Resources for Bereaved Families - Lurie Children's Hospital



Resources for Bereaved Families

The following is a list of support programs designed to meet the needs of bereaved families. We encourage you to interview the programs and ask specific questions regarding the programs’ philosophy, group structure, fees, and goals. Please do not hesitate to call if we can be of any assistance. Heartlight can be reached at 312-227-3930 or heartlight@

Bereavement Support for the Death of a Child or Infant

Heartlight /Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Support Group for Parents & Siblings 312-227-3930

Compassionate Friends Local Chapters 630-990-0010

JourneyCare Hospice Barrington 224-770-2489

Bereaved Parents of the USA Local Chapters

Cherished Children/Fox Valley Hands of Hope Geneva 630-232-2233

“Coffee & Comfort”- Religious support Orland Park 708-532-4900

Death of an Infant: Support for Parents

SIDS Alliance of Illinois online phone 800-432-7437

Footprints - Fox Valley Hands of Hope Geneva 630-232-2233

Partnership in Caring Westside Perinatal Support Chicago 312-942-6000 pager 5065

Perinatal Loss Support Group/Edward Hospital Naperville 630-527-3263

Resolve Through Sharing/Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest 847-535 6336

Renew Through Sharing/NW Community Healthcare Hoffman Estates 847-618-8415

SHARE/Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove 630-275-1520

Still Missed/ Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale (Spanish & English) 630-856-4497

Still Missed/Subsequent Pregnancy After Loss Parent Support Group Hinsdale 630-856-4497

Together in the Loss of a Child/Northwestern Hospital Chicago 877-926-4664

General Bereavement Support for Children & Families

BraveHeart/JourneyCare Barrington 224-770-2273

Buddy's Place/Pillars Family Service Western Springs 708-995-3750

Good Mourning/Rainbow Hospice Park Ridge 847-685-9900

Herbie's Friends/Fox Valley Hands of Hope Geneva 630-232-2233

Heart Connection/Little Company of Mary Evergreen Park (Spanish & English) 708-229-5484

Advocate Children’s Hospital Oak Lawn 708-684-4673

JourneyCare Barrington/Chicago/Glenview 224-770-2489

Joliet Area Community Hospice Joliet 815-740-4104

Northern Illinois Hospice & Grief Center Rockford 815-398-0500

Rainbows through local schools 847-952-1770



Tommy’s Kids & Teens for Teens Burr Ridge 630-856-6990

REBUILD - Willow Creek Grief Support South Barrington 224-512-1791

Willow House Libertyville/Arlington Heights/Chicago/ 847-236-9300

Bannockburn

Children’s Grief Center/Barr-Harris Center Chicago-Downtown/Evergreen Park/ 312-922-7474

Deerfield/Evanston

additional referrals available in the Indiana area, please call Heartlight for information

Cancer Related Deaths

Cancer Wellness Center Northbrook 847-509-9595

Gilda’s Club Chicago (Spanish, English & Polish) 312-464-9900

Wellness House Hinsdale 630-323-5150

Crime Victim Death

Family Trauma Advocacy Program Chicago 800-707-2018

Homicide Survivors Support Group/Cook Co. States Attorney Office Chicago, Markham 773-674-7200

Parents of Murdered Children Evergreen Park, IL 888-818-7662

Suicide

Light Finders/Fox Valley Hands of Hope Geneva 630-232-2233 x230

LOSS/Catholic Charities Local Chapters 312-655-7284

Willow House Libertyville/Arlington Heights/Chicago/ 847-236-9300

Bannockburn

Erika’s Lighthouse Winnetka 847-386-6481

Elyssa’s Mission Northbrook 847-697-9181

Support for Grandparents

Heartlight/Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago 773-975-8829

Compassionate Friends Local Chapters 630-990-0010

Individual and Family Counseling

Please contact Heartlight for additional referrals to Individual and Family counseling in your area: 312-227-3930

Buddy's Place/Pillars Family Service Western Springs 708-995-3750

Chicago Center for Family Health Chicago/North & West Suburbs 312-372-4731

Center for Grief Recovery Chicago 773-274-4600

Center for Psychological Services Oak Lawn 708-424-0001

Family Institute Evanston 847-733-4300

Tim Ciochon, AMFT Chicago/Downtown 773-417-9453

Family Service Center Northbrook/Glenview/ 847-251-7350

Kenilworth/Wilmette

The Theraplay Institute Evanston 847-256-7334

Herbie’s Friends/Fox Valley Hospice Geneva 630-232-2233

Institute for Therapy through the Arts Chicago, Evanston, Lake Forest 847-4259708

Within Holistic Counseling Woodstock 773-226-5603

This list was compiled by Heartlight, the bereavement program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 9/17

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