Support Groups
United States:
Alabama
The Healing Place: A Center for Loss & Change, Inc.*
2409 Wildwood Street/ PO Box 2765
Muscle Shoals, AL 35662
(256) 383-7133
http://www.thehealingplaceinfo.org
At The Healing Place, our focus is children aged 3-19 and their families who have experienced the death of a loved one including a sibling, a parent, grandparent, friend, or other loved one that may need support or guidance in dealing with the grief associated with the loss.
Shepherd's Cove Hospice*
408 Martling Road
Albertville, AL 35951
(256) 891-7724
https://www.shepherdscovehospice.org/
The Healing House*
Hospice of the Valley
240 Johnston Street SE
Decatur, Alabama 35601
(256) 350-5585
http://www.hospiceofthevalley.net/community/community-bereavement-center
As a community goodwill service, we offer educational resources, short term grief counseling sessions, and ongoing support groups to anyone in need. We offer peer support groups for children, adolescents, and adults.
The Amelia Center
1513 4th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
(205) 638-7481
The Amelia Center provides grief support for children, teenagers and families anticipating or grieving the death of a parent, grandparent, child, sibling, close relative or friend, as well as support for parents and families grieving the death of a child or grandchild.
The Caring House, a program of Hospice Family Care
3304 Westmill Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805
(256) 650-1212
http://www.hospicefamilycare.org/services/grief-bereavement-services/sup...
The Caring House provides a safe place for children ages 3-18 and their families to cope with the death of a loved one and share their grief with others.
Eryn's Embrace
Montgomery, AL
(334) 657-1871
Eryn's Embrace offers hope and healing to children and teens who have experienced the loss of a loved one through peer support groups. We seek to empower children by providing an outlet for them to share with others who are also on a grief journey and to realize that they are not alone.
Homicide Survivors Program
Family Services Center
4092 South Memorial Parkway, Suite 2015
Huntsville, AL 35802
(256) 551-1610
https://www.fsc-hsv.org/homicide-survivors-program/
We provide support groups as well as individual sessions for all ages who are grieving the loss of a loved one to murder or vehicular homicide. All services are free of charge.
Project GG: Good Grief
Hospice Angels Foundation, Inc.
Participating Cities: Troy, Montgomery, Birmingham, Pelham, Auburn, Alexander city, Florence, Huntsville, Demopolis, Dothan
Alabama
(989) 891-2231
http://hospiceangels.org/how-we-help/project-gg/
Provides a comfort package to bereaved children or children facing the death-related loss of a loved one.
Alaska
Hospice of the Central Peninsula*
PO Box 2584
35911 Kenai Spur Highway
Alaska Soldotna, 99669
(907) 262-0453
http://www.hospiceofcentralpeninsula.com
Hospice of the Central Peninsula offers a FREE grief camp for children/teens ages 6 to 16 in August of each year and prior to the start of Borough School District.
We utilize an existing camp for our site, we are on a large lake and can provide swimming, boating, and horseback riding as part of the camp. We have one paid staff (the Bereavement Coordinator), sometimes an intern through a grant, and all other staff are trained volunteers.
Our volunteers are called Buddies. We maintain a 1x2 ratio, 1 adult to two campers, age appropriate. Although the theme is the same for all campers it is presented in age appropriate activities. This ratio was decided by the Buddies as the one that provided the best support to the campers.
One of the greatest assets for this camp is breaking the isolation that many feel related to their grief, and providing a safe & supportive environment for them. We also hope to provide them with additional tools to allow them to express their grief in constructive ways and begin the first steps to building positive memories.
The staff is very committed, many even taking time off from work to volunteer. It is an intensive few days, many emotions, tears and laughter both, and at the end we say wow, as we separate with hugs and smiles.
We are able to keep this camp free due to the tremendous financial support of local businesses, organizations and individuals as well as out outstanding volunteers.
Arizona
Billy's Place*
21448 N 75th Ave Suite 5
Glendale, Arizona 85308
(623) 414-9838
Programs include: Overcoming Together (family grief support for those who have lost a spouse, child or those who serve in a caregiving role for a grieving child) TLG (Traumatic Loss Group) for families who have suffered the loss of someone special by Suicide, Overdose or Homicide YA Grief (Young Adult Grief Support Group) ages 15 to 30 Kids Kicking Back Night which is an informal evening for children attending Billy's Place Comprehensive Grief Resource Center located in our office for help during an unimaginable time. Billy's Place also holds four Community Events yearly to memorialize our special people which include a Hike For Hope, Butterfly Release, Balloon Release, and Children's Grief Awareness Day Candle Ceremony. Contact us at for more information on our programs or events.
New Song Center for Grieving Children*
A program of Hospice of the Valley
1510 East Flower Street
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(480) 951-8985
https://www.hov.org/our-care/grief-support/new-song-center-for-grieving-children/
New Song provides comprehensive grief education, support for healing and positive social change to children and families following traumatic loss. Serving children ages 5 - 12, teens 13 - 17 and young adult 18 - 25 and their parent and/or guardian in ongoing peer to peer grief support gorups.
Tu Nidito Children & Family Services *
"Your Little Nest"
3922 N. Mountain
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 322-9155
http://www.tunidito.org
Tu Nidito Children and Family Services is Southern Arizona's resource for children and families whose lives have been impacted by a serious medical condition or death.
We offer emotional, social and educational support programs to:
- Children, Teens and Families Who Are Grieving the Death of a Loved One
- Children and Teens Who Are Diagnosed with a Serious Medical Condition, and their families
- Children Who Have a Parent Diagnosed with Cancer or Other Serious Medical Condition, and their families
- Young Adults Who Are Grieving the Death of a Loved One
Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.
PO Box 39603
Phoenix, AZ 85069
(602) 254-8818
http://www.pomc.org/phoenix
Safe Harbor Support, Inc.
PO Box 854
Gilbert, AZ 85299
(480) 214-5728
http://www.safeharborsupport.com
Stepping Stones of Hope, Inc.
4000 North 7th Street, Suite 106-108
Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 264-7520
http://www.steppingstonesofhope.org