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BRIDGES: A Center for Grieving Children

BRIDGES is a family grief support center serving families with children ages 4 -18 who have experienced the serious illness of a family member or death of a relative or friend. We offer peer support groups facilitated by trained volunteers.

We offer a program just for children because they grieve differently than adults. We believe that every family member is entitled to the opportunity to grieve in a supportive, informed and understanding environment.

We hope that children will reconcile the death and growth and healing will occur. this tragedy will become a turning point.

BRIDGES offers several support groups:

• Parent loss bereavement support groups
• Sibling loss bereavement support groups
• DISCOVERIES: A support group for children 4 - 18 who are living with someone who is chronically, critically or seriously ill.
• CROSSINGS: A bereavement support group for children who have experienced the violent death or suicide of a parent
• PASSAGES:  A bereavement support group for children who have experienced the death of a relative (grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin) or friend.

Our support groups are age and developmentally appropriate.
We use discussion and specifically designed activities to help children through the grieving process.

For more information call, BRIDGES: A Center for Grieving Children at 253-272-8266.