There is help for children facing the pain of death, divorce, separation, or abandonment.

Barr-Harris's core missions are to provide affordable and geographically accessible grief counseling and grief therapy services to Chicago-area children (ages 2-18) and families who have suffered loss; to increase public awareness of the immediate and long-term effects of traumatic loss in childhood; and to provide training and consultation about childhood grief to those working directly with children or on their behalf.

The Barr-Harris Center serves:

Children who have lost a father or mother through death, illness, divorce, or abandonment.
Children who have lost a sibling or other family member through death.
Children with a parent or other family member facing imminent death.
Parents and other family members.
Children who suffer loss due to violence or trauma.

The Center provides:

Grief Therapy and Grief Counseling Services (see Locations for Counseling Services)

Diagnostic evaluations of the child, parent, or other family members, to determine needs.
Short and long-term treatment if needed.
Child guidance to the surviving parent or custodial adult.

Although the Center has a set fee for services, a sliding scale of fees may be used so that no family is denied services for financial reasons.

Services to Schools and the Community (phone (312) 922-7474, X 310 or e-mail:
j-schiffman@northwestern.edu)

Educational presentations to schools, agencies, community groups and self-help groups.

Training Services

Internships for advance social work or psychology master level students.
Trainings for others working with bereaved children.

Coming Events in the Chicago Area: Watch for coming events!
Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center
	Barr-Harris Locations for Grief Therapy and Grief Counseling Services Help with a School Crisis (Death of a Student, Death of a Teacher) History of the Barr-Harris Center Support the Barr-Harris Center Contact Us
Books, Etc. about Death, Bereavement and Grief
	For Children and Adolescents For Parents and the General Public, including How Do We Tell the Children? For Students and Professionals
Books, Etc. about Divorce
	For Children and Adolescents For Students and Professionals
Other Resources
	Frequently Asked Questions: "Should a child attend a funeral?" Helping a Child Cope with Loss: A Teacher's Guide How the School Can Help a Child Who Has Lost a Parent through Death or Divorce Links to Other Web Sites Movies about Children and Death Institute for Psychoanalysis in Chicago, Illinois

Grief Therapy and Grief Counseling Services (see Locations for Counseling Services)

Services to Schools and the Community (phone (312) 922-7474, X 310 or e-mail: j-schiffman@northwestern.edu)

Training Services

Services to Schools and the Community (phone (312) 922-7474, X 310 or e-mail:
j-schiffman@northwestern.edu)