Bereavement/Grief Support - Espanola
Organization: VON - Greater Sudbury
Category: Support Group (Virtual)
Target Population: Adults, Grief
Accepting clients - waitlist for groups
Service Details
Description:
NOTE: Service offered in-person and virtual.

Our bereavement support groups provide information, skills, knowledge and coping strategies to help you through your grieving process. They are a safe place for grieving people to talk about their loss, share their story, and learn from others.

Group members find comfort in sharing with other caring people who are also grieving the loss of a loved one.

Facilitators will guide this process as well as present educational information for discussion about the grieving process, survival tips and ways to move forward.

Whether you’ve experienced the death of a parent, a spouse or other loved one, our compassionate and trained volunteers can help you and your family through the grieving process.

Each group will have a maximum of 10 participants and meet once a week for 8 weeks at the VON office or other convenient location.

*Programming for complicated loss, loss off children and youth are referred to professional services.

Benefits of our Bereavement Support programs
Social connection
Meeting others with similar experiences can help you process your own grief and loss.

Better health & well-being
Learning how to grieve in a healthy way can protect your physical, mental and emotional health.

If you're calling from outside the area, please call: 1-800-561-6551
Languages: English
Transportation:
Available from public transit
Eligibility Criteria
Other Criteria:
Minimum Age: 18 yrs
Criteria:
Any adult who has had a death of loved one. Groups are not recommended for people who are grieving a loss of less than 3 months. Our bereavement peer support groups are led by volunteers - we are not licensed therapists, social workers or counselors. We do refer individuals who have experienced a traumatic death of a loved one, experiencing complicated grief, or loss of a child/youth, to agencies who offer counselors, social workers and/or therapists who are trained in these areas.
Service Area:
Espanola and Area
Inquiry Phone: 1 (705) 303-4925
Website: Visit Us
Inquiry Email: Email Us