24-Hour Hotline: 800-225-2473
Northern Illinois
Critical Incident Stress Management Team
Helping Those Who Help Others

Welcome!
The Northern Illinois Critical Incident Stress Management (NICISM) Team
is dedicated to providing immediate comprehensive crisis response interventions and pre-incident stress management education for emergency service personnel throughout the Chicagoland area. Our service area includes the following counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will.
We strive to provide the highest standards of Critical Incident response to any emergency service person or group involved in a traumatic incident. Our crisis intervention services are free of charge and strictly confidential. LEARN MORE
About Our Team
The Northern Illinois Critical Incident Stress Management (NI-CISM) Team is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization made up of trained volunteers from the mental health and emergency professions. Peers from law enforcement, fire service, dispatch, emergency medical services and hospital emergency room staff are all represented on the team. LEARN MORE

UPCOMING TRAINING
2-Day Group Crisis Intervention
Friday, March 13 & Saturday, March 14, 2026
8:00AM - 5:00PM Daily
Schaumburg Police Department
1000 W. Schaumburg Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60194
2024
Northern Illinois CISM Team
Member of the Year
Pete Jirasek
Proud Recipient
ICISF Excellence in
Training & Education Award

Upcoming Events
October 02, 2025
Wednesday, 7:00PM
General Team Meeting
All team members
are encouraged to attend!!
Hinsdale
November 13, 2025
Wednesday, 10:30AM
Executive Board Meeting
Board meetings are open and
all team members are welcome!!
Meeting Online
Check Email for Link
December 05, 2025
Thursday, 6:30PM
General Team Meeting
Annual team holiday party!!
We hope you will be there!!
Location TBA