More Than Messy

Mental Health & Emergency Support Services

• 988 Illinois Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• Safe2Help Illinois
• National Runaway Safeline Illinois Youth Services
• International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) Illinois Resources
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Illinois
• Chicago Stress Relief Center
• 211 Illinois
• Active Minds Illinois Chapters

Official State Resources

• Illinois Adult Protective Services
• Illinois Department of Children & Family Services
• Youth Services (Illinois Department of Human Services)
• Illinois Birth Records (for birth certificate; must be 18 to request yourself)
• Illinois Secretary of State (for driver’s license or ID card)

Resources for Building Independence & Finding Jobs

• Illinois Department of Employment Security: Hire the Future
• Illinois JobLink
• Illinois WorkNet
• Illinois Youth Investment Program
• Illinois Career OneStop (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Social Security Card Replacement

Disability Resources

• Illinois Department of Employment Security: Resources for People with Disabilities
• Developmental Disabilities Employment (Illinois Department of Human Services)
• Disabled Workers Program (Illinois.gov)
• Disability Resources
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Cleaning Resources

• Extreme Remediation
• CSI Illinois

Local Resources

• Chicagoland Hoarding Task Force
• Hoarding Task Force (Kane County)
• Elderwerks Hoarding Resources

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