Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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  • Make a Donation
  • Tips for Positive Family Communication
  • Golf Anyone? Grab your clubs
  • SPARCS - April 1st
  • 5th Annual Bridge the Gap Walk/Run
  • Here come the Monsters on June 22nd

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We're here to helpInternship Opportunity - Positions are Still Available

The Bridge Youth and Family Services, located in Palatine, is currently accepting interns for its Crisis Intervention Team.  The Crisis Team provides 24 hour crisis intervention services for youth ages 11-17 to police departments, schools, and hospitals in Northwest Suburban Cook County.

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It is through YOUR generosity that The Bridge is able to provide programs and services to aid area youth. Please consider DONATING today.

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Tips for Positive Family Communication

Use brief statments-10 words or less!

Use "I" statments and take responisbility for your own actions

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Our Annual Golf Classic expects to raise over $75,000 for the programs and services of The Bridge including counseling, crisis intervention, mentoring, parent education, adolescent substance abuse intervention, and youth leadership development. These services are available to all families, regardless of ability to pay.

Inverness Golf Club is site of the 2012 U.S. Open First Round Qualifier and we are excited to return for our seventh year in a row!

These services are available to all families, regardless of ability to pay

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SPARCS

SPARCS stands for Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress

Next group begins April 1st and goes for 8 weeks

Please consider referring any boys or girls between the ages of 12-14 who have experienced trauma or who deal with chronic stress. This is an educational, interactive and really fun group at no cost to participants! For more information or to register for the group, please contact Danielle at (847)485-3076 or email.

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Bridge the Gap Walk/Run Logo

5th Annual Bridge the Gap Walk/Run

Saturday, September 28, 2013

8:30 am to 11 am

The Bridge the Gap Walk/Run at Deer Grove Forest Preserve on September 28, 2013.  This event helps to bridge the funding gap for services we provide.

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Start your day with laughter!

Join us for a special viewing of Monsters University on June 22nd at AMC Barrington at 9:15 am.  

Space is limited! Purchase your ticket today!

The cost of admission includes: Popcorn, Candy and Beverage.  

(click Purchase your ticket today for more information and downloadable flyer)

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Welcome to The Bridge

As a human service agency providing counseling, mentoring and education to thousands of families annually, you have probably heard of us. 

But do you really understand what we do and who we are? 

Read a story or two to get a brief glimpse into the everyday life here at The Bridge.  Although the names were changed to protect confidentiality, these are real stories about real families. 

Thank you for your interest in The Bridge. Through your travels on our site, we hope you become as dedicated and passionate about our Mission as we are.

Be a Mentor

Helping Our Most Important Asset When They Need It Most

John suffered physical and emotional abuse first from his father and later from his foster parents. After being placed in the care of Jane, a family friend, it became clear that Jane's own mental health issues prevented her from adequately caring for John.

When Jane expressed a desire to see John reunited with his own father, it became necessary for the court system to mandate counseling for both Jane and John. This was done in order to help her better manage John's disruptive behaviors as well as to understand that placing John with his father was clearly an unsafe situation.

With the help of the school John was attending and his therapist at the Bridge, John was able to learn how to control his severe temper tantrums and his aggression towards other students when he became frustrated. He has been able to enter into a "behavioral contract" and both his grades and his relationships with other students and teachers has dramatically improved.

John has learned how to work through his past abuse, connect with his own genuine feelings and understand what triggers his destructive behaviors and Jane has learned what lies at the heart of his actions and reactions. John still longs for visitation with his father, but he is making great strides in many areas of his life.

Rich Scalzo, R.Ph., Bridge Volunteer