Services Offered:

• Initial Interview and needs assessment.

• Peer Support Groups: Age appropriate groups allow families to interact with peers who have suffered similar losses and to express their fears, anger, guilt and sadness in a safe and loving environment. Each family situation determines the length of group participation, the average period is one year.

• Peer grief support groups are held for children 5-19 and their surviving parents or guardians. And include deaths from illness, accidents, murder, suicide and war.

• Art, music, therapeutic pets and other tools help promote the healing process.

• Education for the community – professional workshops.

• Internship opportunities are available for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of counseling, social work, marketing, and child development.

• Crisis Intervention for the community following a sudden death.

• Referrals are made to other agencies as needed.

• School Grief Support Project – Partnership with area districts to provide grief support services to students in identified feeder patterns.

• Training to School counselors – Counselors are trained to facilitate grief support groups for the students and parents attending the school sessions.

• Speaker’s Bureau – Speakers available to provide information about our services and help through the grieving process.