YC Crisis Response Services:

YC staff respond in person to local schools and police departments in the Berwyn, Cicero, Forest View and Stickney communities in a timely manner to assist with stabilization of an immediate crisis. A crisis situation is defined as a youth who has (1) runaway and is refusing to return home, (2) been locked out of their home by their parent or legal guardian, or (3) is reported to police as being ungovernable. A Crisis Counselor is available 24 hours / 365 days a year to respond in these situations when other options have been exhausted. The goal of YC crisis response services is to reunify the youth with his / her family, when it is appropriate, and help stabilize the immediate crisis which caused the situation to occur.

Support and guidance services are offered to parents who are waiting for their youth to return home. Continued counseling services are also available to the youth and parents after the initial crisis is stabilized to further address family identified problems.

All services at YC are free of charge for youth in our service area.

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