The Bridge Blog

July 30, 2020

Chris’ Story

Chris’ Story Content warning: Teen vape use The Bridge Youth & Family Services has been involved with the Palatine Peer Jury program for numerous years. This […]
July 6, 2020

Meet Alexa: Associate Board Chair

The Bridge is fortunate to have invested volunteers in many capacities at our agency. Alexa came to The Bridge and brought fresh new views and ideas […]
June 25, 2020

Nuevo Protocolo COVID-19

Esta información es para describir qué va a ocurrir cuando regrese a nuestra oficina. Nuestra prioridad es promover la salud y la seguridad de todos. Lo […]
June 22, 2020

New COVID-19 Pro­to­col

Since March, our administrative office has been closed to nonessential personnel. However, we will begin to allow clients back into the office to obtain mental health […]
June 18, 2020

Nora’s Story

Nora’s Story Content warning: Gender identity, sexual orientation, depression, anxiety, suicide Nora is 15-years-old and of Hispanic descent; she has always felt different and has dealt […]
June 10, 2020

Eddie’s Story

Eddie’s Story “There’s a lot of people dying!” expressed Eddie, a 5-year-old client, during a therapy session while talking about the coronavirus health emergency and what […]
June 4, 2020

A Volunteer’s Story

After donating 40 hours of time in service to The Bridge, we asked one of our amazing volunteers to tell us why they wanted to volunteer […]
May 27, 2020

Recognizing Our Founding Sponsor: BMO Harris Bank

For 17 years, BMO Harris Bank has supported The Bridge Youth & Family Services’ mission of helping kids and their families overcome mental health challenges and […]
March 26, 2020

Allison’s Story

Allison’s Story Content warning: Challenging family situation, homelessness, depression Allison is a pre-teen living with her mother and two older brothers. Her mother is disabled and […]
March 26, 2020

David’s Story

David’s Story Content warning: Physical abuse, depression, drug use David is a teenager who lives with his mother and younger sister. Before he was incarcerated on […]
March 26, 2020

Noah’s Story

Noah’s Story Content warning: Depression, suicide, gender identity Misunderstandings about transgender children and their needs mean that many still don’t get the support they deserve, and […]
March 26, 2020

Kathryn’s Story

Kathryn’s Story Content warning: Challenging family situations Nearly all of Kathryn’s life she followed the rules and did well in school. She was adopted by a […]
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