Mental Health Resources
Browse emergency hotlines, online mental health services, veterans resources, mental health screenings, support groups and more.
Please Note:
Counseling services offered by Black Hawk College are offered free of charge to current students. While many organizations on this page also offer free services to individuals, a referral to a community resources may result in a fee by that individual or service.
Mental Health Crisis
Robert Young Center
309-779-2999
Bridgeway Mental Health Hotline
800-322-7143
National Crisis Line
800-233-4357
Crisis Text Line
Text: 741741
Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-7233
Domestic Violence Helpline
800-548-2722
National Child Abuse Hotline
800-252-2873
DCFS Child Abuse Hotline
800-252-2873
Family Resources Survivor Services
309-797-1777
563-326-9191
866-921-3354
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders National Crisis Line
800-233-4357
National Eating Disorder Association
800-931-2237
LGBTQ+ Support
The Trevor Project
Suicide prevention and support for LGBTQ youth.
LGBT National Help Center
800-843-4564
Sexual Assault
National Sexual Assault Hotline
800-626-4673
Sexual Assault Support (English/Spanish)
800-223-5001
Substance Abuse
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
800-NCA-CALL (622-2255)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
301-443-1124
The Partnership at Drugfree.org
855-DRUG-FREE (378-4373)
National Drug Abuse
800-662-4357
Marijuana Anonymous
800-766-6779
Suicide Prevention & Self Harm
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-TALK or call/text 988
Suicide Prevention Guide
Created to help college students who have considered or previously attempted suicide and aims to provide resources for help.
Self-Injury Support
800-366-8288
Support Groups
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Al-Anon/Alateen
800-344-2666
National NA and AA
Mental Health Screenings
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.
Mental Health America screening tools
Provides many assessments including anxiety, depression, psychosis, bipolar, eating disorders, PTSD, addiction, and assessments for youth and parents.
Mental Health Online
This online assessment, e-PASS, will help you assess your symptoms and recommend what next steps to take. Assessments include: generalized anxiety disorder, depression, social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia).
JED
Screens for 13 of the most common mental health conditions that college students face. This site also provides information on these conditions and how to reach out for help.
National Eating Disorders Association
This short screening, appropriate for ages 13 and up, can help determine if it’s time to seek professional help.
MindWise Innovations: Help Yourself, Help Others
Offers wide range screening to specific (alcohol use, gambling, depression, generalized anxiety, PTSD, substance use, bipolar, adolescent depression, disordered eating, opioid misuse, psychosis, and current well-being.)
Check Up and Choices
a scientifically proven program designed to help people assess and, if necessary, address their drinking.
Community Events
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Student services offices open
Counseling & Mental Health Support
Behavioral Intervention
Veterans
Contact
Counseling Department
309-796-5199
counseling@bhc.edu
Wendy Bock
Director of Counseling
309-796-5198
bockw@bhc.edu
Quad-Cities Campus
Building 1, Room 377
(above the Advising Center)
East Campus
Building A, Advising Center