) & The National Sexual Assault Hotline or call 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• Rape Victim Advocates or call 888-293-2080
• Between Friends or call 1-800-603-4357 (HELP)
• National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline 1-866-331-9474
• Chicagoland Rape Crisis Hotline 888-293-2080
• Digital Abuse

Homelessness

• National Runaway Safeline
  or call 800-786-2929

Human Trafficking

• Salvation Army STOP IT Program
• Heartland Alliance’s Freedom from Trafficking Program (En Español)
• Metropolitan Family Services
• Illinois Legal Aid
• Legal Aid Foundation

STI Testing & Treatment

• STI testing & treatment by ZIP code
• Planned Parenthood
• Chicago Department of Public Health
• AIDS Foundation of Chicago

LGBTQ & Identity Focused Clinics

• Lurie Center on Gender and Sex
• Howard Brown Health
• LGBTQ Resources by ZIP code

Pregnancy & Birth Control

• All-Options Pregnancy Talk Line for free at 1-888-493-0092
• Learn about Your Options and Legal Rights
• Birth Control clinics by ZIP code
• Pregnancy Testing by ZIP code
• Prenatal Care by ZIP code
• Abortion Info by ZIP code
• Planned Parenthood
• Birth Control Info at Bedsider

Chicago Public School Policies

• CPS’ Policies on Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Students
• CPS’ Anti-Bullying Policy
• CPS’ Policy on Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

State & National Laws

• Know your rights when it comes to your body, your health, and your choices
• If you’re 12 or older you can be tested and treated for STIs & get birth control in Illinois without anyone’s permission
• Illinois Laws About Consent
• Legal Rights about Dating Violence & Abuse
• Youth Bullying & the Law

Immigrant Rights

• Immigrant Justice
• National Immigrant Justice Center