Have you suffered the loss of a precious child?
If you have endured the death of a child, or a baby due to perinatal loss, help is available – through individual counseling as well as support group services provided, at no charge, by FVHH. A licensed clinician supervises all programs and will assist you to determine your needs.
For more information, email griefsupport@fvhh.net
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
After one of our licensed clinicians determines your grief counseling needs, you will be paired with a FVHH volunteer who is extensively trained in all aspects of grief support. The volunteer will work with you for 16 months, providing a “listening ear” and identifying additional resources as needed during this difficult time – all at no charge to you. For adults 18 years of age and older.
Email griefsupport@fvhh.net for more information.
GROUP PROGRAMS
This unique six-week program offers bereavement care for parents and adult family members, including extended adult family members, who have experienced perinatal loss through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, or neonatal loss. Footprints provides a small-group environment where participants can find strength and comfort in sharing with other parents, helping one another through the grieving process and respecting their loss.
Some of the topics covered in the Footprints program include:
- The stages of grief
- How men and women grieve differently
- Accessing support services
- Managing special dates and holidays
- Knowing when you’re ready to move on
Short-term individual counseling is also available, at no charge, during the interim between Footprints groups.
Footprints is provided free of charge to participants; however, advance registration and a refundable deposit are required. For more information, contact 630.232.2233
This group supports parents grieving the loss of a child who has passed away. This group helps parents to cope with their loss and provides a safe space in a group environment.
Some of the topics covered in the Footprints program include:
- The stages of grief
- How men and women grieve differently
- Accessing support services
- Managing special dates and holidays
- Knowing when you’re ready to move on
Short-term individual counseling is also available, at no charge, during the interim between Cherished Children Support groups.
Cherished Children is provided free of charge to participants; however, advance registration and a refundable deposit are required. For more information, contact griefsupport@fvhh.net
This monthly support group is for grieving parents who are experiencing the loss of a life partner. Here they will learn how to cope with their own grief while attending to the bereavement of their children. Please email griefsupport@fvhh.net to see how you can get involved.
This is an open grief support group specifically for Spanish speaking individuals. Sessions will be available as participants sign up. Please email griefsupport@fvhh.net to see how you can get involved.
This drop-in group is for people who have undergone the traumatic circumstance of losing a loved one to COVID-19. These sessions will be available as participants sign up. Please email griefsupport@fvhh.net for details on current sessions.
May 5, 2018
Bluff City Cemetery, 945 Bluff City Blvd, Elgin IL
Families grieving the death of a baby due to perinatal loss are invited to FVHH’s annual Footprints Memorial Walk on Saturday, May 8. All family members and friends who have been affected by this type of loss are invited to participate in a remembrance service and the planting of a tree. Participants may wish to bring a letter to the baby/infant, or a small article to place in a casket during the ceremony.
Registration for the Footprints Memorial Walk is recommended.
Contact Christy Pitol at 630-232-2233 x230 or email cpitol@fvhh.net