36 Child & Family Services Resources in Cook, Illinois — Free Help & Counseling

36 verified child & family services resources in Cook, Illinois. Find free counseling, crisis support, sliding-scale therapy, substance abuse treatment, and community help on OneClickMentalHealth. Includes providers offering services in English, Spanish, Polish, Mandarin. Search by city, ZIP, or insurance.

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• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 207-4600 — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago serves Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties with one-to-one mentoring matches for thousands of
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 235-8000 — Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago serves over 18,000 youth across 21 club sites in the Chicago metropolitan area with academic support, athletics, arts, leadership,
• Brightpoint (Children's Home + Aid Society of Illinois) — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 424-0200 — Brightpoint (formerly Children's Home + Aid Society of Illinois) is one of Illinois' largest social services agencies. Founded in 1883 by Reverend Martin Van Ar
• Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Chicago — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 655-7700 — Catholic Charities member agency serving Chicago, Illinois. Services include: Adoption services, Asset development services, Basic needs services, Case manageme
• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 655-7000 — Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is one of the largest private social service agencies in Illinois, serving Cook and Lake counties with comprehe
• Chicago Children's Advocacy Center — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 492-3700 — NCA-accredited Children's Advocacy Center providing coordinated child abuse response: forensic interviews, victim advocacy, mental health, medical evaluations,
• Communities In Schools of Chicago (Illinois) — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 829-2400 — Communities In Schools of Chicago serves K-12 students and families across Chicago Public Schools with integrated student supports, dropout prevention case mana
• Easterseals Academy Chicago — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 432-1751 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Academy Tinley Park — Child & Family Services in Tinley Park, Illinois — (708) 802-9050 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Child & Family Connection Program #12 — Child & Family Services in Tinley Park, Illinois — (708) 429-8231 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Child and Family Connections #8, Chicago — Child & Family Services in Evergreen Park, Illinois — (773) 233-1799 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Early Learning Services — Child & Family Services in Oak Park, Illinois — (708) 434-2525 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Gilchrist Marchman Child Development Center — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 492-7402 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Hickory Hills Head Start Center — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (708) 741-7681 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Illinois Autism Partnership Program — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 491-4116 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals National Headquarters — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (800) 221-6827 — Easterseals is the leading provider of services for children and adults with disabilities, autism, and other special needs in the U.S. The national office suppo
• Easterseals Parent Support Group — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 432-1751 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Partnering With Parents — Child & Family Services in Oak Park, Illinois — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Easterseals Serving Chicagoland & Greater Rockford — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 491-4110 — Easterseals affiliate offering services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs typically include early intervention, autism serv
• Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 814-6800 — Illinois DCFS is the state's child welfare agency, investigating reports of child abuse and neglect, providing foster care and adoption, and licensing child wel
• JF&CS of Chicago — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (855) 275-5237 — Jewish Federation's JCFS Chicago serves the Chicago metropolitan area with mental health, autism services, foster care, residential services, employment service
• Lutheran Social Services of Illinois — Child & Family Services in Des Plaines, Illinois — (847) 635-4600 — Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) is one of the largest statewide social service agencies in Illinois, serving 50,000+ people annually with foster car
• Make-A-Wish Illinois — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (800) 722-9474 — Make-A-Wish Illinois grants wishes for children ages 2.5 through 18 diagnosed with critical illnesses. Coverage area: All of Illinois. Refer a child or contact
• National Runaway Safeline — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (800) 786-2929 — The National Runaway Safeline (NRS) is the federally designated communication system for runaway and homeless youth in the United States. Provides free, confide
• Prevent Child Abuse America — Child & Family Services in Chicago, Illinois — (312) 663-3520 — Prevent Child Abuse America is a leading national nonprofit committed to preventing child abuse and neglect before it happens. Operates Healthy Families America

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Can I get help in a language other than English?

Yes — many resources offer services in Spanish, and several support Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Tagalog, Arabic, or French. Use the language filter, or call 988 (press 2 for Spanish, or use 988lifeline.org/help-yourself/en-espanol/ for more options).

In crisis? Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (free, 24/7, confidential, English and Spanish). Veterans press 1. For LGBTQ+ youth, call 988 then press 3. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.