- Our son’s self esteem was about as low as it could get at that point and we absolutely needed to have him served by a provider that would help to build him back up emotionally as well as to evaluate his medical needs. After advice from a medical, psychiatric and behavioral team, we decided that RISE in Elkader would best meet our son’s needs. Our son moved into an apartment across the street from RISE in 2001 and as they say, the rest is history. - Parent