Treatment Not Trauma for Every Chicagoan
Join the campaign to win safe, affordable, accountable mental healthcare for everyone in Chicago.




Who We Are

The Collaborative for Community Wellness brings together mental health professionals, community-based organizations, and community residents to address the lack of mental health access and to redefine mental health.
In September 2020, the Collaborative or Community Wellness (CCW) launched the Treatment Not Trauma campaign, based on the belief that everyone, regardless of where they live or how much money they make, deserves access to quality, compassionate mental health care.
The Treatment Not Trauma seeks to remove barriers to care with a strong public health model for community mental health and shared safety that invests in a community care worker corps backed by City-run mental health centers integrated with both mental health crisis call lines and non-police crisis response teams.
Updates
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Uplifting Voices to Create New Alternatives: Documenting the Mental Health Crisis for Adults on Chicago’s Southwest Side
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We Gotta STOP Crimininalizin’ Mental Illness: Experiences with Mental Health Crisis Response in Chicago
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Photovoice Project: Mental Health Access for the Chicago Latinx Community in the time of COVID-19
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911 Behavioral Health Call Rates Across Chicago’s Wards: Understanding Call Rates in the Context of Disinvestment in Public Mental Health Services