Mental Health
Everyone reacts to stress and traumatic experiences differently. While some have reactions that can be seen as normal responses to life events, others may experience signs or symptoms of more serious conditions.
Mental health and substance misuse conditions can affect anyone; you are not alone. The Military Health System has many resources available to help those who need it.
If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat at 988Lifeline.org. 988 connects you with a trained crisis counselor who can help.
Scott AFB Mental Health Services
Our facility offers the following mental (behavioral) health services:
Mental Health Services
- Vectoring for services
- Individual assessment and treatment
- Group therapy
- Medication management
Crisis Walk-In Hours 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday - Friday
Call 618-256-7386
Family Advocacy Services
- Family maltreatment assessments
- Individual and couples counseling
- Group therapy
- New Parent Support Program
- Family Advocacy Strengths-based Therapy
- Additional classes:
- Active Parenting of Teens
- Anger Management
- Baby Safety
- Breastfeeding
- Conflict Resolution
- Co-parenting through Divorce
- Dads, the Basics
- Emotional Intelligence
- Love and Logic
- Newborn Care
- Parenting and Teen Dialogue
- Skills, Strengths, Techniques, and Resources
Call 618-256-7203 for more information about these classes.
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program
- Substance use assessments and education
- Individual treatment
- Group therapy
Call 618-256-7386
Other Resources Across the Installation/Local Area
Scott AFB Collaborative Helping Agencies
Scott We Care Resource Guide: DAF Mental Health Overview
Chaplain
- Phone: 618-256-4060
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: Scott AFB chapel (320 Ward Drive, Building 1620, Scott AFB)
- Confidential support for religious, spiritual, and moral matters
- Work-related issues, adjustment/transition issues, including deployments, marriage and family, grief
Deployment Resources
Work-related issues, adjustment/transition issues, including deployments, marriage and family, grief
Grief Recovery Support Group
- Phone: 618-256-8668
- Email: aafrc@us.af.mil
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: Scott AFB Military Family Readiness Center (404 W Martin St., Scott AFB)
- Utilizes the Grief Recovery Method to guide for loss
- Promotes tips on the experience of grief & how to help people through it
Integrated Resiliency Office (IRO)
- Phone: 618-256-4353
- Email: 375AMW.CVB.RT@us.af.mil
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: 375 AMW HQ Bldg
- The IRO’s mission is to reduce incidences of interpersonal & self-directed violence by building & sustaining a resilient community that fosters mental, physical, social, & spiritual fitness.
- Services offered:
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- SAFETalk
- Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
- EQ for Teams
- EQ for Raters (ACA)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI) for Leaders
- REAL Essentials Respond
- Wingman/Guardian Connect
- DEOCS Information
Military One Source
- Phone: 800-342-9647
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: Office of an off-base therapist
- Individuals will be matched with off-base therapists for 12-20 free, 45-60-minute sessions, which often occur on a weekly basis
- More suitable for individuals meeting criteria for mental health conditions (i.e. anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, etc.)
- Records are kept of visits and may be requested by the military mental health system
Military Family Life Consultant
- Phone: 618-631-2421 or 618-477-1620
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: Military & Family Readiness Center (404 W. Martin St., Scott AFB)
- Provides free. Supportive-based counseling to active-duty service members and dependents
- Provides support for individuals dealing with adjustment/transition issues, stress, marital difficulties, deployment cycle issues, communication, aggression, parenting, and grief/loss
- No records are kept of sessions
Military Family Readiness Center
- Phone: 618-256-8668
- Email: aafrc@us.af.mil
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: Military & Family Readiness Center, Bldg 1650, 404 W. Martin St., Scott AFB
Primary Care Behavioral Health
- Phone: Call the Appointment Line, 618-256-9355, and request Primary Care Behavioral Health
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: 4th floor, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, 1 St Elizabeth’s Blvd, O’Fallon, IL 62269
- Four to six sessions, 30 minutes each, short-term therapy with direct interventions focused on behavioral change
- Provides targeted intervention for mild-moderate symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, sleep concerns, adjustment/transition
- Records of sessions are kept in the military electronic health records system
Sleep Hygiene Class
- Phone: Call 618-256-7139
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: Scott AFB Medical Treatment Facility, Health Promotion Clinic Classroom, 1st floor (310 W Losey St., Scott AFB)
- Provides effective techniques & tools for a better night’s sleep
- Held every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month
Widowed Support Group
- Phone: Call 618-256-8668, or email aafrc@us.af.mil
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: Scott AFB Military Family Readiness Center (404 W Martin St., Scott AFB)
Provides monthly informal group services on grief to share resources, talk about experiences and advocate for widows/widowers
Vet Center
- Phone: Call 877-927-8387, or visit www.vetcenter.va.gov
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: Scott AFB Medical Treatment Facility, 5th floor (310 W Losey St., Scott AFB)
Provides unlimited individual, group, couples & family counseling
Services range from talk therapy to recreational activities
Veterans Support Group
- Phone: Call 888-510-3133, or visit www.illinoisrecoverycenter.com
- Referral: No referral needed
- Location: 1450 Caseyville Ave Swansea, IL 62226
Meets Thursday at 6PM, Illinois Recovery Center Gymnasium
Offers a safe space for veterans to connect, share, and support each other on their journeys to healing and recovery.
What TRICARE Covers
If you are in crisis or feeling suicidal, please report to the nearest ER:
What TRICARE Covers
TRICARE covers medically and psychologically necessary mental health and substance use care.
This includes both inpatient and outpatient care.