Mental Health Care in Chicago, IL

Safer Foundation

What Does Safer Foundation Offer?

Safer Foundation is a mental health facility at 808 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale and payment assistance. Therapy approaches include CBT and DBT.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

808 South Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Safer Foundation

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Community Mental Health Block Grants
Medicaid
Cash or self-payment
Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Veterans
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Family psychoeducation
Intensive case management
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Supported employment
Supported housing
Case management service
Suicide prevention services
Education services

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Illinois lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.