The Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) operates the Division of Mental Health (DMH), which is the state's mental health authority.
DMH provides a wide-variety of services at all levels for adults and children throughout the state. DMH partners include mental health clinics, agencies and hospitals. Services are available through 162 community mental health centers, more than 30 community hospitals with psychiatric units and nine state-owned hospitals.
DMH services include: case management, therapy and counseling, psychosocial rehabilitation, community support, crisis intervention and assertive community treatment.
A contact list of providers for crisis psychiatric and non-emergency mental health services is located at the DMH home page. There is also a DMH office locator to find the community mental health center nearest to your location.
To locate DMH services by phone, call 1-800-843-6154. Select extension 3 at the first prompt and extension 4 at the second prompt.
