News from YFC

Ever wish you could talk to a therapist just to ask a few questions, or get some feedback or direction?

All of us face emotional challenges or worry about relationships at one time or another.  Not everyone wants – or needs - to participate in ongoing counseling sessions, but talking to a trained therapist can provide direction, support and resources when you need a little extra help.

And that's exactly what YFC’s new CONSULT A THERAPIST program is designed to do.  Schedule a 45-minute consultation with one of YFC’s licensed therapists to discuss:

Growing up is tough, no matter who you are. But for children who are marginalized – those who are refugees, immigrants, undocumented, LGBTQ, or in a religious/racial minority – life stressors have become even more onerous due, in part, to recent political developments. According to a joint report from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Illinois Childhood Trauma Coalition, there is evidence that bullying is on the rise, as some students have interpreted current political rhetoric as permission to mistreat students of color and minority status.  Fear of deportation and separation from family trigger feelings of hopelessness and helplessness in refugee and immigrant children.