Women’s Health
Good health, both emotional and physical is an integral part of every woman ability to live a productive and fulfilling life.
To help women achieve this goal, the Women’s Center offers the following services:
- Programs covering various aspects of women’s health. See upcoming events.
- Free counseling for all members of the University community, regardless of gender. Services include: individual counseling for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault and/or relationship violence as well as those affected by sexual harassment and/or discrimination. See additional information on counseling.
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Campus resources
- Office of Health Promotion and Wellness
- Student Health Service (Chicago)
- Student Health Service (Evanston)
- Institute for Women’s Health Research – Women’s health research
- Counseling & Psycholgical Services – For students
- Women’s Center – For faculty, students and staff
- Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (Perspectives)
Community resources
- Chicago Women's Health Center
- Institute for Women’s Health Research: Illinois Women’s Health Registry
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Prentice Women’s Hospital NU
- University of Illinois National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
- Women’s Aid Clinic – Women’s health and abortion services
- Alchoholics Anonymous: Chicagoland locations, North Shore location
Relationship/Domestic Violence
For immediate assistance, call 911 or the City of Chicago Domestic Violence Hotline 1-877-863-6338,TTY: 1-877-863-6339 for information, options, counseling, legal and shelter services.
- Apna Ghar – South Asian/Indian/African immigrant women
- Between Friends
- Catholic Charities
- Connections for Abused Women & their Children
- Crisis Center for South Suburbia
- Domestic Violence & Mental Health Policy Initiative
- Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 1-800-799-SAFE (24 Hour Hotline)
- Jane Addams Hull House Association – Domestic violence court advocacy
- Korean American Women in Need (KAN-WIN)
- Life Span – Legal advocacy
- Metro YWCA Women's Services
- Mujeres Latinas en Accion
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)
- Neopolitan Lighthouse
- Sarah's Inn
- Shalva – Jewish shelter (kosher)
- South Suburban Family Shelter
- Community Crisis Center: (847) 697-2380 (24 Hour Hotline)
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- American Women's Medical Center (Chicago & Des Plaines)
- Illinois Arbotion Clinics (Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Glyn Ellyn, Wood Dale, Chicago)
- Planned Parenthood Illinois
- Women’s Aid Clinic
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