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OUR MISSION

To provide a safe space for grieving teens to heal following the loss of a parent, sibling or close friend.

No teen shall grieve alone.

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Please contact Ashley Burk or Brenda Napholz for Grief Counselors.
For Grief Support groups and group retreats, contact Lisa Orris - Grief Guide.

Programs for Teens

Our Teen programs are designed to encourage expression and promote personal growth, while creating a personal support network with other grieving teens.
 

Hear what some of our Teens have said about coming to group:
 

“Being able to talk to others who share the same kind of grief and struggle as me has been almost freeing in a sense.  It creates much more community and allows the thoughts that I think only I have.  Here, I feel seen and heard.” 

– Grethe, age 18, grieving the loss of her father.

 

“I love how safe you make everyone feel.  I felt so loved walking in.”

– Sunny, age 15, grieving the loss of her father.

Peer Support Group

“Teens Talk Grief”:  Peer Support Group for Teens
 

  • This is a peer-centered bereavement support group with an emphasis on creating triumph from challenge.
     

  • Reinforces the benefits of setting personal goals for the future and engaging in activities that promote growth and healing.

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OPEN HOURS

Monday: 2:30 - 7:00

Wednesday: 2:30 - 7:00

Thursday: 2:30 - 7:00

Friday: 5:00 - 10:00

ADDRESS

CONNECT​ WITH US:​​

6292 Northwest Highway 

Crystal Lake, IL 60014

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The BREAK is a 501 C 3 non-profit organization.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDMENT STATEMENT: 

The Break Teen Center in Crystal Lake, Illinois, honors and acknowledges that we are located on the ancestral homelands of the Peoria, Bodwéwadmi (Potawatomi), Myaami, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Sioux), Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk), and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) tribes. We are deeply grateful to these Nations and to all Indigenous peoples who have cared for this land for generations and who continue to do so today. Their histories, cultures, and ongoing contributions are an essential part of our community’s story. At The Break, we honor this connection by committing ourselves to learning, respect, and relationship-building with Indigenous communities—past, present, and future.

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