CHICAGO AREA ALTERNATIVES (OR ADDITIONS) TO 12 STEP SUPPORT GROUPS MONDAY Moderation Management MONDAY 7:00 PM Chicago Harm Reduction Therapy Center - 1740 Ridge #301 Evanston, IL Contact: chicagoharmreductiontherapy@gmail.com, 773.425.1151 www.chicagoharmreductiontherapy.com SMART Recovery *Gay men only MONDAY 7:00 PM Center on Halsted 3656 N. Halsted, Room 205 SMART Recovery, NAPERVILLE MONDAY 7:00 PM Dupage Unitarian Church, 4S 535 Old Naperville Rd. Contact: smartnaperville@gmail.com The Middle Path Harm Reduction Therapy Group MONDAY 6:00 PM Howard Brown Health Center - 4025 N Sheridan Rd. *Intake assessment and treatment plan/reviews required *$20.00 flat fee per session for all participants; grant support available in some cases. Email hughc@howardbrown.org for more info or call 773.388.8891 to schedule a phone screen and initial assessment. TUESDAY Veterans SMART Recovery Chicago *Veterans only TUESDAY 1:00 PM Jesse Brown Medical Center, 8 th fl., Damen Pavilion Contact: chicago.smart.recovery@gmail.com SMART Recovery TUESDAY 7:00 PM Bethany Retirement Community - 4950 N. Ashland (Ashland/Winnemac 2 blocks south of Foster) Reflections Room (Stop at Security Desk first and please DO NOT arrive before 6:45PM) SMART Recovery TUESDAY 7:30 PM Harborview Recovery Unit, Preference St. Joseph Hospital, 2900 Lake Shore Dr., 6 th fl. Solarium Contact: smartchicagonorth@gmail.com WEDNESDAY SMART Recovery WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM New Hope Recovery, 2835 N. Sheffield Ave., #304 (2 blks. North of Diversey by Brown Line stop), ring buzzer: New Hope Recovery SMART Recovery HINSDALE WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM Heritage Professional Associates 120 East Ogden Ave., Suite 220 Contact: jsheftel@heritageprofessional.com, 630.325.5300 ext. 253
THURSDAY SMART Recovery HYDE PARK THURSDAY 7:00 PM Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn (Entrance around the back, off Woodlawn, meeting upstairs no elevator) Ring bell: SMART Recovery SMART Recovery THURSDAY 7:00 PM Family and Friends Meeting *This meeting is for family & friends of someone needing or in recovery 4633 N. Western #211 (buzz Mohning) by brown line above the 7Eleven FRIDAY Veterans SMART Recovery Chicago *Veterans only FRIDAY 1:00 PM Jesse Brown Medical Center, 8 th fl., Damen Pavilion Contact: julie.dederer4@gmail.com SATURDAY SMART Recovery SATURDAY 9:15 AM Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted - Room 204 SUNDAY SMART Recovery LOGAN SQUARE SUNDAY 9:15 AM Sage Community Health 2514 Armitage Ave. Suite 205 (between Bingham St. & Campbell Ave.) Entrance on Bingham St. Buzz: Press "3" on the buzzer until the name Sage appears) Nearest Transit station: Western Blue line stop SMART Recovery GURNEE SUNDAY 10:00 AM 902 Charles Ave., Gurnee Contact: fieldsgregg@comcast.net, 847.922.3202
Mental Health Support Groups Chicago Hearing Voices was formed by a group of local voice hearers, service users/consumers, family members, clinicians and researchers interested in promoting the hearing voices movement in urban and suburban Chicago. In addition to organizing events and workshops we hope to facilitate the development of local hearing voices groups and provide additional resources and ongoing support. Although the name "hearing voices" might imply an exclusive focus on voice hearing, we aim to fully include other experiences often labeled psychotic, including unusual thoughts & feelings and unusual experiences involving other senses (vision, touch, smell, and taste). In line with the international hearing voices movement, our emphasis is on approaching such experiences as intrinsically meaningful and often connected to individuals' life events and histories. www.chicagohearingvoices.org
Online Guided Self-Change Programs Behavioral Self-Control Program for Windows This is an interactive software program for alcohol moderation training that consists of eight computer-assisted sessions. It gives you individualized feedback and helps you assess your chances of succeeding at moderation, shows you how to set up rewards for yourself, deal with triggers (cues), etc. (100% of the software's $25 purchase price goes directly to support Moderation Management) www.moderation.org/software/bscpwin.shtml Drinker s Check-Up (also works with drugs) Another interactive software program for assessment, feedback, and decision making about your alcohol use, as well as secondary information about drug use. www.drinkerscheckup.com HAMS Harm Reduction, Abstinence, and Moderation Support HAMS is a peer-led and free-of-charge support and informational group for anyone who wants to change their drinking habits for the better. HAMS Harm Reduction strategies are defined in the 17 elements of HAMS. HAMS offers information and support via a chat room, an email group, and live meetings--as well is the articles on the web site. HAMS supports every positive change. Choose your own goal--safe drinking, reduced drinking, or quitting. www.hamsnetwork.org/ SMART Recovery SMART Recovery offers a secular scientific alternative if you are seeking independence from alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling and other addictive behaviors. You learn to live a balanced lifestyle and free yourself from addiction. www.smartrecovery.org www.smartrecoverychicago.org/
Books Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide for Managing Drugs and Alcohol by Patt Denning, Jeannie Little, and Adina Glickman How to Change Your Drinking: A Harm Reduction Guide to Alcohol by Kenneth Anderson In the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts by Dr. Gabor Mate