BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT
Helpline support: 1-844-437-3247
Here24/7
- Grief, Dying, and Death During a Pandemic
- When You Can’t Be With a Dying Family Member
- Send the gift of your voice through the Sound of Your Love program
For families whose loved one died at Lisaard and Innisfree Hospice:
Family Time – This facilitated group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month; 10:30am – 12:30pm at Innisfree House
Coffee Time – This social group resumed effective September 14, 2022, and meets Wednesdays 10:00am – 11:00am at Innisfree House.
For those who are looking for grief support after the death of a loved one:
- Bereaved Families of Ontario (support groups, education)
- The Coping Centre (programs, retreats, seminars)
- Hospice Waterloo Region (counselling, support groups)
- Hummingbird Centre for Hope (supporting bereaved spouses caring for children)
- New Beginnings (supporting bereaved adults 50+)
General Online Resources
Specialized Supports
- Actively Moving Forward – support for grieving young adults
- Bridge C-14 – a virtual MAID bereavement support group
- Canadian Virtual Hospice – people from various cultures share stories & wisdom about living with serious illness, end-of-life, and grief
- The Dinner Party – community of young adults who have experienced a significant loss
- Heart House Hospice – virtual bereavement support in Urdu/Hindi
- Hospice Waterloo Region – specialized support groups including Rainbow Bereavement, Indigenous Group, and complementary therapies
- Kemp Hospice – text and online chat grief support
Blogs and Other Online Reading Materials
- Dignity Memorial – grief library
- What’s Your Grief – blog updates and archives
- Bereaved Families of Ontario:
- Apart of Me – a free app for grieving children or teens
- eMentalHealth – information for parents, caregivers, children, and youth
- Children and Youth Grief Network – connecting grieving youth with services and resources
- The Dougy Center – for grieving children, families, and supporters
- The Grief Reality – two teen girls blog about the loss of their mother, inviting others to share their stories
- Help2MakeSense – support for grieving young people
- KidsGrief.ca – talking with kids and teens about serious illness, dying, and death
- The Nightingale Centre – support for grieving children, youth, and families
- Surviving Life After a Parent Dies – for teens to connect through shared experiences
- Teen Grief – connecting teens with similar grief experiences anonymously
- Teenage Grief Sucks – stories submitted by grieving teens with a welcome to submit your own
- TooDamnYoung – a resource for grieving teens and young adults
- Wellness & Emotional Support for Youth Online – free online counselling for youth
Videos
- Megan Devine – How Do You Help a Grieving Friend?
- Lucy Hone – Three Secrets of Resilient People
- Lucy Kalanithi – What Makes Life Worth Living in the Face of Death
- Nora McInerny – We Don’t “Move On” from Grief
- BJ Miller – What Really Matters at the End of Life
- Jason B. Rosenthal – The Journey Through Loss and Grief
Podcasts
Links
- Advance Care Planning Waterloo Wellington – conversations worth having
- Speak Up Ontario – advance care planning in Canada
- Speak Up Ontario – more resources for individuals and families