The Living Room | Northwestern Medicine

Offers immediate crisis and mental health support in an alternative, calmer environment than Emergency Departments. Peer recovery support specialists, including those with lived addiction recovery experience, assist distressed and overwhelmed individuals in a comfortable setting without using more intensive intervention.

Services include crisis intervention, safety planning, coping skills training, community resource referrals, follow-up support, and guidance in creating and maintaining recovery plans for individuals with substance use disorders. Recovery coaches provide hope, support through challenges, and assistance in stabilizing recovery or transitioning home after rehabilitation.