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Mental Health & Community-Based Services

Y.O.U. offers free, comprehensive counseling services for youth and families.

Mental Health Services are integrated into Y.O.U.'s Out-of-School Time Program for youth in grades 2-12, as well as delivered through a community-based street outreach model at locations where youth gather across our community.

Services provided include:

  • individual, group, and family counseling;
  • comprehensive case management; 
  • targeted street outreach including drop-in services at Robert Crown Community Center;
  • provision of basic gateway services, including food, referrals to shelter, and transportation passes;
  • 24-hour housing crisis response for youth experiencing homelessness;
  • family reunification services, family-generated placements, emergency shelter placements;
  • coordination with local service providers

Our team is made up of social workers, counselors, case managers, and housing crisis response workers who ensure culturally and linguistically-centered care. To access a therapist or to receive case management services, please:

Request a Therapist

Additional Resources

There are numerous organizations in Evanston, Skokie, and the surrounding communities that offer additional resources for youth and families. Please see the links below for a listing of local service providers in the following areas.

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This website is supported by Grant Number 90YO2496 from the Family and Youth Services Bureau within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Family and Youth Services Bureau.