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Grief Support Groups
EVENING GROUPS
Living Through Loss
Date:
1st and 3rd Tuesday
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: West Allis Memorial Hospital, Women's Health and Community Education, 8901 W. Lincoln Avenue, West Allis
Contact: Marge Hendrickson or Mary Anne Borowski-Lutz (414) 328-7405
Description: For those grieving the loss of a loved one, free of charge, no registration required
Grieving the Death of a Partner Support Group
Date: Tuesdays for 8-weeks. Call for start date. (Next group starts March 25)
Time:
1:00pm-3:00pm or 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: St. Luke's Medical Center, 2900 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee
Contact:
(414) 647-6494 Marge Hendrickson or Mary Anne Borowski-Lutz
Description: For those grieving the loss of a partner
Women's Ongoing Grief Support Group
Date:
1st Thursday of each month
Time:
6:30pm-8:30pm
Location:
St. Luke's Medical Center, 2900 W. Oklahoma Ave.
Description:
Support group for women after the death of a loved one
Call to register: Marge Hendrickson or Mary Anne Borowski-Lutz (414) 647-6494
Healing Grief
Date: 6-week session (04/01/08 to 05/06/08 and 09/30/08 to 11/04/08)
Time: 6:30 to 8:30pm
Location: St. Luke's South Shore, 5900 S. Lake Drive, Cudahy
Contact: Geralyn Steimle or Marsha Isherwood (414) 489-4050
Description: Support following the death of a loved one.
Healing Hearts Bereavement Support
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Memorial Hospital at Oconomowoc's Adult Day Care Center
Contact: (262) 544-2745 or (414) 928-4014
Description: Grief support
CYD's Love in Action: Loss Due to Homocide/Sudden Death
Date: Thursdays
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Location: CYD, 2601 N. Martin Luther King Dr.
Contact: Theresa Williams (414) 906-2836 or (414) 264-6888
Description: A group for homocide and other sudden death survivors.
DAY GROUPS
Living Through Loss
Date:
1st and 3rd Tuesday
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location: West Allis Memorial Hospital, Women's Health and Community Education
8901 W. Lincoln Avenue, West Allis
Contact: Marge Hendrickson or Mary Anne Borowski-Lutz (414) 328-7405
Description:
For those grieving the loss of a loved one, free of charge, no registration required
Bereavement Support Group
Date:
Tuesdays (group runs in 8 week sessions)
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay
Contact:
Melanie Wasserman, MSW, LCSW/ (414) 225-1379
Grieving the Death of a Partner Support Group
Date: Tuesdays for 8-weeks. Call for start date. (Next group starts March 25)
Time:
1:00pm-3:00pm or 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: St. Luke's Medical Center, 2900 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee
Contact:
(414) 647-6494 Marge Hendrickson or Mary Anne Borowski-Lutz
Description: For those grieving the loss of a partner
Young Widow/Widower Grief Support Group
Date:
Every other Wednesday
Time: Noon to 1:30
Location: Kyle's Korner, 7106 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
Contact: Mary Monteiro, Director (414) 777-1585. Web site.
Description:
Peer grief support and education group for young (ages 20-40) widows/widowers. Do not need to have children. We also accept persons who have lost a life partner without marriage. No charge for groups.
Annie's Connection
Date: 1st Friday of every month
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Gilda's Club, 4050 N. Oakland Ave., Milwaukee
Description: Support, comfort and resource for grieving family and friends who have lost loved ones in the young adult age group (generally 13-30 yrs).
Bereavement Support
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 10:30am-12:00pm
Location: Columbia St.-Mary's Hospital, 2020 E. Newport Ave., Milwaukee
Contact: Bereavement Nurse (414) 961-3763
Description: Grief support
Grief Support Group Meetings- Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Date: Second Tuesdays
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Location: San Camillo, 10200 W. Bluemound Rd.
Contact: RSVP to (414) 438-4420. Sessions are free and open to everyone.
Grief Resource Center
Date/Time: Monday from 12:00-1:30pm; Tuesdays from 2:30-4:00pm
Location: 8949 N. Deerbrook Trail, Brown Deer, WI 53223
Contact: (414) 586-8383. Web site.
Description: Drop in support groups for people of any age experiencing any type of loss. The Grief Resource Center also offers "closed" support groups which meet for a certain period of time and members are encouraged to attend each group. Groups include: Children's Group, Teen Group, Loss of a Spouse Group, Loss of a Parent Group, and Loss of a Child.
GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS
MargaretAnn's Place- Group for Grieving Children
Date: Meets two times per month (Racine and Kenosha meet once per month)
Time: 5:45pm (families are encouraged to meet at this time to share a family dinner)
Locations:
Brookfield: St. John Vianney Church Activity Center, 1755 N. Calhoun Rd,
(262) 825-6793
Milwaukee: Family Life Center, 5880 S. Howell Ave., (414) 559-0888
Racine: Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church, 1700 S. Green Bay Rd. (262) 656-9656
Kenosha: 2522 63rd St., (262) 656-9656
Description: Support group for children ages 3-18 and their parents/caregivers who are grieving the death of a parent/caregiver or sibling. Please call to schedule an orientation before attending group. Web site.
Kids Care
Date: 4-week session. Call for dates and times.
Location: St. Luke's Medical Center, 2900 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee
Contact: Sue Berg (414) 649-6634
Description: Support for kids ages 5-12 years who have lost a loved one.
Kyle's Corner
Date:
Groups meets on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Time:
6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Location:
7106 W. North Avenue,
Wauwatosa
Contact: Mary Monteiro, Director (414) 777-1585. Web site.
Description: Offers grief support/education groups for children, teens and families. Also offers a Bereavement Resource and Respite Center and Grief Day Camp in Summer.
Camp Hope
Date: May 17-18 and October 4-5, 2008
Location: Stevens Point, WI
Description: Helps children and teenagers work through the grieving process after a loved one dies. Children and teens learn that it is okay to laugh and play and that to do so is not disrespectful to the memory of the person that died.
My Good Mourning Place
Location: 4005 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53215
Description: Offers groups for children and teens ages 3-19 and family groups.
LOSS OF A CHILD
Infant Loss Support Group
Date:
1st Wednesday of every month
Time:
7:00pm-8:30pm
Location:
West Allis Memorial Hospital, 8901 W. Lincoln Avenue, West Allis, 53227, Conference Room J
Contact: Machelle Minster, RN (414) 329-5908
Description:
Support for parents who have lost a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly after birth, no matter how long it has been since their loss. No registration required.
Compassionate Friends
Date: 3rd Tuesday of every month
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek
Contact: Rosemary Albrecht (414) 764-5668 or Dee Robertson (414) 764-3230. Web site.
Description: A self-help organization offering friendship and support to parents and grandparents after the death of a child.
Compassionate Friends
Date: 4th Monday of every month
Time: 7:00 to 8:30pm
Location: Salem United Methodist Church, Waukesha
Contact: Karen Staker (262) 363-3091 or Peg (262) 782-4777. Web site.
Description: Same as above. (If siblings attend, they must be over 18 years old.)
RTS Bereavement Services (Miscarriage or other perinatal period causes)
Location: Offered at several area hospitals
Contact: West Allis Memorial- Linda Tramm (414) 329-5908 (voice mail); Aurora Sinai Medical Center- Chris VanMullem (414) 219-5209 or Sherry Stanford-Hansen (414) 219-5800; St. Michael's Hospital- Rochelle McInerney (414) 527-8282; St. Joseph's Medical Center- call (414) 447-2000; Waukesha Memorial Hospital- call (262) 544-2745
Description: Parents support group for loss through ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, still birth, prematurity or other causes during the perinatal period.
Grief Resource Center
Date/Time: Call for the start date of the next Loss of a Child Group. Registration required.
Location: 8949 N. Deerbrook Trail, Brown Deer, WI 53223
Contact: (414) 586-8383
GRIEF PRESENTATIONS
The Common Ground of Grief (Days) (Archdiocese of Milwaukee)
Date/Time: First Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:30pm
Early Mourning: Neonatal Losses of the Very Young (
April 1 and September 2)
Getting Un-Stuck: When Grief is Delayed or Chronic (August 5)
Helping Kids Understand Grief and Loss (
May 6 and October 7)
The Challenges of Holiday Mournings (
November 4 and December 2)
Location: San Camillo, 10200 W. Bluemound Rd.
Contact: RSVP to (414) 438-4420. Session are free and open to everyone.
The Common Ground of Grief (Evenings) (Archdiocese of Milwaukee)
Date/Time: Select Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00pm
Getting Un-Stuck: When Grief is Delayed or Chronic (April 1)
Living When Your Spouse Dies (September 9)
Loss in the Seasons of Thanksgiving and Celebrations (November 4)
Location: San Camillo, 10200 W. Bluemound Rd.
Contact: RSVP to (414) 438-4420. Sessions are free and open to everyone.
LOSS OF A LOVED ONE TO SUICIDE
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