SPIDER
What is the Service Provider Resource Directory?
SPIDER is a reliable and comprehensive directory of critical health services in Illinois, is the product of a partnership between Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine and DCFS and is searchable by zip code. The Service Provider Identification & Exploration Resource (SPIDER) application is a collaborative effort sponsored by the IL Department of Children & Family Services, Northwestern University/Hospital Feinberg School of Medicine, the IL Department of Innovation and Technology, and countless child and family welfare service providers across the state of Illinois. Collaboration between these organizations, the SPIDER Team, and technical/IT support has been a key factor in keeping this resource operational, accurate, and useful to our users.Connecting You To Critical Health Services
At NAMI CCNS, one of our objectives is to connect people with ample resources. As a proud partner organization of NorthShore University Health Systems, we are delighted to add a link to an important resource for quickly locating critical health services in Illinois, including substance abuse, domestic violence, parenting, early childhood, health and mental health services. { "@context": "https://schema.org/", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the Service Provider Resource Directory?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "SPIDER is a reliable and comprehensive directory of critical health services in Illinois, is the product of a partnership between Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine and DCFS and is searchable by zip code. The Service Provider Identification & Exploration Resource (SPIDER) application is a collaborative effort sponsored by the IL Department of Children & Family Services, Northwestern University/Hospital Feinberg School of Medicine, the IL Department of Innovation and Technology, and countless child and family welfare service providers across the state of Illinois." } } ] }Here are the collaborators and our roles:
2. IL Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) provides the critical IT resources – hardware, software, database, and developers - that implemented and continue to support this service. DoIT closely collaborated with the SPIDER Team to reimagine, redesign, and launch this resource in 2018. DoIT also provides 24/7 user support and issue tracking through its helpdesk team.
3. The Mental Health Services & Policy Program (MHSPP) (within Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine) has a mission to provide research, evaluation, outcomes management, technical assistance and training that helps improve the lives of individuals and families who receive publicly funded mental health services. Their team of analysts and health interviewers have been supporting SPD and now SPIDER since 2002, delivering full-time data maintenance, updating over 4,000 programs on a yearly basis, adding new programs and agencies, and removing invalid programs to ensure that our users have the most accurate and appropriate referral information available. The MHSPP SPIDER Team provides in-person and online training as well as on demand one-on-one customer service to make sure our users derive maximum benefit from SPIDER.
SPIDER Version #: 1.0.0
Usage Stats: Pending
Under no circumstances shall DCFS, MHSPP or DoIT have any liability to you for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of SPIDER or reliance on any information provided on SPIDER. Your use of SPIDER and reliance on any information on SPIDER is solely at your own risk.
If you see any inaccurate, outdated or missing data from SPIDER, please contact the SPIDER Team at DCFS.SPIDER@illinois.gov for assistance.