Wellness Center
Jenniffel Ramirez - LCPC
Director
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 DoctorCity 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 TeletherapyMonday – Friday: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pmSaturday: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
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: www.211.org
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
- If you or a loved one has CoVid-19 symptoms and don’t have health insurance: How to get medical care when uninsured.pdf
- Healthcare for Undocumented Folks in the time of CoVid-19: United We Dream Website
Immigrant and Refugee Support
- Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights: www.icirr.org
- Resource Guide for Immigrants and Refugees: Guide of all Community Resources
Online support
- Black-led and Trans-led LGBTQ Center:Online Counseling Services and Food Pantry
- Chicago Department of Public Health Mental Health Centers free Tele-therapy: call 312-747-1020. For after hours support, contact Crisis Text Line which serves anyone, in any type of crisis, 24-hours a day. Text HOME to: 741741 to access a trained crisis counselor.
CoVid-19 Information
Center for Disease Control: CDC CoVid-19
City of Chicago specific information : Chicago CoVid-19
- Gov. Pritzker daily briefings at 2:30pm: Daily Live Updates
Illinois 24-hour coronavirus hotline in English and Spanish: 800-889-3931 or dph.sick@illinois.gov
If you are able to donate to help others: Chicago CoVid-19 Response Fund
Faculty and Staff
- Jennifel Ramirez, LCPC – Clinical Director, Wellness Center
- Latoya Cole, LCPC - Clinical Counselor, and MXC Title IX
- Ashley Carrasco, LCSW – Clinical Counselor
- Norma Castrejon Figueroa, LCSW – Clinical Counselor
- Dr. Tracy Bibbs, LCPC – Clinical Counselor
- Tonja Girten – Coordinator