| Loss of a Child | ||||
| Monday | Long Beach | PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT GROUP: 7:00 – 8:30 PM (2nd and 4th Mondays of the month) Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Radiation/Oncology Conference Room, (exit Atlantic Ave. south off 405 freeway) For parents who have lost an infant during pregnancy or shortly after birth. Call (562) 933-1454 for more information. Open group, no pre-registration required. Facilitated by Sharon Yagerlener, Chaplain. | ||
| Long Beach | New Hope Grief Support Community: Contact Susan Beeney (562) 429-0075 | |||
| Rancho Palos Verdes & Torrance | THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, SOUTH BAY CHAPTER: serving the South Bay area. Bereavement group for families who have lost a child of any age. Offers support to parents, grandparents and siblings 16 years and older. Call (310) 833-0064 for information. | |||
| Fullerton & La Mirada | THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, O. C. CHAPTER: serving Orange and East Los Angeles counties. Bereavement group for families who have lost a child of any age. Offers support to parents, grandparents and siblings 16 years and older. Group meets from 7:00-9:00pm (1st Tuesday of the month in La Mirada, 3rd Wednesday of the month in Fullerton). Call Roy at (714) 993-6708 for information. | |||
| Los Angeles | THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Bereavement group for families who have lost a child of any age. Call (310) 474-3407 for a recorded message about meeting times/places. | |||
| National | THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS: Bereavement group for families who have lost a child of any age. Call toll free (877) 969-0010 or visit the web at www.compassionatefriends.org | |||
| Children's Grief | ||||
| Tuesday Evening | Lakewood & Long Beach | CHANGES (Pathways): Bereavement group for children, teens (Ages 5-18) & parent / primary caregiver: 6:30 – 8:00pm (7 Week Session). Call: (562) 531-3031 - Patt Dennistoun, Program Director. | ||
| West Los Angeles & West Valley | OUR HOUSE: Grief support groups for children ages 3 ½ -18 years who have lost a parent. Call (310) 475-0299 at 1950 Sawtelle Blvd, Ste. 255, Los Angeles, CA, or (818) 222-3344 at 22801 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 112, Woodland Hills, CA. Additional information available at www.ourhouse-grief.org. | |||
| Lakewood & Long Beach | NEW HOPE: A local non-profit organization offering
grief education for all ages and all people, grief support groups for
children and teens, and camp for kids: TGIF (Teen Grief in Focus) and NEW
HOPE Kids' Club. Call: (562) 429-0075 for
information. New Hope Grief Support
Community, PO Box 8057, Long Beach, CA
90808 email: newhope.foru@verizon.net |
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| Adult Loss | ||||
| Monday | Long Beach | ADULT GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: 7:00 - 8:30pm. Long Beach Christian Reformed Church, 5559 East Wardlow Road, Long Beach, CA 90808, in the Library Room. Call (562) 421-1721 for information. | ||
| Tuesday | Lakewood | ADULT GRIEF GROUP (Pathways): 1:00- 2:30pm. Weingart Senior Center, 5220 Olive, Lakewood, CA. Call (562) 531-3031 for information. | ||
| Tuesday | Huntington Beach | GROWING THROUGH LOSS: Two groups available; one for loss of spouse and another for loss of someone other than spouse. Groups meet at St. Simon & Jude Church, Huntington Beach. There is a $25 fee for 9 group sessions. Call (714) 962-3333 for times, location and dates of meeting. Margaret Lysaght, Coordinator. | ||
| Tuesday | Huntington Beach | GENERAL BEREAVEMENT GROUP: 7:30 - 9:00pm St. Bonaventure Church, Huntington Beach. Call: (714) 846-3359 location. Open group, no pre-registration. | ||
| Tuesday | Lakewood | ADULT GRIEF GROUP (PATHWAYS): 7:00 - 8:30pm. Lakewood Regional Medical Center, 3700 South Street, Lakewood, CA. (Doctors' Dining Room - 1st Floor). Call (562) 531-3031 for information. | ||
| Wednesday | Long Beach | ADULT BEREAVEMENT GROUP: 3:00 - 5:00pm Long Beach Memorial Medical Center - Doctor's Conference Room #2. (Exit Atlantic Blvd. South off 405 Freeway) Call (562) 933-1450. Open group, no pre-registration required. Facilitated by Rev. Diann Davisson, Chaplain | ||
| Wednesday | Downey | GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Downey, CA. For information, call Jackie Bernal at (562) 927-7188 or Mary K. Erickson at (562) 928-1528 | ||
| Wednesday | Whittier | ADULT GRIEF RECOVERY GROUP: 7:00 - 8:30pm Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Conference Center, 12401 E. Washington Blvd., Whittier, CA 90602. Call (562) 698-0811 ext. 2500 for information about this ongoing group. Chaplain Julie Richwine, Facilitator. | ||
| Wednesday | Long Beach | GRIEF GROUP: St Cyprians, 4714 Clark Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90808. Call (562) 425-5496 for information about the 6-week sessions. | ||
| Adult Loss continued | ||||
| Thursday | Cerritos | ADULT GRIEF GROUP (Pathways): 1:00 - 2:30pm Meets Every Other Week, Cerritos Senior Center, 12340 South Street, Cerritos, CA. Call (562) 531-3031 for information. | ||
| Thursday | Long Beach | ADULT BEREAVEMENT GROUP: 6:00 -8:00pm Long Beach Memorial Medical Center - Radiation/Oncology Conference Room. (Exit Atlantic Blvd. South off 405 Freeway) Call (562) 933-1450. Open group, no pre-registration required. Facilitated by Rev. Diann Davisson, Chaplain. | ||
| 1st Saturday | Downey | WIDOWS GRIEF GROUP: 2:00 - 4:00pm Downey Regional Medical Center, 11500 Brookshire, Downey, CA. Call Jim at (562) 949-3399 for information. | ||
| Long Beach | LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPICE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Several 8 week sessions will be scheduled as needed during the year. Call (562) 933-0910 for information. GayLynn Motta, LCSW, Bereavement Coordinator. | |||
| La Mirada | HEALING AFTER LOSS: 10-week group for English and Spanish-speaking adults. Home Health Center, 15050 Imperial Highway, La Mirada, 90638. Call (562) 944-1629. Martha Gonzales, Coordinator. | |||
| Garden Grove | Survivors of Suicide: non-denominational. Call (714) 539-1429. Jeri Livingston. | |||
| OUR HOUSE: Grief support services for adults provides groups for adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner, Young Widows and Widowers (ages 20-49), Mid-Life Loss (ages 50-65). Later Life Loss (ages 66+), Adult Children who have experienced the death of a Parent, Adults who have experienced the death of a Sibling, and Parents who have experienced the death of a child. Call (310) 475-0299 for groups in West Los Angeles and (818) 222-3344 for groups in the West Valley | ||||
| All grief group sessions are facilitated by trained counselors and are free unless otherwise indicated. | ||||
| FOR MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS: | ||||
| Call Rev. Karyn Reddick, Director of Pastoral Care at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, at (562) 933-1452 or Rev. Bill Wyzykowski, Decedent Affairs, at (562) 933-1458 | ||||