Christine Patterson
NAMI St. Louis
If you have an emergency or urgent medical need, please contact the numbers below.
Walk-in intake appointments are the best way for adults to start services at Places for People. For urgent needs for adults 18 and older, visit the SSM Health Behavioral Health Urgent Care for crisis support.
The intake process for youth and adolescents begins with a call to our Youth & Family Intake and Outreach Specialist at 314-330-2403.
Have other questions? Call us or email us—we’re here to help!
The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Illume: The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is a collaborative model that promotes evidence-based practices in behavioral health and ensures they are accessible to all. Our members are generating new knowledge and improved practices, working toward a consistent excellent standard of care in our region.
The Blanke Building
1310 Papin Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
We have relocated in response to the climbing needs to expand behavioral health trainings and evaluation in St. Louis.
Illume provides a platform for agencies and providers to be exposed to new ideas with respect to fundamentals and overall model / concept.
We know that going beyond training, to providing support, coaching and mentoring, is necessary for retention of materials and essential for a practice shift.
We will help apply measurement to intended outcomes, in all areas, to reflect improved outcomes via consumer level data capture.
We work with agencies to strengthen programming across a variety of areas: improved implementation of evidence-based practices, best practices, an intentional focus on recovery-oriented, effective impacts.
We are always working toward systems-level change. Specifically, we do outreach to system funders, policy makers and service leaders, providing education, encouragement and data around the needs and benefits of service agencies.
We provide intensive technical assistance, coaching and mentoring to help agencies implement a culture and practices that improve employee well-being.
The two dots in our Illume logo represent the collaborative aspect of the work performed by the Regional Center of Excellence. This concept relies on a community effort to strength the safety net through advocacy, training and mentorship. The Illume staff is proud to work with these organizations and individuals to further our mission.
We are grateful to these community members for volunteering their time on the Illume advisory board.
NAMI St. Louis
Office of Violence Prevention
Preferred Family Healthcare
Gateway Housing First / City Continuum of Care
Nestlé Purina North America
St. Louis MHB
Independence Center
Retired
Retired
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville and Family Care Health Centers
Provident Behavioral Health
Missouri Department of Mental Health/Department of Behavioral Health
Saint Louis University
Missouri Institute of Mental Health
Affinia Healthcare
Community Health Commission of Missouri
Bridges to Recovery
Washington University in St. Louis
Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri
Hopewell Center
Behavioral Health Response
Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis
If you are interested in joining our Advisory Board or partnering with Illume on a future project, please contact Illume Program Director Cara Zitko.
We are proud to receive funding from
Our work is made possible in part by grants from Missouri Foundation for Health, PCORI, and SAMHSA.