All of our counselors have specialized training and experience in helping children, teens and their families cope with the issues that arise from grief, loss and other family transitions. The Center receives consultative services from its Medical Director, who is a Board Certified, Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Additionally, JFS can provide educational materials, consult with school personnel and give necessary referrals to community resources for further assistance. Counseling services are available to those people in the community who are touched by a loss, regardless of race, religion or economic situation. Services may be covered by your health insurance carrier, or can be set according to the agency's sliding fee scale, which is based on income and one's ability to pay.
Consultative services are also available according to the sliding fee scale.
Children find solace in the arms of other children. Tissues in each other's pockets. A licensed mental health professional from JFS, trained in grief counseling, is on sight at all times to assist. Parent support groups are available concurrently, if parents wish to attend. If a child, teen or their family should need additional services, JFS grief specialists are available to offer continuing care or to provide the family with alternate referral information.