Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook

What Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook does

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) mental health organization headquartered at 3080 West Lake Avenue in Glenview, Illinois, serving children, adolescents, and young adults ages 4-24 in Chicago's northern suburbs. Founded in 1975, the organization delivers an integrated portfolio of clinical and youth development services, including individual and group therapy (incorporating DBT skills groups, process groups, and social skills groups), the Jean Paul Ohadi Crisis Response Program for rapid on-site school-based risk assessments, the SHARE sexual health and relationship education workshop series, and the multi-tiered Pride Youth Program for LGBTQ+ youth (comprising prideCONNECT events, prideSUPPORT peer groups, prideLEAD leadership development, and the statewide Action Camp). Supporting programs include Study Buddies academic tutoring, Youth Development after-school and summer programming with transportation, the Spanish Parent Group, Juvenile Diversion community service placement, and the annual Holiday Gift Program serving over 270 families and 670 children.

The underlying service model is an activity-based treatment approach that integrates clinical counseling with structured engaging activities, enabling real-time practice of social, emotional, and coping skills rather than relying exclusively on traditional talk therapy. Revenue is generated through a hybrid of insurance reimbursements (from Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO, Cigna, ComPsych, Humana, Magellan, MHN/Tricare, and Value Options), at-cost workshop fees for the SHARE program, donations, corporate sponsorships, and a recurring calendar of fundraising events (Spring Gala, Golf Outing, Fashion Show, HamBINGO, Hoops for Hope, Concert, and the Off the Grid Action Camp fundraiser). The organization provides over $500,000 annually in unfunded therapy through scholarship and sliding-scale programs, with 85% of crisis response clients lacking adequate insurance coverage.

Distribution is omnichannel for a community nonprofit: clinical services are delivered at the Glenview facility, the crisis response and SHARE programs are deployed directly into schools, youth development programming operates in under-resourced neighborhoods with transportation provided, and Action Camp extends statewide through a partnership with PHIMC's The Alliance. A formal referral network spans suicide prevention, eating disorder, LGBTQ+, intensive outpatient, and substance abuse providers. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors with development supported by an auxiliary Friends of Youth Services board. The organization celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, indicating long-tenured institutional stability in its service area.

Name

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook

Legal name

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook

Website

https://ysgn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook is a nonprofit mental health organization serving children and teens ages 4-24 in Chicago's northern suburbs, offering therapy, crisis response, LGBTQ+ youth programs, sexual health education, and youth development services from its Glenview, Illinois facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Youth Mental Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Youth mental health
• Crisis intervention services
• Family counseling programs
• LGBTQ+ youth support
• Sexual health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Glenview

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Nonprofit organization reliant on cash contributions from donors, event fundraising, and corporate sponsorships. Major annual events include Spring Gala, Golf Outing, Fashion Show, and Concert.
2. Insurance Payments: Accepts insurance from Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO, Cigna, ComPsych, Humana, Magellan, MHN/Tricare, and Value Options for therapy services.
3. Scholarship/Sliding Scale Program: Provides therapy services at reduced or no cost for families who cannot pay or lack adequate insurance. The organization provides over $500,000 annually in unfunded therapy.
4. Workshop Fees: SHARE program charges at-cost fees for sexual health and relationship education workshops in schools and youth organizations, using a sliding scale to ensure accessibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) mental health and youth services organization that provides outpatient mental health therapy, crisis intervention, juvenile diversion, sexual health education, and youth development programming for children, adolescents, and young adults in Chicago's northern suburbs. The agency delivers services through direct office-based care, school-based partnerships, and community-based interventions using an activity-based treatment model.

Product overview

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook is a mental health nonprofit offering a portfolio of integrated programs for children, teens, and families. The core offerings include Individual and Group Therapy (individual counseling, DBT skills groups, process groups, and social skills groups), the Pride Youth Program (prideCONNECT, prideSUPPORT, prideLEAD, and Action Camp providing LGBTQ+ youth support and leadership development), SHARE sexual health education workshops, and Youth Development Programs including the Study Buddies academic tutoring program. Additional services include the Jean Paul Ohadi Crisis Response Program for risk assessments in schools, Spanish Parent Group, Juvenile Diversion, and community support programs like the Holiday Gift Program and Feed a Child meal donations. All programs are unified by an activity-based treatment model that combines counseling with engaging experiences to build social and emotional skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SHARE (Sexual Health & Relationship Education): Comprehensive, shame-free sexuality education workshops for youth and adults in schools and youth-serving organizations.
• Pride Youth Program
• Jean Paul Ohadi Crisis Response Program
• Study Buddies

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ risk assessments conducted since 2014
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) - The AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPHIMC's The Alliance program partners with Youth Services to host Action Camp, a 5-day sleepaway camp for LGBTQ+ youth leaders from GSAs and youth groups across Illinois. This partnership enables the organizations to build community, grow leadership skills, and help shape safer schools through the safer schools movement.
• Jean Paul Ohadi FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNamed in honor of Jean Paul Ohadi, a 19-year-old who suffered from bipolar disorder and faced harassment for his sexual identity. The foundation helps expand the Jean Paul Ohadi Crisis Response Program, which provides rapid on-site risk assessments at local schools for youth exhibiting suicidal or homicidal ideation or other at-risk behaviors.
• Friends of Youth Services BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuxiliary board that plans fundraising events including the Fashion Show and Hoops for Hope March Bracket Challenge to support Youth Services programming and mission.
• Referral Network OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of partner agencies including suicide prevention resources (Suicide Support Hotline, Willow House, Erika's Lighthouse, Elyssa's Mission), eating disorder providers (AMITA Health, ANAD, Eating Recovery Center), LGBTQ+ resources (The Trevor Project, PFLAG, Lurie Children's Hospital), intensive outpatient programs, and substance abuse services (Peer Services, Rosecrance, Gateway Foundation, Hazelden Betty Ford).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Willow House: Chicago-area nonprofit providing grief support and mental health services to youth, teens, and families. Direct peer because of overlapping youth mental-health and family-support services and partnership-listed status in YSGN's referral network.
• Josselyn Center: Northbrook, IL-based nonprofit mental health provider offering therapy and counseling across ages, including youth. Direct peer given near-identical service area (same ZIP code as YSGN), comparable therapy and sliding-scale model, and similar community-nonprofit positioning.
• Erika's Lighthouse: Nonprofit dedicated to youth and adolescent depression and mental health awareness, also based in the Chicago northern suburbs. Direct peer given overlapping mission, geography, school-based outreach model, and inclusion in YSGN's referral network.
• North Shore Pediatric Therapy: North-suburban Chicago pediatric therapy provider offering counseling, social skills groups, and related youth mental-health services. Direct peer given overlapping service area, age range, and therapy/group-program offerings.
• Elyssa's Mission: Illinois-based nonprofit focused on teen suicide prevention and awareness through school-based programming. Direct peer given overlapping school-based mental-health and suicide-prevention mission and inclusion in YSGN's referral network.

Broad incumbents

• The Trevor Project: National nonprofit focused on LGBTQ+ youth crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same LGBTQ+ youth-support space that YSGN serves locally through the Pride Youth Program; referenced in YSGN's referral network.
• AMITA Health Behavioral Medicine Institute: Hospital-system-affiliated behavioral health provider offering child and adolescent outpatient services across Chicago's suburbs. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same youth outpatient therapy demand.
• Metropolitan Family Services: Chicago-area human services nonprofit providing counseling, youth programs, and family support across multiple sites. Comparable as a broader incumbent delivering overlapping therapy and youth-development services across a larger footprint.
• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago - Center for Childhood Resilience: Hospital-affiliated program providing mental health services, training, and school-based support for children. Comparable as a broader incumbent with deeper clinical resources operating in the same Chicago-area youth mental-health market; also referenced as a referral partner.
• Jewish Child & Family Services (JCFS Chicago): Large Chicago-area social services nonprofit offering therapy, youth development, family services, and school-based programs. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same youth/family mental-health space with much greater scale than YSGN.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/youthservices_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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