Helpful Resources

FORWARD DuPage, Fighting Obesity Reaching Healthy Weight Among Residents of DuPage County is a coalition of partners dedicated to reversing the obesity trend in DuPage County by educating children and families about the importance of eating healthy and being physically active. Together, we help residents make healthier lifestyle choices.

HealthyChildren.org is a parenting website backed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and 67,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Designed specifically for kids 9-12 years old, BAM! Body and Mind will tell you everything you need to know about all of the stuff that matters. Whether it’s nutrition, physical activity, stress, safety, or diseases, we’ve got you covered! We even have some awesome games and quizzes to test your skills!

FARE works to enhance the access of individuals with food allergies to safe food, effective emergency treatment, and accurate health information. Through support for academic and industry research, FARE promotes the development of new therapies and offers hope for effective treatments.

Combining comprehensive strategies with common sense, Let’s Move! is about putting children on the path to a healthy future during their earliest months and years; giving parents helpful information and fostering environments that support healthy choices; providing healthier foods in our schools; ensuring that every family has access to healthy, affordable food; and, helping children become more physically active.

National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) of DuPage County
630-752-0066
Our mission is to provide support, advocacy and education in order to improve the quality of life of individuals with mental illnesses and their families.

DuPage County Health Department

630-682-7400 (M-F 8:30am-5:00pm)
630-627-1700 (24 hour crisis hotline)
Behavioral Health Services provides a wide range of services for DuPage County residents who are experiencing symptoms related to mental health or substance use, which may be impacting your daily life.

Advocate Family Care Network

800-216-1110
Advocate Family Care Network is a division of Advocate Health Care that provides a wide range of confidential behavioral health services for a diverse population of individuals, children, adults, couples, families and employers.

630-305-5500 (main)
630-305-5027 (health assessment)
24 hour resource and referral. We treat conditions such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders and self-injury for adolescents and adults. We are a leading center for the treatment of substance abuse and offer services for each stage of the recovery process, including inpatient and outpatient treatment, residential (for adults) and detoxification. Our comprehensive eating disorders program, which includes Arabella House, a residential care center, is nationally known and locally preferred.

847-386-6481
We educate communities about teen depression, eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness and empower teens to take charge of their mental health.

Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Clear and concise resources aimed at helping caregivers recognize and respond to signs of grief in young children.

Center for Resilience and Well-Being in Schools
The way you talk about tragedies and violent events with your child matters. This resource provides helpful guidance for caregivers looking to acknowledge and support youth who have been impacted by tragic events.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This resource describes common reactions young children and adolescents may have in response to traumatic events and offers suggestions for how caregivers can help support students experiencing distress.

Child Mind Institute
How to help your child if they are fearful and hesitant about going back to school following a tragic event.

Children's Author and Former School Counselor
Julia Cook, Safe and Sound Schools Advisor, has written titles such as "The Ant Hill Disaster," "Grief Is Like a Snowflake," and "A Flicker of Hope" to help children process and move forward from traumatic experiences.

Illinois Department of Public Health

The mission of the Illinois Department of Public Health is to protect the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation, and the control of disease and injury.

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

The Illinois Poison Center is a non-profit health service that provides those who live and work in Illinois with access to comprehensive and trusted information and treatment advice on potentially harmful substances.

CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard.