Behavioral Health

Featured Pages

CDPH is committed to helping every resident receive the care they deserve. We work with community partners to grow and strengthen behavioral health resources across Chicago.

  • Violence Prevention
    OVP works to prevent violence across the lifespan and reduce its negative impacts when it does occur. 
  • Find CDPH Mental Health Services
    The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is committed to ensuring all residents have access to high-quality mental health services. 
  • Overcome Opioids
    Opioid misuse is a serious public health concern. The majority of drug overdose deaths involve opioids. Protect yourself and your loved ones from unwanted consequences of opioid use and prevent overdose deaths.
  • Trauma-Informed Centers of Care (TICC) Dashboard
    The Trauma-Informed Centers of Care (TICC) initiative, launched in October 2020, operates and funds services provided by 5 CDPH mental health clinics and a robust network of mental health safety net providers. The TICC initiative mobilizes diverse mental health providers to expand low-barrier, trauma-informed, and integrative outpatient mental health services to Chicagoans regardless of ability to pay, immigration status, or health insurance.

External Sites

  • Un*Spoken - Mental Health Chicago
    The City of Chicago is committed to supporting your mental health with the resources it takes to keep our communities well.
  • Community Safety Coordination Center
    The City of Chicago is committed to working with health care, social services, education, restorative justice, faith, business, and other community partners to break silos and implement a whole-of-city, community-driven approach to violence prevention and reduction.


Services

Cannabis Facts Chicago

Cannabis will be legalized in the State of Illinois as of Jan. 1, 2020, and the City of Chicago wants to ensure that implementation is done in a safe and responsible way.

Find CDPH Mental Health Services

Department of Public Health Mental Health Services

Opioid Use

Opioid misuse is a serious public health problem.

Substance Use Disorder

Substance Use Disorder (SUD), which can include addiction, is a medical diagnosis that describes the mental, behavioral, and physical symptoms caused by the use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs.

Violence Prevention

OVP works to prevent violence across the lifespan and reduce its negative impacts when it does occur.