Organization
  
Ascension Behavioral Health (Adult & Adolescent)

See website for program information​​.

​Bereavement Support Group for Adults meets 3rd Thursday of each month at 7pm in the St. Catherine Room at 77 N. Airlite St., Elgin.

Website: https://healthcare.ascension.org/specialty-care/behavioral-mental-health
Address: Aurora: 1325 N. Highland; Elgin: 77 North Airlite Street
Phone: Aurora: 630-801-2656; Elgin: 847-695-3200
Eligibility: Determined by assessment
Insurance: Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-pay
Language: Interpreting services available for all patients
Conley Outreach Community Services

Monthly free adult grief support groups and an annual Children’s Grief Camp.​​

Website: conleyoutreach.org
Address: Sugar Grove and Elburn locations
Phone: 630-365-2880
Eligibility: Contact for eligibility.
Insurance: Services are free, low cost, or scholarships available.
Language: English
Focus Group Wellness Partners

*TELEHEALTH AVAILABLE* Group Wellness Partners is a nonprofit organization that primarily serves underserved and uninsured populations. We provide mental /behavioral health services such as individual therapy, group therapy, case management, anger management classes, family counseling, play therapy, and parent coaching.

Website: https://www.focusgroupwellnesspartners.org/
Address: 27475 Ferry Rd., Warrenville, IL 60555
Phone: 630-206-3322
Eligibility: Clients must be 6 years old or older. Parental consent is needed for those under the age of 12 years. Proof of need is required to participate in our sliding scale program.
Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Aetna, Meridian, Molina, United Healthcare
Language: English and Spanish
Fox Valley Hands of Hope

​Fox Valley Hands of Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing expert support for children, families, and adults who are experiencing grief due to a death loss.  We offer individual grief counseling, as well as drop-in groups, support groups, school programs, and special-interest programs throughout the year, at no cost to our clients.

Medical equipment lending is available. Call to check availability.​​

Grief-focused wellness program is available to anyone in the community who has experienced a loss.
Website: https://www.fvhh.net/
Address: 200 Whitfield Dr., Geneva, IL 60134
Phone: 630-232-2233
Eligibility: No restrictions
Insurance: Services are provided at no cost to the client
Language: English, Spanish
Hopeful Beginnings

In person and Telehealth maternal mental health services for women experiencing postpartum depression/anxiety, grief and loss of a pregnancy, or difficulty transitioning to motherhood.  Case management and access to baby essentials such as formula, diapers, clothing, wipes.  Unbiased options counseling for unplanned pregnancies.  Adoption services for women wanting to place baby for adoption or families seeking to adopt child/children. ​​

Website: https://www.hopefulbeginning.org/
Address: 510 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine, IL 60067
Phone: 847-870-8181
Eligibility: Counseling is free of charge and does not require insurance.  Wait list is prioritized via needs assessment.
Insurance: Free Services
Language: English, Spanish
Kane County Coroner's Office Overdose Bereavement Support Group

8-week therapy group for individuals who have lost a loved one to overdose death. The groups are aimed at processing grief, increasing support, and helping individuals build healthy coping skills as they work through their loss. The group is not a drop-in group and is structured to be completed with cohorts of no more than 8. All individuals starting the group together will end the group together, which keeps the dynamic of the group constant throughout and allows individuals to build comfortability and support with others in the group. Individuals interested in participating can email sydneyjohnson821@gmail.com for more information. 

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Insurance: No cost.
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The Compassionate Friends, Fox Valley Chapter

​Meets 2nd Friday of each month 7:30 pm

Website: https://www.compassionatefriends.org/chapter/fox-valley-chapter-1/
Address: Trinity Lutheran Church 328 George St West Chicago IL 60185
Phone: (630) 488-0978
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Transitions Care

​Transitions offers the highest quality of end of life care and symptom management care services. We specialize in supporting individuals and families who are facing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual challenges confronted when dealing with terminal and chronic illnesses. Paramount to our philosophy is to ensure that our patient is experiencing their final transition on their own specified terms — in comfort and with dignity. In our care, our main objective is always to maximize patients’ comfort and quality of life. Ability to obtain medical equipment for patients. Offers hospice, palliative care, and homecare services.​​

Website: https://transitionscare.com/
Address: Corporate Office: 1551 Bond St., Ste, 143, Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: 847-515-1505
Eligibility: Need for end-of-life care or symptom management
Insurance: Medicare, Medicaid, most private insurance benefits, and Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. Most of the time, there is no cost to the patient or the family under the End of Life Care Benefit. The benefit covers medications, equipment, supplies and services.
Language: English
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