We help in every way we can.

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) offers several different ways to help communities, including resources and a variety of specified toolkits tailor-made to create effective community change.

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AVAILABLE TOOLKITS:

Stigma Toolkit

Are you looking for ways to reduce substance use and mental health stigma within your community? In this toolkit, you will find stigma reduction educational flyers and videos, local, state, and national resources, FAQ sheets, reference guides and much more. All of these resources are designed to reduce stigma while creating positive and sustainable community change.

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Recovery Housing Toolkit

Lack of recovery housing is a common gap within various communities. In this toolkit, you will find recovery housing educational flyers and videos, FAQ’s, funding opportunities, information on Living Room programs, reference guides and much more. These toolkit resources are designed to address housing gaps within local communities while providing practical tools to increase support and access to recovery housing services.

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Transportation Toolkit

Is transportation a common barrier within your community? In this toolkit, you will find educational materials that will guide the development and sustainability of transportation services and supports within a community. Explore this toolkit further to access educational flyers and videos, local and state resources, telehealth information, funding opportunities, reference guides and much more!

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Integrated Care Toolkit

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Every Step Counts Towards a Better Tomorrow.

ADDITIONAL ResOURCES:

ILLINOIS HELPLINE

The Illinois Helpline is a support resource for individuals dealing with substance use issues, offering a variety of services to assist them 24/7.

VISIT IL HELPLINE

988 INFORMATION

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

VISIT 988 (SAMHSA)

ILLINOIS WARMLINE

If you or one of your family members has mental health and/or substance use challenges and would like to receive support by phone, call the Illinois Warm Line at 866-359-7953. Wellness Support Specialists are professionals who have experienced mental health and/or substance use recovery in their own lives. They are trained in recovery support, mentoring, and advocacy and are ready to listen and support you. The Warm Line is not a crisis hotline, but is a source of support as you recover or help a family member to recover.

Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. except holidays

CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS

The Center for Community Engagement is an affiliate of Chestnut Health Systems, an organization offering a variety of behavioral health and human services in Illinois and Missouri. To learn more about Chestnut Health Systems, please visit www.chestnut.org.

Funding for the Center for Community Engagement is provided in full or in part through a State Opioid Response Grant to the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the State Block Grant.

We help in every way we can.

Want to find out how you can help your community?

AVAILABLE TOOLKITS:

Stigma Toolkit

Recovery Housing Toolkit

Transportation Toolkit

Integrated Care Toolkit

You Can Transform Ideas into Action.Every Step Counts Towards a Better Tomorrow.

ADDITIONAL ResOURCES:

ILLINOIS HELPLINE

988 INFORMATION

ILLINOIS WARMLINE

CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS

You Can Transform Ideas into Action.
Every Step Counts Towards a Better Tomorrow.