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HELP LINES
Local help lines are excellent resources to help you not only locate groups in your area but also provide an anonymous non-judgement listening ear.
Halifax
New Glasgow
Sydney
Yarmouth
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(902) 421-1188
(902) 752-5952
(902) 562-4357
(902) 742-1331
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24 hours/day
noon - midnight
7:00pm-3:00am
7:00pm-12:00am
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National Youth Help Line 1-800-668-6868
Provincial Youth Help Line 1-800-420-8336
IWK HEALTH CENTRE
SUPPORT GROUPS AND CONTACT NAMES
Following are names and phone numbers of the persons to contact who can provide the most current information regarding the bereavement groups and follow-up taking place at the IWK Health Centre.
For a list of departmental teams involved with bereavement and palliative care follow-up Services you can contact:
Pediatric Palliative Care Service:
Pediatric Program:
Maternal Newborn Program:
Women's Health Program:
Mental Health Services: |
(902) 428-3262
(902)-428-8065/8076
(902)-420-6735
(902) 428-2989
(902) 464-4110
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Circle of Friends
This group offers support for pregnancy or infant loss. They meet the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from 7:30 - 9:30pm. For more information call. Valley Regional Hospital (902) 679-2657 ext. 2252
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, cast the shadow of our burden behind us.
- Samuel J. Miles
ACTIVE SUPPORT GROUPS THAT
MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS:
1. The Bereaved Parents Support Group:
Contact - Pediatric Palliative Care Service (902) 428-3262
These meetings take place on the First and Third Tuesday of every month 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Atlantic Child Guidance Department. They are for parents who have had a child die. The Group meets so parents can help each other in coping with their loss and to offer caring, reassuring support.
2. Bereavement Support Group:
"Under Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Committee"
This group meets at the IWK Health Centre, on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. It is an education and support group for people who have experienced the loss of their baby through miscarriage, etopic pregnancy, stillbirth and newborn death.
3. ELFA (Early Loss with Fetal Abnormality) Support Program:
Contact - Program Coordinator at 420-6654.
It is a support program for parents who have made the difficult decision to interrupt a wanted pregnancy due to determined or likely birth defects. This program provides education, communication, recognition, and hope with their loss and grief. It meets the third Monday of each month from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the IWK Health Centre.
4. Children's Bereavement Group:
Contact - 902-428-5920.
This group meets for eight weekly sessions. It provides a safe, supportive environment for children aged 5-12 years, to share their loss and grief with peers. It is for children who are grieving the loss, through death, of a parent or a sibling.
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