Stronger Together
We are excited to announce a new opportunity for our clients, patients, staff, care givers/care partners, and residents of our surrounding neighborhoods to expand access of our mental health services and further support our community in a meaningful way.
Together, we can make a difference!
What is The Chicago Lighthouse “Stronger Together” Initiative?
An initiative dedicated to building a healthier and more resilient community through collaboration, empowerment, and resource connection. In today’s fast-paced world, we face daily challenges that can impact our mental and emotional well-being without even realizing it. The “Stronger Together” initiative aims to recognize these challenges and provide a supportive framework that helps individuals navigate their unique journeys.
Why Prioritizing Your Mental Health Matters
Improving your mental health is essential for overall well-being and quality of life. Investing time and effort into your mental health fosters a more fulfilling and balanced life, enabling you to thrive personally and socially. Addressing mental health can lead to the following:
- Improved Emotional Well-Being: Gain the essential tools to manage challenging feelings and experience a greater sense of stability and happiness
- Enhanced Coping Skills: Learn effective strategies to cope with daily stressors and setbacks, which can empower you to respond to difficulties with confidence, rather than feeling overwhelmed
- Increased Resilience: Build a stronger sense of self and ability to bounce back from difficulties. Become more adaptable and confident in your ability to face whatever life throws your way.
- Personal Empowerment: Feel more in control of your life and decisions and better equipped to advocate for your needs
What Does the Stronger Together Initiative Include?
- Access to Licensed Mental Health Providers: The Bergman Institute for Psychological Support is dedicated to providing counseling services to individuals who are blind, visually impaired, disabled, and Veterans. Our therapists are trained in evidence-based techniques, including mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
- Customized Support: Collaborate with a dedicated Care Coordinator who will guide you through every step and ensure you are connected with services that are specifically tailored to your needs
- Support for Everyone: We believe that everyone deserves access to quality mental health care, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Funding for this initiative ensures that cost is not a barrier to receiving care.
You may benefit from mental health support if you are:
- Considering making a lifestyle change such as quitting smoking or losing weight
- Experiencing a loss or are dealing with a breakup
- Coping with changes in your vision
- Feeling uneasy about a new diagnosis
- Having difficulty communicating with your partner, family and/or friends
- Facing an important life choice or big decision
- Feeling unsure or lost about your direction in life
- Needing support while caring for a loved one with a disability
- Feeling recent changes in mood
- Feeling unorganized or overextended
- Wanting to improve the way you cope with stress or difficult situations
- Holding onto negative feelings about a situation that has happened in the past
- In need of someone to talk to in a safe space
To learn more about the program and find out the support you may quality for, please take a moment to answer the following questions by clicking the link below. Your responses are confidential and will only be shared with your dedicated “Stronger Together” team to ensure you receive the best possible support.
After completing this form in its entirety, a member of our team will reach out within 2 business days of your submission.
Urgent issues should be treated right away:
Substance use or concerns of substance use disorder
Thoughts of self-harm or suicidal thoughts
If you believe that your life or someone else’s life is in danger please do not complete this form and instead call 911 or get to an emergency room right away.
If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, available 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Meet Your “Stronger Together” Team
Patricia Grant, PhD – Program Director
Michelle Lee, MSW – Mental Health Care Coordinator
Meesa Royster, BS – Director of Scientific and Clinical Initiatives
Grace Sorci, MA – Community Outreach Specialist
Natasha Broomfield, MAFM – Controller
Meet Your Mental Health Support Team
Kara Crumbliss, OD, FAAO – Chief of Clinical Services
Michael C. Smith, PhD – Clinical Psychologist
Frank Lane, PhD – Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
