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Support services for bereaved individuals. Support services are free of charge.

Grief support services for children (ages 3-18) and their families who are grieving a death. Peer support groups are held twice monthly for children, teens, and their families. Also offer support groups in schools. Contact your school's guidance office to join a school group or start a group in your school. Kids' Haven has a non-crisis phone line offering listening support and resources for anyone supporting a child in their grief journey.

Crater Community Hospice offers bereavement support groups throughout the year at different sites throughout the Tri-Cities, Emporia and surrounding counties. The six-week group programs offer support for those coping with loss. The groups are free and open to the public. The groups focus on self-reflection and emotional responses to loss. The goal is to help participants process grieving and begin healing.

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a national self-help bereavement organization for families going through the natural grieving process after the death of a child. We welcome all bereaved parents (and guardians), grandparents, and adult siblings regardless of the age of the child who died or the cause of death.

Provides crisis and long-term support to families after the death of a child at any age, at any time, at any cause, including perinatal loss and loss due to miscarriage. The MISS Foundation also participates in legislative and advocacy issues, community engagement and volunteerism, as well as culturally competent, multidisciplinary education opportunities.

Provide comprehensive, professional grief support for children, adults, families, and communities.

The RTS (Resolve Through Sharing) Bereavement Services Support Group is for those who have suffered miscarriage, still birth, sudden death syndrome. Clients may request follow-up phone call services and a lending library is available.

Support patients, residents, and family members who need support throughout the journey of illness, injury and recovery.

Provides a support group for people who have lost a loved one.

The Journey of Hope support group brings together individuals who have lost loved ones throughout the community. This special support group is coordinated by caring hospice professionals. Groups meet at scheduled times in each of our hospice communities. They offer support, guidance and understanding to help you cope with your loss.

Support group for children and teens who have experienced a death of a loved one with peers who are age appropriate. Groups meet twice a month for as long as they need where they can play, talk, take part in activities, or just be with someone who know what they are going through and help them begin the process of healing and returning to a sense of peace.

Compassionate Friends assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.

When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.

JSSA offers a variety of workshops and support groups for individuals struggling with social, emotional, and physical challenges. These programs include life skills workshops, social skills groups, and bereavement support groups.

Provides a self-help support group for families who have experienced the death of a child. Gather to listen, care, and understand each other in the process of grieving, healing, and growing to recovery. Call the National Office for more information on programs for your local chapter.

Provides emotional support and information to any mother who has had a child die in youth (not for a mother whose child died as an adult).

Operates ongoing, facilitated support groups for widows/ widowers, suicide bereavement and a general bereavement support group. Call for times and locations.

Good Sam's Hope - Series of groups for school-aged children, offered in conjunction with various school systems. Designed to help children express and understand grief. To find out more information on how to start a group at your child's school, please call Good Sam. Living With Loss - Support group for adults grieving the loss of a loved one. Weekly sessions run for 8 weeks and combine education and group activities for discussion. Class is held four times per year. Pre-registration is required. Hope & Hot Chocolate - Held throughout the holiday season to help bereaved persons cope effectively with the demands of the holidays. Women and Men's Lunch Groups - An opportunity for those who have experienced the loss of a spouse or partner to get together for casual lunch and conversation. Call for meeting places/dates/times for Roanoke and NRV locations. Puzzle Pieces - Drop-in support group for bereaved persons interested in understanding grief better and being able to talk with others dealing with loss. The group is facilitated by hospice staff who help group members identify where they are in their own grief journey and gain new insights or coping tools. Knitty Gritty Grief Group - This grief support group combines knitting and crocheting and grief support. It allows each member to share their loss in a safe and compassionate environment while providing support through therapeutic interaction. After completing a project (e.g. prayer shawl, lap blanket, etc.), each member may keep their knitting or donate it to a hospice patient.

A confidential bereavement support group open to all those who have lost a loved one. Provides understanding, support, education, and fosters the emotional health of bereaved adults.

support group is available at no cost to anyone in the Central Virginia area who has lost someone to suicide at any point in their life and would like to find community with other suicide loss survivors.

Offers bereavement counseling to family members, caregivers or significant relations for up to one year following death. This service is offered in the form of individual counseling, support group, in services and telephone outreach. Support is also offered to the community at large.

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a national self-help bereavement organization for families going through the natural grieving process after the death of a child. We welcome all bereaved parents (and guardians), grandparents, and adult siblings regardless of the age of the child who died or the cause of death.

Offers an open-ended group for persons having experienced the death of a loved one. Provides support and education helpful to individuals processing grief. Assists caregivers/family members in understanding personal grief and mourning and to offer time for sharing and expression.

The Journey of Hope support group brings together individuals who have lost loved ones throughout the community. This special support group is coordinated by caring hospice professionals. Groups meet at scheduled times in each of our hospice communities. They offer support, guidance and understanding to help you cope with your loss.