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.