Whether you've experienced a loss, a traumatic event, or a recent diagnosis, it's important to remember that you're not alone. Support groups and counseling can help you find peace and comfort. Grief Counseling Grief counseling is a specialized type of therapy designed for those who lost a ...
Today, we announce our search for a new Executive Director of Sad Isn't Bad. Sad Isn’t Bad is a free grief counseling and support program for children and the adults who care for them. This program, located in Sioux Falls, is open to all school-age children (K-12) and their parent...
RAINBOWS– (847) 952-1770 – Local peer support groups for grieving children and their families. Groups are led by trained adults. Online newsletter and referrals. “Guiding kids through life’s storms”. DOUGY CENTERS– toll-free 866-775-5683 – Peer support groups for grieving children, at ...
Good Grief Guidance has formalized and expanded its role within the Central Oregon community with the mission to provide grief guidance, healing, and support for teens and adults in Central Oregon. While adding value to many lives through connection and collaboration, Good Grief also aids in decrea...
Children are not capable of guilt yet some adults will manipulate and hurt children, tell them they caused their own harm and then threaten to harm those they love if they tell the truth about what has happened to them. Loss of a child’s innocence refers to their loss of freedom to ...
Specifically, Ott and colleagues found that most older adults experienced an increase in symptoms of grief alone, or symptoms of grief and depression, that mitigated with time. The majority of the remaining participants met the proposed criteria for complicated grief. Factors That Affect Grief ...
Their support system plays a particularly important role in coping with their experience of loss. When adults who are responsible for managing and maintaining the household and promoting the welfare of the family are overwhelmed by their grief, unable to function adequately in their usual roles, ...
Teens are like adults in that some tend to show their emotions while others struggle in this regard. Many teens find it easier to mask their emotions, which, in some cases, can cause more harm than good in the long run. If the teen lacks support from peers, grieving the loss of a lo...
Grief Speaks: Giving every child, teenager and adult permission to grieve and providing grief with a voice by means of presentations and workshops that provide education, strategies, resources and support for children, teens and adults who are coping with grief due to all different types of loss...
Traumatic grief potentially affects millions around the world every year. For example, in the United States, more than 88,000 infants, children, and young adults under the age of 24 died in a single year, including perinatal deaths (Frøen et al., 2011; Hoyert and Xu, 2012). Add to ...