Resources

If you or someone you know is having a life-threatening emergency call 911

24/7 non-emergency resources

988 (National Suicide and Crisis lifeline)

Text HOME to 741741 (National Suicide and Crisis lifeline)

Fire/EMS Helpline: 888-731-FIRE(3473)

Safe Call Now: 206-459-3020 (24/7 helpline staffed by First Responders for First Responders and their family)

Illinois Fire Fighter Peer Support: 855-90-Support(78776) 

MTFPD Chaplain Mike Hein: 815-382-6767

FF Peer Support Teams

Illinois Firefighter Peer Support (www.ilffps.org)

Whether you are on active duty or retired, we’ll match you with a firefighter who has walked in your shoes. Talk to someone who knows your experiences firsthand.

100 Club of Illinois (www.100clubil.org)

The 100 Club of Illinois provides resources, several forms of financial support, access to training, and moral support to both the families of first responders killed in the line of duty and active duty first responders throughout the state of Illinois.

Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (www.ffbha.org)

The mission of Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance is to collaborate, develop and implement behavioral health awareness, prevention, intervention, and post crisis strategies to provide firefighters with an easily accessible and confidential source of information.

Next Rung (www.Nextrung.org)

Our mission is to help combat mental health issues among Firefighters and First Responders. We want to be a beacon of hope during these difficult times that many of us face. Mental health issues and an alarming amount of suicides have become a major problem among our profession.

Re;act 4 Ryan (www.react4ryan.com)

RE;ACT is the Lt. Ryan Elwood; Awareness, Counseling and Training Fund for First Responders in need of mental health and emotional assistance.

Self-Help

Mental Health America (www.mhanational.org/self-help-tools)

Self-Help Tools

Mental Health Screening (screening.mhanational.org)

Take the first steps to mental health! Information, resources, and free & confidential mental health screening.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (www.samhsa.gov)

National Substance Abuse and Mental Health resources.

IFSI First Responder Resiliency LibGuide

First Responder Resiliency Project (guides.library.illinois.edu/c.php?g=615061) 

U of I resources for Mental Health and Resiliency.