Community support is essential to our mission.
Our desire is to help members of our community with various needs.
That is why we currently assist groups like Community Bereavement
Support Group, Compassionate Friends, Pathfinders, Suicide Support
Group, Widowed Persons Service, and Eastern Maine Pet Bereavement
Group.
Community Bereavement Support Group
A community support group for those who are grieving.
Contact:
Hospice of St. Joseph, (207) 262-1810
New Hope Hospice, (207) 843-7521
Commpassionate Friends
A special support group for parents who have lost children.
Contact (207) 667-8035
Pathfinders
Helping children to cope in the midst of a loss.
Contact (207) 973-8269
Suicide Support Group
Addressing the grief of those who've suffered a sudden loss.
Contact (207) 973-8269
Eastern Maine Pet Bereavement Group
Helping in recovering from the loss of a loyal companion
Contact (207) 947-1466.
Grief Support Web Sites
Children and Loss
Growth House
A site where children can get some of their questions answered and
participate in activities with others
Raindrop
A pamphlet in cartoon form that helps to explain to children about
death
Fernside
A club for children and teens dealing with death
Death of Your Child
Grief Support
Grief support after the death of a child
Parents Grieving Loss
Support and care for parents grieving the loss of a child
SANDS: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support
Resources for parents who have suffered these types of loss
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
A great source of information in dealing with this type of loss
Loss of a Loved One
Loss of a Spouse in Early Life
Site with tips, suggestions, and resources for young widows and widowers
to help them deal with grief and loss
Loss of an Adult Sibling
Site dedicated to the formation of a support community for those
who have suffered the devastating loss of an adult sibling
Suicide
Online Resources
Suggested online resources for suicide prevention and for survivors
of suicide
Suicide: FAQ
An excellent site for information on suicide
Suicide Information and Education Center
Teen Suicide Site
General Information on Grief
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
The U.S. Emergency Management Agency
Response and Recovery site dealing with death, bereavement and loss.
This site explains the natural progression of events in the grieving
process.
Grief FAQ
Site that answers frequently asked questions about grief. Provides
resources pertaining to illness, dying, grief,
and loss.
For more information, please call Brookings-Smith.
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