Your mental health is as important to your well-being as your physical health. And mental disorders can be just as disruptive to your working life.
Social Security Disability benefits are there for any kind of health condition that deprives you of the ability to work on a consistent and reliable basis. People might doubt whether mental conditions qualify, but they absolutely do.
Mental health conditions are one of the largest groups of impairments among people awarded disability benefits. Social Security Disability’s annual reports show about a third of people on disability receive benefits for mental health reasons.
When you’re having a crisis, however, don’t wait for the long Social Security Disability process to get immediate help.
These are important mental health hotlines if you need help in the Chicago area and across Illinois:
Hotlines
Nash Disability Law has been helping people in the Chicago area win disability benefits to stabilize their lives since the 1980s.
On this page, we’ve gathered mental health resources for people across Chicagoland.
Chicago and surrounding communities have recognized the need for strong support networks to address mental health challenges. From hotlines to interventions, therapy and health care, resources are available for people grappling with mental illness, substance abuse and behavioral and emotional issues.
We encourage anyone who is experiencing a mental health crisis or trying to manage a mental illness to seek help. It’s out there for you.
If your mental health impairment is severe enough to keep you from working, call us, and we can help you determine if you qualify for Social Security Disability benefits, and we can help you apply.
No attorney fee until you win disability benefits.
If you’re looking for professional help addressing or managing your condition, we hope the following guide will help you find what you need.
Updated August 2026.
These facilities offer safe, non-emergency and peer-led environments for individuals experiencing acute mental health crises, serving as supportive alternatives to the emergency room.
Chicago/Cook County
DuPage County
Lake County and Porter County, Indiana
Organizations that provide holistic, community-based support, including case management, psychiatry, counseling and rehabilitation.
Chicago/Cook County
DuPage County
Will County and Surrounding Areas
Lake County and Porter County, Indiana
Private, non-profit or specialized outpatient clinical practices offering individual and family behavioral therapies.
Chicago/Cook County
DuPage County
Kane County
DuPage, Kane, Lake and Will Counties
Lake County and Porter County, Indiana
Agencies specializing in outpatient substance use treatment, interventions, detox or residential rehabilitation services.
Chicago/Cook County
DuPage County
Lake County and Porter County, Indiana
Hospitals that provide intensive inpatient psychiatric care, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP) or specialized residential programs.
Chicago/Cook County
DuPage County
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