DO YOU NEED HELP?

CROYA is an important safety net for the youth in our community – a place where kids feel comfortable speaking freely with adults committed to listening and supporting them.

Text-A-Tip: Need Immediate Anonymous Help? Text 847Help to 247637

The innovative Text-A-Tip system through LEAD provides an anonymous text-communication system for both youth and adults in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff and Knollwood. Operating 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, the system allows a community member to send an anonymous text message to a dedicated number and receive an immediate response from a licensed mental health professional. The person sending the text message will be able to hold a conversation with the respondent while remaining completely anonymous during the process. Persons wishing to share a concern about themselves or someone else will be able to do so, and receive help, while maintaining anonymity.

Want to Talk to Someone?

“CROYA has connections to many outside counseling agencies, including individual, group and family therapists. One of these agencies is CICP (Chicago Integrative Center for Psychology), which is located in Lake Bluff. CROYA staff members are able and willing to make referrals for youth and families who are in need of additional support.”

Some of the most frequently discussed topics are:

  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Peer pressure
  • Suicide
  • Parents/ family concerns/ communication
  • Bullying
  • Peer issues/ assertiveness skills/ behavior management
  • Self injury
  • Financial hardship
  • Self esteem
  • Conflict resolution/ anger management
  • Substance abuse
  • Chronic illness
  • Stress and coping with it
  • Anxiety
  • Eating disorders/ body image issues