Six-Week Suicide Survivors Support Group
This group, open to persons who have had a loved one die by suicide,
is offered twice a year. Participants will be offered information and
suggestions for handing the complexity of grief that often follows a
suicide. Pre-registration is required and the participant must be able
to attend all sessions. Please call Haven for dates of our next group.
Six-Week Children's Support Group
This group is open to children between the ages of six and twelve who have
had a loved one die. Through play and crafts, children will learn to
recognize their grief and will be offered ways to cope with their
feelings. One of the co-facilitators of this group is Helen Fitzgerald,
nationally known author of The Grieving Child. Children must be
pre-registered and be able to attend all the sessions. Please call Haven
for dates of our next group.Six-Week Widow/Widower
Bereavement Support Group
This group is open to persons whose spouse has died. The death of a
spouse can be numbing and devastating. You may have feelings of
sadness, loneliness and abandonment. No one can heal your pain, but
this program will help you learn ways to cope with this difficult
experience. Pre-registration is required and participants must be able
to attend all sessions. Please call Haven for dates of our next group.
Six-Week General Bereavement Support Group
This group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of someone
they love, whether the deceased was a parent, a child, a relative, or
a friend. Coping with the death of a loved-one is often a traumatic
and painful experience. This group will teach the participants coping
skills and give them an opportunity to share their experience with
others who, like they, are struggling to deal with the myriad facets
of death.
Community Presentations
Haven offers presentations to the community on various aspects of death
and dying, Suicide, Daughters without Mothers, Coping with the Holidays,
How Men Grieve, etc. Please watch the calendar for upcoming presentations. |
