Truman College Wellness Center

The Truman College Wellness Center provides mental health and other social services to support your personal well-being and academic success.

If you are interested in learning more about Wellness Center services or would like to schedule an appointment to speak with a Wellness Center counselor, please email us at trc-wellnesscenter@ccc.edu, call our office at 773-907-4786, or join our virtual front desk during our walk-in hours.

 

Wellness Center Spring 2024 Hours  

Virtual Walk-in hours 

Monday-Thursday 10:00am-4:00pm 

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Friday 10:00am-12:00pm. 

Office hours 

Monday-Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm 

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Friday 9:00am-1:00pm. 

Our Office is located in the Main Building- Room 1946. 

Mental Health Crisis Support- When Wellness Center is Closed. These Services are Free!  

Emergency Crisis Intervention
Security/911
773.572.5464 (24/7) zip codes 60613, 60640, and 60657 (can work with students while on campus or residing within these area codes) 
 
How it Works
Thresholds’ Mobile Crisis Response Team respond to the mental health crisis, acting as an alternative to hospitalization or police response. 
Upon receiving a call from a person experiencing a mental health crisis, Thresholds clinicians will work with callers to assess their situation via telephone and determine the appropriate response. This may include dispatching a Crisis Team to the caller’s location to assist. Crisis Teams are made up of two Thresholds staff, one of whom is a peer support specialist with lived experience of a mental health condition.
 

4423 N Ravenswood Ave 

Chicago, IL 60640 

773.537.3601
Hours: Monday – Friday 12:30 to 8 pm (with the last referral accepted at 7 pm).
 
How it Works
This is a peer-led crisis respite center, an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization. The Living Room at Thresholds is a comfortable, safe, and quiet place for those experiencing a mental health crisis. Staff at the Living Room help guests through a screening and assessment process in a natural, comfortable setting. They are ready with a number of trauma-informed supports and interventions to help meet the needs of each individual. This model has been successful in preventing unnecessary psychiatric hospitalizations that can be distressing and exacerbate mental health symptoms.
 
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.
 

TRILOGY- First-response Alternative Crisis Team (FACT)

crisis hotline 1-800-FACT-400.  

How it works  

The First-response Alternative Crisis Team (FACT) will respond to calls placed to Trilogy’s crisis hotline, 1-800-FACT-400. Call (800.322.8400) if you need to speak to someone now available 24/7.  FACT is a type of crisis care in which clinicians respond to mental health emergencies in the community and provide appropriate supports. The program will operate in the neighborhoods of Rogers Park, Edgewater, West Ridge, and Uptown, as well as Evanston and Skokie.

The Living Room at Turning Point

The Living Room & Resource Center at Turning Point, a free of charge program for adults in crisis, is operating both in person and remotely by phone. To directly reachThe Living Room, please call (847)324-6188. The Living Room has expanded its hours to Monday-Sunday, 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm, 365 days a year. Calls are accepted until 7:00 pm.

In addition to the resources listed, please also contact the Wellness Center by email trc-wellnesscenter@ccc.edu and we can provide outreach to the student the next day to check on their well-being and need for additional support.  

 
Please continue to check this website for up to date information and ways that we can serve you during these difficult times. 

 Follow us on Instagram for updates and events hosted by the Wellness Centers.  

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Additional Resources.

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  • Need assistance accessing food? The Greater Chicago Food Depository can help individuals in Chicago to find and access food resources quickly and easily, on both a mobil device or a desktop, and to customize search results to find food resources that best fit an individual’s needs. Click hereto get started.

  • Green City Market is Chicago’s largest and first year-round sustainable farmers market. Green City Market provides a marketplace for purchasing sustainably grown food and connecting farmers and local producers directly to the greater Chicago community. They now welcome Link (also known as SNAP) at all their markets and match customer’s purchases up to $25 per market day, including through our e-commerce market, GCM Delivered. More information is available at Green City Market.   

Stress Management Tips
 

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 More resources you can access NOW.

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

· Click on the link for information about the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). 

· Additional 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

Emergency Housing/ 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 in Chicago.

Citywide Homeless Resources

· 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. 

Visit here for more information and resources.

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 individuals 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 Teletherapy: Call 312-747-1020. For afterhours 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 

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)

 

Get Support at the Wellness Center  

Personal counseling

Personal, individual counseling offers a safe place to talk about what’s on your mind and to get support to work through life’s chanllenges.

Support groups

Support groups are offered on different topics relevant to college students such as stress and time management, busy parents, anger management, and veterans issues. Check with your Wellness Center to see what is offered for each term.

Stress and time management coaching

Being a college student is stressful. Wellness Center staff can help you develop a stress and time management plan and learn other personal organizational skills.

Connect to Public Benefits & Community Resources

Many students are unaware that they qualify for various public assistance programs such as SNAP, subsidized health insurance, Medicaid, and emergency housing. The Wellness Center can help you learn more about and how to apply for these and other programs and also assist you in connecting to low- or no-cost community based mental health and social services.
 
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Faculty and Staff

Staff:                                                                                                                                                                         
Karen Caldwell-Littleton, LCPC, Clinical Director         
Marissa Cirilo, LCSW, Assistant Clinical Director                                                                                                    
Lola Adetola, LCSW, Clinical Counselor                                                                                                                  Jacqueline Restrepo,  Case Manager       
Geri Pellikan, Case Manager          
Angel Rodas, Coordinator    ​