Asking for Help
When life is tough, asking for help is a strength. Knowing where to ask for help makes it easier.
For immediate help in a crisis any time of day or night, the La Crosse County Mental Health Crisis Program offers services to meet individual needs in the least restrictive settings possible.
Phone: 608-784-HELP (4357)
Great Rivers 2-1-1 offers free, confidential community information, referrals and crisis line services any time of the day or night.
Phone: 2-1-1 or 866-884-3620
The Aging and Disability Resource Center of La Crosse County provides information about county services and community resources.
Phone: 608-785-5700
For consumers of mental health services
Recovery Avenue (RAVE), a consumer-run drop-in center.
1806 State Street, La Crosse
Monday–Friday 10:30–6:00; Saturday 1–5
Phone: 608-785-9615
RaveOnState@aol.com
Independent Living Resources provides peer support and advocacy for any person with any disability of any age in southwestern Wisconsin.
Phone: 608-787-1111 or 888-474-5745
TTY: 608-787-1148 or 888-378-2198
www.ilresources.org
Veterans Service Office
Phone: 608-785-9719
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for employment assistance.
Phone: 608-785-9500 or 800-523-2139
TTY: 608-785-9530
www.dwd.state.wi.us/dvr/locations/la_crosse.htm
Support Groups
NAMI Family-to-Family Support Group
For people living with people who have a mental illness.
7:00–8:30 p.m., 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month
South Side Neighborhood Center, 1300 South 6th Street, La Crosse
For more information, call 608-786-0933 or 608-785-2902.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
For those who have lost someone to suicide.
Meetings are informal, with no religious affiliation.
7:00–9:00 p.m., 3rd Wednesday of each month
Holy Trinity Church, basement of Leo Hall
1315 South Park Street, La Crosse, WI
For more information: Nancy--(608) 769-5007, Mary--marystoy@gmail.com
Education • Information • Action
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) — La Crosse County
The mission of this organization of families and friends of persons living with severe mental illnesses is to support families, educate them and the community about mental illnesses, advocate for those living with mental illness, and to reduce stigma through education and understanding.
Monthly meetings: 7:15 pm, third Tuesdays, September–May
First Congregational Church,
Main Street and Losey Blvd, La Crosse.
Phone: 608-788-4888 or 608-784-7532
NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program
A free, 12-week course for family members to learn about mental illness and how to care for their loved ones and themselves. To enroll or find out more: 608-786-0933 or 608-785-6055 or 608-534-6277
La Crosse Area Suicide Prevention Initiative
We educate others that suicide is a preventable public health problem. We advocate for mental health insurance parity and suicide prevention.
www.lacrossesuicideprevention.org
The Mental Health Coalition of the Greater La Crosse Area
The Coalition’s web site is your pathway to more information about local, state and national resources for people living with mental illness.