Local Bereavement Support Groups
Support Groups in the Merrimack Valley
Loss of a Child
A Butterfly's Journey to a New Normal
“Helping individuals and families struggling with grief after the loss of a child, or other traumatic loss, to find hope and a new normal.”
Offering group or 1 to 1 sessions with 7 or 8 week programs.
Contact: Barbara Hopkinson (617) 410-6309
PO Box 872, Newburyport, MA
Perinatal Bereavement Services
“Providing compassionate care to families who experience the death of a baby during pregnancy or infancy and continued support to bereaved families throughout their reproductive and parenting experience.”
Contact: Care Coordination at 603-595-5300, Ext. 63850 or Krystal Sieradski at Ext. 66049
Location: St. Joseph’s Hospital, 172 Kinsley Street, Nashua, NH
Childbirth Loss Support Group
“For families who have suffered the death of a child before birth, at birth, or shortly after birth. These meetings provide information, education, resources, and the support necessary to heal from the grief experience. The groups, led by a licensed social worker, offer comfort and reassurance for both individuals and couples.”
Sponsored by: Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s HEAL Committee (Helping Educate After Loss)
For more information, call 617-243-6221
The Compassionate Friends of Greater Newburyport
For people who have lost a child, grandchild, or sibling.
Offered the 4th Monday of each month at 7:30 PM
Location: Immaculate Conception Parish Center
Room 209, 42 Green St (Corner Green & High St.),
Newburyport, MA
Contact: Barbara Hopkinson 978-697-1349
http://www.tcfnewburyport.org
The Compassionate Friends of North Shore
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.
Offered the 1st Monday and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM
Location: Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 235 Park St. (Route 62), North Reading, MA
Contact: David Paul 978-771-6345
http://www.tcfnoshore-boston.org
Special Programs for Adults
Men's Grief Support Group
Offered the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays from 5:00-6:30 PM
May 23-June 27, 2017
Additional sessions to be held July 11th and August 8th
Location: High Pointe House (Formerly Merrimack Valley Hospice House), 360 North Ave., Haverhill, MA
For information and to register, call 978-552-4510
Substance
Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing
Merrimack Valley GRASP Chapter
Offered the 1st Tuesday each month from 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Billerica Town Hall, 365 Boston Road, Billerica, MA
Contact: Nancy Maiullari 781-844-2127
http://grasphelp.org
Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing
Merrimack Valley GRASP Chapter
Offered the 3rd Tuesday each month from 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Reilly School, 115 Douglas Road, Lowell, MA
Contact: Louise Griffin 978-257-5971
A Butterfly's Journey to a New Normal
“Helping individuals and families struggling with grief after the loss of a child, or other traumatic loss, to find hope and a new normal.”
Offering group or 1 to 1 sessions with 7 or 8 week programs.
Contact: Barbara Hopkinson (617) 410-6309
PO Box 872, Newburyport, MA
Suicide
Safe Place
Offered the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month from 7:00-8:30 PM
Location: St. Michael's Church, 196 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845
Contact: Debbie Helms, 978-327-6671
[email protected]
A Butterfly's Journey to a New Normal
“Helping individuals and families struggling with grief after the loss of a child, or other traumatic loss, to find hope and a new normal.”
Offering group or 1 to 1 sessions with 7 or 8 week programs.
Contact: Barbara Hopkinson (617) 410-6309
PO Box 872, Newburyport, MA
Widow/Widower
Young Widowed
For under age 60
Offered the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 6:00-7:30 PM July 20th – August 17th
Location: High Pointe House (Formerly Merrimack Valley Hospice House), 360 North Ave., Haverhill, MA
For information and to register, call 978-552-4128
Young Widow/Widower Support Group
For ages 55 and younger
“A supportive atmosphere, grief education, and coping strategies to manage the loss of a spouse or partner.”
Sponsored by Newton-Wellesley Hospital, 214 Washington Street, Newton, MA
For information, call 617-243-6221
General Bereavement Groups
The Grief Journey
Offered the 2nd & 4th Mondays 6:00-7:30 PM
July 10-August 28, 2017
Location: Chelmsford Senior Center, 75 Groton Road, N. Chelmsford, MA
For information and to register, call 978-552-4128
General Bereavement
Offered 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Afternoons 3:00-4:30 PM
Evenings 6:00-7:30 PM
July 12-August 23, 2017
Location: High Pointe House (Formerly Merrimack Valley Hospice House), 360 North Ave., Haverhill, MA
For information and to register, call 978-552-4510
The Grief Journey
Offered the 1st Thursday of the month from 1:30-3:00 PM
Location: Andover Senior Center, 36 Bartlet Street, Andover, MA
For information and to register, call 978-552-4510
Circle Home Health & Hospice
Offered the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM
Or the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM
All ages welcome
Location: Tewksbury Senior Center, 175 Chandler St, Tewksbury, MA
To register, call the Bereavement Care Coordinator at 978-459-9343, Ext. 85883