Contact Us
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Contact Information
To request a copy of all current consents on file for a youth, please call the DCFS Guardian Consent Unit.
- DCFS Guardian Consent Unit: (800)-828-2179
If you have any questions for our staff, please feel free to contact us, Clinical Services in Psychopharmacology (CSP), via phone or email.
- CSP Phone Number: 312-413-1233
- CSP Nurse’s Email: CSPNursesGroup@UIC365.onmicrosoft.com
If an inpatient hospital request needs to be urgently processed outside our business hours, please contact the DCFS Child Intake and Recovery Unit (CIRU).
- CIRU Phone Number: 866-828-2179
CSP Holidays
Please note that our office is closed on the following days:
- New Years Day (January 1st)
- Memorial Day (May 25, 2026)
- Juneteenth Day (June 19, 2026)
- Independence Day (July 4, 2026)
- Labor Day (September 7, 2026)
- Thanksgiving Day (November 26, 2026)
- Christmas Day (December 25)
- December 28, 2026
- December 31, 2026
There are times when our office is open and the DCFS Consent Unit is not. The DCFS Consent Unit is closed on Federal Holidays. In the event our office or the DCFS Consent Unit is closed, CFS 431-A will not be processed until the next business day. Contact the CIRU for urgent requests.