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Finding your way after the death of a child at any age is almost always an unfamiliar and difficult journey. Here is a list of other organizations parents, grandparents and siblings like yourself have found helpful in learning to live with their loss.
Trauma Support Services of
North Texas, Inc.
Available to residents of Dallas and Tarrant counties as well as surrounding Johnson and Collin counties. This group is unique in that it bridges the gap between short-term crisis intervention and referral services and the longer term therapeutic needs of adults, children and families resulting from a traumatic event. With licensed and credentialed therapists they can help a person return Trauma Support Services of North Texas, Inc. from a traumatic event to a happier, more productive life; especially if the victim was without insurance or the ability to pay for services.
Contact:
Duncanville (972) 709-4904
Fort Worth (817) 378-7158
Open to Hope
Dr’s. Gloria and Heidi Horsley, an awarding winning mother/daughter team) now have a new radio show called The Open to Hope Show which replaces their popular show, Healing the Grieving Heart. Featuring experts who discuss the many aspects of grief, with a main focus on the death of a child and its effects on the family, the new show can be heard Thursdays at noon ET (9 a.m. PST). Listen to archived shows, read and share your own stories at their extensive website.
The Warm Place
Bi-weekly peer-support groups for children and their families after the death of a loved one. They have companioned over 30,000 children and their families along their grief journey with trained volunteers who provide a safe environment for children to express feeling and emotions as well as the opportunity to meet with children and families who are experiencing situations similar to their own.
Contact: (817) 870-2272
GriefWorks
Helps children ages 5 to 18 grieve the loss of a loved one in a way that brings them closer to answers they are seeking, rather than leaving them stuck in their grief journey. It brings them closer
to others, rather than becoming relationally isolated and to a place of healing and peace, rather than sliding into depression, anger, or other emotional traps that can occur when grief is not dealt with.
They provide Christian grief counseling and support groups and is a ministry of ChristianWorks for Children. Experienced and trained grief counselors and volunteers listen to children’s hurts and
guide them in individual and age-divided groups. Private counseling and free resources are also available in an environment that is supportive, safe and loving for children to deal with grief in a healthy way.
Contact: (972) 960-9981 or (800) 375-2229
Alliance of Hope for
suicide survivors
This group offers specialized grief support in the aftermath of suicide loss. Their counseling and and consultations are designed specifically to help survivors of suicide address the questions, debilitating emotions, and secondary wounds which commonly occur following loss from suicide.
Contact: (847) 868-3313
Center for Loss & Life Transition
Founded in 1983 by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, the Center for Loss and Life Transition is dedicated to “companioning” grieving people as they mourn transitions and losses that transform their lives. They
help both mourners, by walking with them in their unique life journeys, and both professional caregivers and lay people, by serving as an educational resource and professional forum.
Contact: (970) 226-6050
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Coping with Suicide
Founded in 1983 by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, the Center for Loss and Life Transition is dedicated to “companioning” grieving people as they mourn transitions and losses that transform their lives. They
help both mourners, by walking with them in their unique life journeys, and both professional caregivers and lay people, by serving as an educational resource and professional forum.
Contact: (970) 226-6050
The Healing Garden
The Healing Garden is a child grief web page with interactive activities to help children deal with their grief and loss through creative expression and companion interaction. Plant seeds and watch them bloom, revealing a loss lesson on the healing nature of the grief journey. Decorate your
garden, name it in honor of your loved one, and then print it out in color or in black-and-white as a coloring sheet. Or email your garden memorial to a friend or relative.
Share
Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support is a community for anyone who experiences the tragic death of a baby. We often serve parents, grandparents, siblings, and others in the family unit, as well as the professionals who care for grieving families. Share is a national organization with over 75 chapters in 29 states. Our services include bed-side companions, phone counseling, face-to-face support group meetings, resource packets, private online communities, memorial events, training for caregivers, and so much more. Should you need them, we hope you can also benefit from at least one of these many resources.
Contact: (817) 571-2420
The Association for Death Education and Counseling®
The Association for Death Education and Counseling® is an international, professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence and recognizing diversity in death education, care of the dying, grief counseling and research in thanatology. Based on quality research, theory and practice, the association provides information, support and resources to its international, multicultural, multidisciplinary membership and to the public.
Contact: (847) 509-0403