Support and Resources
If you or someone you know needs help or wants to discuss mental health concerns, contact:
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Dial 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
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Text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line
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Contact Safe2Help Illinois: Dial 844-4-SAFEIL, Text SAFE2 (72332), email HELP@Safe2HelpIL.com
Student and Family Crisis Resources
Emergency Assistance
If you, your child, or others are in a crisis and need immediate assistance, please dial 911. ReferralGPS: Connecting Students, Staff, and Families to Mental Health Resources
ReferralGPS is a web-based service that aids our students, staff, and families in locating local mental health resources and treatment.
- Complements District Support: Enhances existing support systems, serving as a valuable tool to help locate treatment options outside of the district.
- Searchable Database: Offers a database of treatment options for easy access.
- Care Navigation: Provides services to support families in triage, appointment scheduling, and follow-up care.
- Filtering Options: Allows users to filter by mental health concern, clinician gender/specialty, location, and insurance acceptance.
- Inclusive Insurance Coverage: The service is compatible with all types of private and public insurance, including PPO, HMO, Medicaid, and it caters to uninsured or underinsured families.
- No-Cost Access: Available free of charge for use by district students, staff, and families.
- Confidentiality Assured: Rest assured that all information entered into the ReferralGPS tool is kept completely confidential and securely stored.
Click here to search for treatment resources or connect with a Care Navigator anonymously.
Safe2Help
Safe2Help Illinois is a 24/7 program for students to share school safety issues, find resources to get help and find encouragement to help others.
- Phone: 844-4SAFEIL
- Text: SAFE2 (72332)
- Email: HELP@safe2HelpIL.com
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in emotional distress.
Phone: 1-800-273-8255 or dial 9-8-8.
Student Text-4-Help Lake County
Text HOME to 741741 to reach a licensed counselor for anonymous support.
Call4Calm
Text TALK or HABLAR to 552020 to get connected to a counselor in your area.
Text For Help
Lake County Anonymous Text-A-Tip Line by texting HELLO to 1-844-823-5323.
Food/Shelter Resources
Dial 211 for the United Way Helpline
ISBE Resource List
ISBE has compiled a list of resources to support students' mental health 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at www.isbe.net/mentalhealth