LOCAL RESOURCES:

The Compassionate Friends

Providing grief support after the death of a child.
Springfield MA Chapter
Baystate Medical Center, 3300 Main St.
Springfield, MA 01107-1112
Phone: 413-687-1073

Meeting Info:
1st Wednesday of each month 7:00 pm

Rick's Place

Providing support to grieving children. "Rick’s Place is a place of remembrance. A place where young people and their families can remember those in their life who have died."

35 Post Office Park, Suite 3514
Wilbraham, MA 01095
Phone: 413-348-3120

Baystate Health

"We believe that grieving the loss of a loved one can be a process of healing. Our bereavement support program offers a balance of supportive sharing in a group setting and informational sessions on grief and bereavement"

When:
First & third Thursday of the month at 10 am, and the second & fourth Thursday at 5:30 pm.

Where:
The Community Room
3rd Floor, Rm 335
3300 Main Street
Springfield, MA

Contact:
Facilitated by a Spiritual Services team member.
Phone: 413-794-2899

Beacon Hospice

Beacon provides support and comfort to families and friends of patients and guide you through your personal grief, and help you copy with your loss. Beacon's approach to hospice care creates a patient and family environment of hope, comfort, and dignity. This approach continues throughout the bereavement process, with services and counselors to help families heal.

Empty Arms

Support for families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss in Western Massachusetts.

Survivors of Suicide Loss - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

AFSP makes the support group listings directory for suicide loss survivors available as a public service and does not run, recommend, endorse, or fund any of the groups listed. In addition, we do not monitor individual groups and only update information as it is made available to us by the facilitators and/or sponsoring organizations.

Please follow up with the listed contact to ensure their group is still active and confirm both meeting times and location.

Meeting Place:
Forastiere-Smith Funeral Home
220 North Main Street
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01028

Meeting Time(s):
The group meets continuously throughout the year. Meetings are held monthly on the third Monday of the month from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Contact: Paul & Diana Lewis, 413-525-7752, dprof52@aol.com

ONLINE RESOURCES:

Crisis, Grief and Healing 

Webhealing.com, the first interactive grief website on the internet, offers discussion boards, articles, book suggestions, and advice for men and women working through every aspect of grief. The site’s founder, Tom Golden LCSW, has provided book excerpts and contact information to help those healing from loss.