Support Groups
Support Groups
N.J. SELF-HELP GROUP CLEARINGHOUSE
In New Jersey, call:
(800) 367-6274
Has information on over 250 general and specialized no-fee bereavement support groups in NJ, including those for children. Also provides free help to those interested in joining with others to start a needed new group.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD
Family Services of the CJ Foundation for SIDS
Hackensack University Medical Center
Contact: Jeannette Burgos
(800) 704-7437
Support for parents who have lost a child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Will direct parents to a support group in their area.
Compassionate Friends
Central Jersey Chapter
Contact - Dick Quaintance
(732) 548-1419
PO Box 313
Lincroft, NJ 07738
E-Mail Address: requaintance@aol.com
Mutual support for parents & siblings grieving the loss of a child of any age.
H.O.P.E.
Contacts - Marsha & Ed Rogers
(908) 722-7726
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Piscataway
Bereavement support group for parents of miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.
SUPPORT GROUPS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE SUDDENLY OR VIOLENTLY
Survivors of Suicide
University of Medicine & Dentistry
Mental Health Center, Piscataway
(732) 235-4718
Groups for parents of youth who committed suicide, for adult survivors of adults, and a group for siblings.
SUPPORT GROUPS FOR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Woodbridge Widows' Support Group
Contact - Phyllis Sabo
(732) 382-4700 (day) or (732) 634-8790 (evening)
Discussion group offering support and information to widows (60+) going
through the grieving process.
Widows & Widowers' Bereavement Support Group
Contact - Mary Haraz
(732) 251-4000
8 week bereavement program meets twice a year in the Spring and in the Fall.
Center for Living
Contact - Jessie Flynn, Certified Grief Specialist
(732) 895-2563
E-mail: jesscf@aol.com
Dedicated to helping individuals cope with the pain of loss, recognize reactions to grief, and recreate their lives.
Individual counseling and group support in a series of eight-week sessions.
Lainie's Angels
Contact- Stathi Afendoulis
(732) 906-7887
E-mail: elsa@prodigy.net
Website: Lainies Angels
Dedicated to helping parents whose child has been diagnosed with cancer
Bereavement Support Group of the Social Concerns Ministry of Our Lady of Peace Church
Contact - Josephine Bauer
(732) 738-0174
General support group for those who have lost a loved one.
Haven Hospice Bereavement Program at J.F.K. Medical Center
(732) 321-7769
Mending Hearts
Contact - Laura Sarafconn
Spousal bereavement support group meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Call for details and to register.
Healing Hearts
Contact - Erika Kolb
General bereavement support group that meets every 3rd Wednesday from
4:30 - 5:30 P.M.
Children's Bereavement Program
Contact - Tammy Moin
(732) 321-7769
Ten week bereavement program for children, offered two or three times a year.
Raritan Bay Medical Center
Perth Amboy
Contact - Judy Quinlan
(732) 324-5173
Bereavement support group meets twice a year in the Spring and in the Fall.
St. Peter's Medical Center
New Brunswick
Contact - Sr. Barbara Ortmann
(732) 745-8565
An ongoing, interfaith bereavement support group that meets every other Thursday from 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
New Brunswick
Contact - Rev. Ingrid Johnson
Chaplain of Pastoral Care Department
(732) 937-8504
Bereavement group meets weekly for six weeks in the afternoons.
St. James Bereavement Support Group
Contact - Sr. Marie (732) 634-0500 Ext. 614
Phyllis Sabo (732) 634-8790
Jane Pianucci (732) 634-8525
174 Grove Street
Woodbridge
Bereavement group meets for an 8-week session in the Spring and an 8-week session in the Fall and on the 3rd Monday of every month in between the two
8-week sessions.
PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
St. Huberts Animal Welfare and Education Center
Madison, NJ
Call (973) 377-2295 from 12 - 4 daily
Certified bereavement counselor conducts support group that meets on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
NATIONAL
Widows Consultation Center
136 E 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America
National Chapter
(215) 567-7000
230 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Will direct people to a big brother/big sister in their area. Programs are available to children who have lost one or both parents.
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