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Trauma intervention and support for grieving children and adolescents.  Support services include support group meetings which integrate various play activities and creative expressions with spiritual care.  Support is also provided for families of grieving children/adolescents.  Services include a grief resource library, crisis intervention, referral to other sources or provider services, and grief education/support programs appropriate for schools, faith congregations, and community service agencies.

Free grief support for children (Ted E. Bear Hollow), teens and adults (Grief's Journey) experiencing the death of a loved one. Most groups meet on site, periodic offsite groups are also offered. Support groups also held virtually.

Suicide loss survivors group.

Family bereavement groups offered as once a month support groups or 8-session support groups throughout the year.

Adults only bereavement support group, AHA (Adults Helping Adults) and HEALing Embrace (pregnancy and infant loss support group) offered throughout the year.

Half day family days offered at various times throughout the year for bereavement support.

Camp Hope overnight retreat for teens offered twice a year.

Caregiver support group is offered monthly.

Community awareness and educational workshops are also offered.

Provides counseling for persons dealing with the death/loss of a loved one. Also offers a bereavement camp for children ages 7-16, a Grief Resource Library, and other Grief Support Groups. Also offers support groups for grieving parents like Adult Bereavement, Beyond Baby Blues, Empty Arms, Homicide Survivors, and Parents With Empty Arms.

Offers a grief support group offered periodically, call for dates and times.

Offers grief support opportunities provided at no cost for anyone in the community. Services include: Amanda the Panda program’s grief camps (program listed separately), monthly or quarterly support groups, eight-week educational support groups, memorial gatherings, family nights, peer support and mailed resources. Events and support groups are hosted at EveryStep Hospice locations in eight Iowa communities and at the EveryStep Grief and Loss Services office (home of Amanda the Panda) in West Des Moines.  Bereavement counselors are available to meet with families or visit by phone throughout the first year following a hospice patient's death. The counselor can provide families with information or simply lend a friendly ear.

Support group for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one, whether a spouse, parent, child, or friend.  Group also for bereaved children.