Area Resource List
Primary areas: Madison County, IL; St. Clair County, IL; and the greater St. Louis metro area. (Only accepting post requests for local resources)
Listing information may be outdated. Notifications on local resource updates are welcome.
*Insightful Minds Counseling is not responsible for the content, claims or representations of the listed resources and sites.
LGBTQIA+ Adult Social Support Group
Hosted by Edwardsville Pride Inclusivity Center (EPIC)
Website Here: https://www.edwardsvillepride.org
Batterer’s Intervention Programs
Community Services
1175 Cave Springs Estates Dr
St. Peters, MO 63376
(636) 441-9002
Susan McGuire, Smcguire55@1M.E.com
- Probation and parole credentialed. 24 week program. $25 per group session.
Developing Options to Violence (DOV) Counseling
225 S Meramec, Stuie 213
Clayton, MO 63105
(314) 623-5859
*Programs offered for women, as well
- Program duration is 26 weeks of 90-minute groups. $35 per group.
*Also offers women’s groups
EBIP/EMASS
8 Westbury Dr, Suite B
St. Charles, MO 63118
(636) 946-2815
Sheryl LeJeune, slejeune@dwi-emass.co
- 26 weeks program. $25 per session.
EPICS-Extensive Prevention Intervention Counseling Services
11520 St. Charles Rock Rd, Suite 103
Bridgeton, MO 63044
(314) 409-8606
Vanessa T. Wilson-Cox, CEU
vanessacox@epicscounseling.com
- 28 week program of 90 minute groups. $25 per group.
KM Group, LLC
Lindell Blvd., Suite 200
St. Louis, Mo 63108
(314) 956-0547
Kenneth J. McCain, LPC
Kenneth.McCain@KMGroup-Stl.com
- Probation and Parole credentialed. Program is 26 weeks of 50-75 minute sessions. Individual sessions ($80) and groups ($40). Also offers anger management services.
Maxson/Serenity Counseling Services
36 Gravois Rd.
Fenton, MO 63026
(636) 343-1114
- Program duration minimum is 26 weeks. Fees include an initial assessment fee plus weekly fee. Sliding-scale available.
Men Ending Domestic Violence (MEDV)
Provident Counseling
2650 Olive St., St. Louis 63103
(314) 371-6500 ex. 2648
(314) 533-8230
*Also has programs for women and sex offender treatment
- Provides domestic violence and sex offender groups. Program is 32 weeks of 90-minute groups. $20 per group. The groups average 10 men per group and are led by two counselors/facilitators. Sliding fee scales offered.
Preventing Abusive Relationships (PAR)
3514 Oregon Ave
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314) 502-6265
- Probation and Parole credentialed. Program is 26 weeks of 90-minute groups. Sliding scale offered.
STEM-Strength Through Emotions Management
664 Office Parkway
Creve Coeur 63141
Program maximum duration of 26 weeks of 90-minute groups. Batterer groups for gay/bi/transgender batters. Fees: $120 initial assessment + weekly fee of $45 per group (no sliding scale).Also offers anger management and individual therapy services.
Career Services
Better Family Life (BFL)
5415 Page Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112
(314) 367-3440
- Career training and job placement services, family support services, after-school, in-school and summer programs.
The Daruby School
625 N Euclid, St. Louis 63108
(314) 454-6933
- Provides job search training and assistance, job coaching, GED, and follow up services. No Fee.
The Educational Opportunity Center
4495 Forest Park Ave, St. Louis 63108
(800) 875-5932
9am-4:30pm
- Multiple locations, MO and IL. Call number above for closest center. Provides vocational, career, and educational counseling. Information and assistance on how to apply for financial aid and scholarships. No Fee.
Employment Connections
2838 Market St., St. Louis 63103
(314) 333-5627
- Free job placement for those ages 18-55. Primarily works with ex-offenders or individuals on probation or parole. Also for persons who have difficulty finding and maintaining employment. Offers entry-level jobs for all clients. No Fee.
MERS Goodwill
1727 Locust Street, St. Louis 63103
(314) 241-3464
- Job search, workshops, resume writing, retraining, job placement and assessment, vocational assessment, vocational skill training, on-the-job training and worker re-entry program for unemployed and dislocated workers. Must be 18 yrs +, unemployed, underemployed or from a low-income household. Will work with laid-off employees and those who have been dislocated from their jobs No Fee.
*Clients referred by other agency counselor/case worker – clients cannot self-refer.
Missouri Career Center (Program of MET)
1-888-728-JOBS (5627)
Walk-in Mon-Fri: 8am-4:30pm
- Dozens of locations in and outside of St. Louis. Provides services for any person seeking full-time employment or a career change. Internet access to labor market, job placement, fax machines and computer access to each client for resume writing and application process. Employment Specialist available to each client.
SLATE Work Connection Program
1520 Market St, St. Louis 63103
(314) 589-8000
or
4811 Delmar, St. Louis 63108
(314) 877-0916
- Helps with job leads, referrals, workshops, career counseling and assessment, GED preparation, skill enhancement and provides an on-site resource center. No Fee.
Counseling & Mental Health Services for Children and Adults
Bridgeway Behavioral Health
1601 Old South River Road,
St. Charles, MO 63301
(636) 224-1200 Office
(877) 946-6854 Toll Free 24 Hr Hotline
(877)462-1758 Lincoln County
- Individual/group counseling for sexual abuse (free) and domestic violence. Drug/alcohol and co-dependency counseling. Takes most insurance, Medicaid and sliding fee scale.
The Brown Clinic P.C.
4460 N Illinois St.
Swansea, IL 62226
618-222-7277
Center for Counseling and Family Therapy
3500 Lindell St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 977-2505
- Individual, marriage, family counseling. Sliding fee scale with fees as low as $10 per session, however, no one is refused service for an inability to pay.
Centerpointe
2615 Edwards Street
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 462-2331
- Individual counseling for children and adults.
Change, Inc.
5859 South Kingshighway Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63109
(314) 669-6242
contact@changeincorporated.org
http://changeincorporated.org/st-louis-counseling-rates/
- Sliding Scale; out of network
Children’s Home & Aid
Location 1: 2133 Johnson Road, Suite 104, Granite City, IL 62040
(618) 452-8900
Location 2: 6 Crossroads Ct., Alton, IL 62002
(618) 462-2714
Location 3: 120 East A St., Belleville, IL 62220
(618) 235-5335
- Provides individual and family counseling for children/adolescents, child care assistance, transitional youth services, and Adoption Services.
Chestnut Health Systems
50 Northgate Industrial Dr.
Granite City, IL 62040
(618) 877-4420
24-hour helpline: (618) 877-0316
- Individual, marital, family, and group counseling. Assessment, counseling, community education, crisis intervention, outpatient substance use treatment, day treatment and case management for adults with chronic mental illness.
Great Circle
330 North Gore Avenue,
St. Louis, MO 63119
314-968-2060
1 (844) 424-3577 (GCHELPS)
- Individual Counseling for children and Parent Therapy/Support Services
Family Support Network- Epworth Children and Family Services
110 N Elm Ave
St. Louis, MO 63119
(314) 918-3301
- Services for children age birth to 13. Free in-home counseling for families whose children are experiencing behavioral challenges.
First.IL- at Chestnut Health Systems
50 Northgate Industrial Dr.
Granite City, IL 62040
(618) 314-5561
- Specialized treatment program for individual ages 14-40 who have treated or untreated psychotic illness for no more than 18 months. Provides individual counseling, psychiatric care, supported employment/education, family psychoeducation, and case management services.
Independence Center
Located in the Central West End
(314) 533-4163
https://independencecenter.org/our-programs/community-supports/
To be considered for eligibility, one must be:
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Care/Counseling, Case Management, and Wellness Program. Currently 18 years of age or older and diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness.
Kids in the Middle
2650 South Hanley Road
Suite 150
Maplewood, Missouri 63144
(314) 909-9922
- Individual and Group Counseling for children. Parent must participate in initial assessment
A sliding-scale is offered based on income and ability to pay. Most families qualify for reduced fees. No one is turned away based on ability to pay for services.
Lutheran Family and Child Services of Missouri
9666 Olive Blvd #400
St. Louis, MO 63132
(314) 787-5100
- Individual counseling for children, Parenting Services, Adoption Services, and Foster Care Case Management.
The Marriage and Family Institute
222 South Meramec Avenue, Suite 303
St. Louis, MO 63105
(314) 863-8734
https://my.therapysites.com/sites/marriagefamilyinstitute.com/ServicesProvided.en.html
- Fee determined by the individual therapist; some accept insurance.
Places for People
4130 Lindell Boulevard,
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 535-5600
Crisis Helpline: 1-800-811-4760
- Provides a range of individual, group, and family therapies, and case management services.
Provident, Inc
Location 1: 2650 Olive St., St. Louis, MO 63103
Location 2: 11222 Tesson Ferry Rd. Ste. 100, St. Louis, MO 63123
Location 3: 409 S Florissant, Ferguson, MO 63135
314-533-8200
- Services for children and adults. Sliding Scale or Health Insurance options
Transitions Counseling: Riverbend Headstart & Family Services
550 Landmarks Blvd.
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 463-5927
- Provides individual, family, marital, singles, parent, and group counseling. Specialized services in sexual abuse, family conflict, divorce and blended families, attachment issues, and grief and loss.
Crisis and Support Helplines
St. Louis Queer Support Helpline at 314-380-7774
Chestnut Health Systems 24-hour Crisis Line at 618-877-0316
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24-hour crisis line at 1-800-273-8255
Behavioral Health Response (BHR) 24-hour helpline 314-469-6644
The Trevor Project: Call #1 (866) 488-7386 / Text Line #678-678 (text START to begin)
For emergency resources, you can contact the United Way Helpline by dialing 211 or the National Suicide & Crisis lifeline by dialing 988.
Food Pantries
Collinsville Area Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry
201 E Church St
Collinsville, IL 62234
(618) 346-1861
- Tuesdays and Fridays 9:30 am – 11:00 am.
*Collinsville residents only.
Community Hope Center Food Pantry
1201 Hope Center Ln
Cottage Hills, IL 62018
(618) 259-0959
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. Must show proof of income, residency, and number of household members. Food can be delivered, as needed.
Crisis Food Center Food Pantry
21 E 6th St.
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 462-8201
Monday through Friday 1:00 pm – 2:45 pm. ID required. No appointment needed for initial use. Agency referral needed after first use.
Glen-Ed Pantry
125 5th Ave
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 656-7506
Monday and Wednesday 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Guardian Angel Food Pantry
3512 McArthur Blvd
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 462-0634 ext 237
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
HACSM- Highland Area Christian Service Ministry
620 13th St
Highland, IL 62249
Service areas: Highland, Marine, Pierron, St. Jacob, Alhambra, New Douglas, and Grantfork.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
1st and 3rd Saturday each month 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Maryville Police Food Pantry
N Donk & Zupan
Maryville, IL 62062
(618) 345-9693
Tuesdays 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ministries Unlimited Food Pantry
310 Collinsville Rd
Troy, IL 62294
(618) 667-6241
Tuesday 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Thursday 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
*Troy Residents
Operation Blessing Food Pantry
18 E Lorena
Wood River, IL 62095
(618) 251-5683
Mondays through Thursdays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Community Care Center Food Pantry
1818 Cleveland
Granite City, IL 62040
(618) 876-8770
Mondays through Fridays 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Salvation Army Food Pantry
Location 1: 525 Alby
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 465-7764
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Location 2: 3007 E 23rd St.
Granite City, 62040
(618) 451-7957
Mondays through Thursdays 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Fridays 9:30 am – 11:30 am and 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Food Pantry
5859 N Moody
Marine, IL 62061
(618) 887-4535
In-Home Case Management, Health Care, and Companions
ADAPT of Illinois (and ADAPT of Missouri)
Locations in Collinsville and Belleville
Location in St. Louis City (off of Hampton)
call Intake at 888-657-3201 x7020 or email aomreferrals@adapt.us
http://www.adaptusa.com/service-locations/illinois/
http://www.adaptusa.com/service-locations/missouri/
- Case Management and Linkage to Resources, Medication Training and Support, and Therapy/Counseling
Anderson Home Health Services
6800 State Rt 162
Maryville, IL 62062
- Must be Madison County resident. Accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance.
Anderson Hospital Lifeline: (618) 288-5711 ext. 423 or 368
BJC Home Care Services
3535 College Ave., Ste. B
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 463-7541 or (800) 916-7541
- Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance accepted.
Faith in Action
Location 1: 222 Goethe Ave., Collinsville, IL 62234
(618) 344-8080
- Provides transportation, shopping, errands, companionship, respite for family, minor yard maintenance, minor home repairs. Services residents of Caseyville, Collinsville, Maryville, or State Park needing assistance due to age or disability. Services are free of charge.
Location 2: P.O. Box 255, Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 692-0480
- Provides transportation, shopping, light housekeeping, respite care for family members, visiting, and reassurance calls. Serves residents oof Edwardsville #7 School District who are elderly or disabled. Services free of charge.
Gateway Regional Medical Center Home Health Care
2100 Madison Ave.
Granite City, IL 62040
(618) 798-3200
Companion Service Line: (618) 798-3168
- Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance accepted.
Help At Home, Inc
925 E Edwardsville Rd
Wood River, IL 62095
(618) 258-1155
- With the Community Care Program. Services private pay with free and sliding scale options available.
House Calls
101 SouthPointe Dr, Ste D
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 659- 1340
- Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance accepted.
Southwestern Illinois Visiting Nurse Association
7 Executive Woods
Swansea, IL 62226
(618) 474-997
- Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance accepted. A Tri-city United Way funded agency.
St. Anthony’s Home Health & Hospice
915 E 5th
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 463-5683
Lifeline: (618) 463-5672
- Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance accepted.
St. John’s Home & Community Care
222 Goethe Ave
Collinsville, IL 62234
(618) 344-0276
- Payment due at time of service. $14.75 per hour with 4-hour minimum.
Tri-Cities Area Faith in Action
2100 Madison Ave
Granite City, IL 62040
(618) 877-9020
- Volunteer program provides assistance for elders and adults with physical impairments in Granite City, Madison, and Venice. Transportation to medical appointments, grocery store and shopping, visits, and respite care.
Low-Cost Health Care Services
St. Anthony’s Health Center: Good Samaritan Center
815 E 5th St, Ste 202
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 462-4939
- Offers sliding fee scale, patients can apply for payment plans. Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance accepted.
Southern Illinois Healthcare Associates
53 E Elm
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 465-0124
- Provides physical, occupational, speech therapies and audiology. Services can be conducted in-home, if needed. Provides a loan program for hearing aids and communication devices.
Southern Illinois HealthCare Foundation: Koch Center
2100 Madison Ave., Ste 101
Granite City, IL
(618) 452-3301
- Offers sliding fee scale, patients can apply for payment plans. Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance accepted.
Southern Illinois University: Dental School
2800 College Ave
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 474-7000
- Dental residents are directly supervised by a licensed dentists to perform lower cost dental procedures. Accepts Medicaid, payment plans, and other insurance.
Southern Illinois University: Speech, Language and Hearing Centers
1147 Campus Box
Edwardsville, IL 62026
(618) 650-5623
- Provides full speech, language and audio logical assessments, therapy and intervention for infants through geriatric, and have a special group for stroke patients. Initial assessment is $50; all other sessions are $10. Payment plans offered.
Low-Cost Legal Services
Guardianship & Advocacy Commission
4500 College Ave, Ste 100
Alton, IL 62200
(618) 462-4561
- Investigates human rights complaints, provides legal advocacy services, and arranges for guardianship.
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.
413 E Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 462-0029
(800) 642-5570
(877) 342-7891
- Free legal advice hotline. Provides free civil legal services to low-income persons: family cases, public benefits, utilities and housing disputes.
Senior Services Plus, Inc: Paralegal Assistance
2603 N Rogers
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 465-3298
- Services are free and open to the public aged 65 and older. Provides general legal information on civil matters such as housing, elder law, and disability information, trusts and wills, etc.
Support Groups
Hoyleton Youth & Family Services
LGBTQ+ Support Group:
Every Wednesday at 3:30 pm start June 7th, 2023. 8-week summer support group.
All teens are welcove to attend Hoyleton Youth & Family Services LGBTQ+ Support Group. The 8-week summer program begins on Wednesday, June 7 and Registation is required. Check out their website at https://hoyleton.org/events/lgbtq-support-group/. Hoyleton Youth and Family Services
MTUG- Metro Trans Umbrella Group
- Multiple support groups offered, Food Pantry, STI Testing, Name Change Assistance, and Clothing.
Narcotic Anonymous
Granite City, Edwardsville, and Alton
(618) 398-9409
Overeaters Anonymous
Esic Baptist Church
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 656-8834
St. Anthony’s Health Center
Adult Diabetes Support Group
(618) 474-5012
Better Breathers/ Chronic Pulmonary Support Group
(618) 463-5185
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital: SHARE Support Group
Belleville, IL 62221
(618) 234-2120 ext. 1091
- Support for those who have lost a baby to SIDS, stillbirth, miscarriage, accident, or disease.
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Cancer Support Group and New Day Grief Support Group
1515 Main St., Highland, IL 62249
(618) 654-7421 ext. 2306
PFLAG- Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of Edwardsville
(618) 977-5078
Email: pflagedwardsville@outlook.com
PWP- Parents Without Partners
1-800-637-7974
Email: pat8018@hotmail.com
- international non-profit and non-sectarian organization of single parents widowed, divorced, and never married—who are raising their children alone.
STLGF St Louis Gender Foundation
(314) 607-4163
Email: stlgftg@netscape.net
- Not-for-profit and non-sexual support and educational resource for gender non-conforming adults. Welcomes Significant Others, caring professionals, and all who support freedom of gender expression.
*Must be a member or guest of member
Transparent
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Place, St. Louis, MO 63110
Email: stlouis.mo@transparentusa.org and Southwest.il@transparentusa.org
Chapters and Meetings Locations: https://transparentusa.org/chapters-illinois/
QTPOC: STL
Email: qtpocstl@gmail.com
- Provides a space for queer and trans people of color in the St. Louis Metro area.
Other Websites and Out of Area Resources
Helping Survivors
Help Survivors is an advocacy center. Their mission is to assist anyone who has been victimized by sexual assault or abuse. The website is a compilation of information around different instances of sexual violence. They offer resources to assist survivors and their families, and will continuously be adding more.
Columbus Recovery Center
This is an online resource dedicated to providing information and support to people fighting addiction and substance use disorders.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and addiction are interrelated. Multiple studies have proven that substance misuse significantly increases the chance of violence in the home and that many victims may use substances to cope with the abuse.
They recently published an educational guide to help the public understand the link between domestic violence & addiction where we discuss substance misuse issues in victims and perpetrators of IPV/DV and highlight where to find help: Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence: A Volatile Mix