Wellness Center

The Wellness Center is serving clients through our Zoom portal. To make an appointment, please e-mail us at: mxcwellnesscenter@ccc.edu with a couple of times and dates that you are available.  We will get back to you quickly! 

Hours of Operation and Mode of Service

Hours	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:00 am–12:00 pm	Virtual Zoom Services	Virtual Zoom Services	In-Person Wellness Center	In-Person Wellness Center	Virtual Zoom Services
1:00 pm– 4:30 pm	In-Person Wellness Center	In-Person Wellness Center	Virtual Zoom Services	Virtual Zoom Services	CLOSED

To schedule an appointment during business hours: Wellness Center Or join Zoom Meeting ID#: 761-912-5555  Our zoom room is not monitored outside of those hours.​  

If you have an appointment now click here: Wellness Center Waiting Room  

Resources you can access NOW

My Own Doctor

City Colleges is partnering with MyOwnDoctor, a virtual care platform, to expand online counseling hours, in addition to regular hours at the Wellness Center.

MyOwnDoctor provides scheduled therapy appointments and is not a crisis response service.

Students in crisis should call 911 or visit their nearest emergency room.

 

Evening and Weekend Teletherapy

Monday – Friday: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Saturday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm

Make an Appointment​

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Mental Health Crisis Support- When Wellness Center is Closed. 

These services are FREE!

Emergency Crisis Intervention

Security/911

988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline (available 24/7) call or text 988

How it Works

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) offers 24/7 call, text and chat access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. People can also dial 988 if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. 

When calling 988, callers first hear a greeting message while their call is routed to the local Lifeline network crisis center (based on the caller’s area code). A trained crisis counselor answers the phone, listens to the caller, understands how their problem is affecting them, provides support, and shares resources if needed. If the local crisis center is unable to take the call, the caller is automatically routed to a national backup crisis center. The Lifeline provides live crisis center phone services in English and Spanish and uses Language Line Solutions to provide translation services in over 250 additional languages for people who call 988.​​ 

National Crisis Hotlines

• Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-272-8255 (24 Hours) 

• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 (24 Hours) 

• SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990, or text TalkWithUs to 66746 (24 Hours) 

• Self-Harm Hotline: 1-800-366-8288  

• Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860 

• LGBTQ Trevor Project Lifeline: 866-488-7386, or text START to 678678 (24 Hours)  

• Veteran Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 ext. 1 (24 Hours) 

• Domestic Violence Support: 1-815-729-1228 (24 Hours) ​ 

211 Resource

​211 Community Specialists are available 24/7, to help you find the information and resources you need, to address most essential needs like housing, food, financial assistance, and more. You can enter your zip code or city and state in the search on the website to find more information.
211 is available for free to anyone – Conversations are confidential. 

Telephone: 211 

Website: 211metrochicago.org

Online Assessment Tools

Online self-assessment is available to all Students, Faculty/Staff, and Parents:

Take a Mental Health Test – Mental Health America (mhanational.org)

This self-assessment tool for Mental Health offers free and confidential online screenings. After your self-assessment, you will see information, resources, and tools to help you understand and improve your mental health.

Please note: Online screening tools are meant to be a quick snapshot of your mental health. If your results indicate you may be experiencing symptoms of a mental illness, consider sharing your results with someone. A mental health provider (such as a doctor or a therapist) can give you a full assessment and talk to you about options for how to feel better.

​​Food Resources

• To find Food Pantries: Greater Chicago Food Depository​
• Hunger Hotline/Illinois Hunger Coalition call:  1-800-359-2163  (SE HABLA ESPAÑOL)       

Financial Assistance                   

• ​Help with Bills: www.usa.gov/help-with-bills provides information about government programs that help with bill payment, temporary assistance, jobs/unemployment, credit, etc. Hotline and website also available in Spanish.​        
• Unemployment due to CoVid-19: Illinois Dept. of Employment Security​ and call: 1-800-244-5631​​ 200 Dollars emergency grant for students:  go to https://myscholly.com/relief/​

Shelter Resources

• If you need shelter: Call 3-1-1 or go to your local Emergency Room or police station.  They will transport you to the nearest available shelter.
• For a listing of all homeless or housing insecure services and agencies responding during CoVid – 19 go to: Citywide Homeless Resource 
• ​If you are experiencing domestic violence and need a safe place to stay, call or text : 877-863-6338​ and they will secure you immediate shelter 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

​​​​Medical Resources