Online Behavioral Health & Substance Awareness Classes in Illinois

If you were told to complete a behavioral health or substance awareness class in Illinois, this page is for you. CourtCure offers online education focused on substance-related risks, personal choices, wellness, and healthier decision‑making. Multiple hour options (4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 30, 60) let you match the time your referring authority requires. Because Illinois handles referrals locally—by a judge, probation officer, prosecutor, school, or employer—acceptance can vary. Before you enroll, contact the requesting authority to confirm the provider, delivery format (online vs. in‑person), the exact number of hours, your deadline, and what documentation they want at completion. This course is general education only; it is not treatment, an assessment, or DUI risk education. When you’re ready, choose the hours you need and get started online from Illinois.

Illinois addresses behavioral health and substance use needs through a patchwork of local referrals and statewide standards. Courts may order education or counseling as a condition of probation or conditional discharge. The probation law specifically allows courts to require participation in programs such as counseling or education and sets other supervision conditions, which are then enforced by local probation departments. ([ilga.gov](https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext?DocName=073000050K5-6-3&utm_source=openai)) At the same time, Illinois operates “problem‑solving courts” (drug, mental health, veterans, DUI, and hybrid courts). These courts are certified by the Illinois Supreme Court through the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) and focus on treatment and structured accountability rather than traditional sentencing. Local courts decide whether to establish these programs and how participants complete requirements. ([illinoiscourts.gov](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/News/1213/All-117-Illinois-ProblemSolving-Courts-now-certified-by-Supreme-Court/news-detail/?utm_source=openai)) When a requirement involves substance use disorder services (assessment, intervention, or treatment), Illinois relies on providers licensed under Title 77, Part 2060 of the Illinois Administrative Code and overseen by the state’s behavioral health authority. Part 2060 outlines licensed levels of care and includes patient education within regulated services. Authorities that require treatment or specific DUI services generally expect use of a licensed program. ([ilga.gov](https://www.ilga.gov/agencies/JCAR/EntirePart?titlepart=07702060&utm_source=openai)) In 2025, the Governor ordered a reorganization that consolidated the Department of Human Services’ Division of Mental Health and the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery into a new Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery. You may still see “IDHS/SUPR” referenced on many pages and directories during this transition. ([illinois.gov](https://www.illinois.gov/government/executive-orders/executive-order.executive-order-number-01.2025.html?utm_source=openai)) Illinois also publishes a licensed‑sites directory to help people find substance use programs by county and city. If your paperwork specifies a licensed provider, use that directory or ask your probation officer or attorney which programs are acceptable before taking any online class. ([dhs.state.il.us](https://www.dhs.state.il.us/OneNetLibrary/27894/documents/SUPR_Licensed_Sites_by_County_City_Township.pdf?utm_source=openai))

Acceptance in Illinois is determined by the requesting authority—usually a judge, probation officer, prosecutor/diversion program, school, employer, or licensing body. Some Illinois courts and probation departments will accept a general online education course when they ask for an awareness class and specify a number of hours. Others may require services from a provider licensed under Illinois’ behavioral health rules, an in‑person format, or a program tied to a local problem‑solving court. Always confirm in advance: required hours, whether online delivery is allowed, whether a licensed provider is required, your due date, and how to submit proof. If you are told to complete treatment, an assessment, or DUI risk education, those services typically must be delivered by a program licensed under Illinois’ behavioral health regulations—not by a general education course like this one. ([ilga.gov](https://www.ilga.gov/agencies/JCAR/EntirePart?titlepart=07702060&utm_source=openai))