The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
A free, 24/7 confidential service that can provide people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, or those around them, with support, information, and local resources.
The Veteran Crisis Line and Military Crisis Line
Dial 988 then Press 1 or Text 838255
The Veterans Crisis Line and Military Crisis Line connect veterans and service members in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
Crisis Text Line
741-741
This free text-message service provides 24/7 support to those in crisis. Text 741-741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor right away.
Madison County Health Department
1-618-692-8954
The Madison County Health Department is the entity certified by the Illinois Department of Public Health to undertake the planning and implementation of a community health program designed to address the priority community health needs of Madison County residents.
Madison County Community Mental Health Board
Northern Madison: 1-618-465-4388 Southern Madison: 1-618-877-0316
24-Hour Crisis/Information/Referral Lines.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Violence Prevention Efforts
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pub/technical-packages.html
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a number of technical packages to help communities use the best available evidence to prevent violence. The CDC has technical packages on Intimate Partner Violence, Preventing Suicide, Youth Violence, Sexual Violence and Child Abuse & Neglect.
