RISE Crisis Line — We answer every time: (708) 584-3415  ·  24/7 · No judgment · Confidential
ForGirlsLikeMe · Counseling & Wellness

A place where you can
just be yourself.

No judgment. No pressure. No labels. Just a sisterhood that shows up — whatever you're carrying, whatever you've been through, whatever you need to say.

RISE Crisis Line — Always Open

24 hours · 7 days a week · 365 days a year · No wrong reason to call

(708) 584-3415Call or Text · Confidential · No Judgment

Every kind of support. All under one roof.

We meet you exactly where you are — whether you need clinical counseling, a group to lean on, or just someone to talk to with no agenda.

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Individual Counseling

One-on-one sessions with a credentialed CADC counselor. A private space to work through substance use, trauma, emotions, or whatever is weighing on you. No script, no agenda.

CADC · Trauma-Informed
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Family Counseling

Sessions designed to help families have the hard conversations, repair trust, and build something better — on your terms and at your pace.

Family Healing
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Sister Sessions

Group therapy with other girls who get it. A circle where every story matters and you leave feeling less alone than when you walked in.

Group · Community
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The Sidebar

Not a therapy session — just a low-key check-in and a listening ear. Drop in, no appointment needed. Small talk is welcome here.

Drop-In · Casual
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CADC Substance Use Counseling

Judgment-free support for substance use and recovery. Our counselors understand the connection between trauma, housing, and substance use.

CADC Certified
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Faith Corner

Spiritual support without doctrine or religion. Prayer, meditation, reflection, affirmations — your relationship with something bigger, on your terms.

Spirit · No Religion Required

We are a sisterhood.

We have each other's back no matter the circumstance. You can talk about anything here — no bars, no judgment, no pressure. This is a space where you can just lean on each other and lean on us.

No Judgment Zone

You can say whatever is real. We don't flinch.

Always Confidential

What you share here stays here, always.

Trauma-Informed

Every person on our team leads with care.

Culturally Rooted

Staff who look like you and get where you're from.

No Referral Needed

Just show up. That's enough.

Lived Experience

Our team has been where you are.

Resilience in Substance Education

RISE is an 8-week life skills cohort — not a drug program. Every participant attends together. No one is singled out. Everything you build here, you keep forever.

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Know Your Brain

How substances affect the developing brain and why it hits different when you're young

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My Story, My Strength

Identity and who you are underneath everything that's happened to you

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Pressure & Power

Peer pressure, refusal skills, and holding your ground without losing your people

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Feel It, Don't Bury It

Emotional regulation and healthy ways to move through hard feelings

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My Future, My Way

Goal-setting, community connection, and building the life you actually want

8
weeks together
5
core modules
12–24
ages served
0
judgment. ever.
"You don't have to have a substance use problem to benefit from RISE. You just have to be a girl trying to figure life out — and that's all of us."

How are you really doing?

A safe, private check-in — just for you. No names, no records, no judgment. Takes about 2 minutes.

How are you really doing?

Private · Confidential · No wrong answers · Nothing stored or shared

🔒 Your responses are not saved anywhere
In the past 12 months, have you used any of the following?
Check anything that applies — no judgment, just for us to understand where you are.
Have you ever ridden in a Car driven by someone who was high or had been drinking — including yourself?
Even just once counts.
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Do you ever use alcohol or drugs to Relax, feel better about yourself, or fit in?
There's no shame either way — we just want to know.
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Do you ever use alcohol or drugs while you are Alone?
Honest answer only — this is between you and you.
3 of 6
Do you ever Forget things you did while using alcohol or drugs?
Like waking up and not remembering parts of the night before.
4 of 6
Do your Family or Friends ever tell you that you should cut down on your drinking or drug use?
Or have they said they're worried about you?
5 of 6
Have you ever gotten into Trouble while you were using alcohol or drugs?
At school, with family, with friends, or legally.
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Staff Clinical Portal

Authorized ForGirlsLikeMe clinical staff only. Enter your access code to continue.

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CRAFFT Screening Tool

STAFF ONLY · CONFIDENTIAL
Part A — Substance Use (Past 12 Months)
Alcohol
Marijuana / Cannabis
Prescription drugs not prescribed
Other illicit substances
Part B — CRAFFT (Each Yes = 1 point · Score ≥ 2 = High Risk)
C — Ever ridden in a Car driven by someone high or drinking?
R — Use alcohol or drugs to Relax or fit in?
A — Use alcohol or drugs while Alone?
F — Forget things you did while using?
F — Family or Friends tell you to cut down?
T — Gotten into Trouble while using?
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CRAFFT Score
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Risk Level
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Recommended Action

Clinician Notes
Clinical note: CRAFFT validated for ages 12–21 (Knight et al., 2002). Score ≥ 2 indicates high probability of substance use disorder. Internal use only. Subject to HIPAA and Illinois confidentiality law. RISE Crisis Line: (708) 584-3415.

We answer. Every time.

It doesn't matter what time it is, what's going on, or how many times you've called before. Pick up the phone. We will answer. We will listen. We will not judge you — that's our promise, every single time.

(708) 584-3415

Call or text · 24 hours · 7 days · 365 days a year

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