Call for Help
9400 Lebanon Avenue
Edgemont, IL  62203
618.397.0968
Website: www.callforhelpinc.org
Services offered:  Suicide and Crisis Intervention: A 24-hour a day, 7 days a week, telephone crisis service staffed by professional crisis workers and volunteers who have completed a 40-hour training program which includes sessions on suicide, crisis intervention, mental disorders, sexual assault, teen issues, AIDS, and community referrals.  A telephone device for the deaf is also available by calling 618.397.0992  Suicide & Crisis Counseling is provided in the Call For Help Office by appointment.  The counseling is short-term and focuses on issues that have placed a person in crisis and/or precipitated the suicidal thoughts.  Counselors will also help schools, agencies and organizations with Suicide Assessment when help is requested and the time is available. 

Gateway East Health Services, Inc.
327 Missouri Avenue, Suite 412
East St. Louis, IL  62201
618.874.0095
Services offered: Provides comprehensive alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention, HIV/AIDS, Peer Leadership Training, Parenting Classes, Life Skills and Domestic Violence prevention services to East St. Louis and surrounding communities.

Help Me Grow Hotline – Illinois Department of Human Services
2501 North Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL  62761
217.785.5368
Hotline: 1.800.323.4769 (GROW)
Services offered: The DHS Help Me Grow Helpline provides information and statewide referrals in the following areas: adoption, AIDS, alcoholism/drug abuse, child care, child safety seats, child support, dental, disabilities, domestic violence, early intervention, education emergency services, employment, financial aid, family planning, food supplementation, gang prevention, health/physician referral, hearing aids, housing, immunization, infant health, insurance, intergenerational interaction, lead, legal advice, male responsibility, maternity home/school, mental health (general and suicide), miscellaneous, multi-service agencies, nurse midwife, parent/child/teen/mate communication, parenting education/support, parents anonymous, pregnancy/substance abuse, pre-kindergarten, parental, school/peer pressure, seniors, sexual assault, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, shelter/drop-in/overnight/transitional, state agency, teratogen (environmental or occupational) and WIC vendors/complaints.  Women’s Health categories include: breast and cervical cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, domestic violence, menopause and osteoporosis.

Metro-East AIDS Task Force
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL  62220
618.233.7703
Information: The Metro-East AIDS Task Force is an organization of individuals with an interest in assisting those who are infected with HIV.  The group meets bi-monthly to identify the needs of those with HIV, established objectives to meet those needs and collaborates closely with the St. Clair/Madison County HIV Consortium, which provides services to individuals with HIV/AIDS.  It also provides a forum for networking and education for those who provide services to those with HIV, and those who are infected or affected by HIV.

St. Clair County Health Department
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL  62220
618.233.7703
Website: www.scchd.org
Services offered: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), family case management, teen parent services, KidCare, immunizations, communicable disease surveillance and treatment, screenings (blood lead, vision and hearing, breast and cervical cancer), abstinence only education, tobacco-free communities support program, violence prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, environmental protection, food service sanitation, potable water supply program, private sewage disposal program, pollution prevention, community health assessment and planning, health and wellness initiatives.

St. Clair County/Madison County HIV Consortium
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL  62220
618.233.7713
Services offered: Case management, primary care, transportation, housing, mental health, dental, home health, drug reimbursement, legal services, emergency assistance, nutrition, and rehabilitation.

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