Grief and Loss Resources
The Dougy Center
The Dougy Center provides support in a safe place
where children, teens, young adults, and their
families grieving a death can share their experiences.
www.dougy.org
http://www.hopesnj.org
http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org
http://www.tapestriesofhope.org/
http://www.compassionatefriends.org
www.nationalallianceforgrievingchildren.org
C.H.I.L.D.
Caring Help In Lost Dreams) 732-617-2221
Samaritan Hospice
5 Eves Drive, Suite 300
Marlton, NJ 08053
800 229-8183
856 596-1600
http://www.samaritanhospice.org
Lighthouse Hospice
1050 Kings Hwy N #100
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
856-414-1155
http://www.lighthousehospice.net/
Moorestown Visiting Nurses Association
300 Harper Drive
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-552-1300
Toll Free: 1-877-862-4663
http://www.moorestownvna.org
Caring Hospice of South Jersey
102 Gaither Drive Suite 2
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: 856-439-0012
Fax: 856-439-0318
Toll Free: 1-888-288-2951
http://www.caringhospice.com
Gilda’s Club South Jersey
700 New Rd
Linwood, NJ 08221
609-926-2699
www.gildasclubsouthjersey.org
Gilda’s Club Delaware Valley
200 Kirk Road
Warminster, PA 18974
215-441-3290
www.gildasclubdelval.org
Bereavement Support Group
Underwood Memorial Hospital, Woodbury.
Call Bereavement Coordinator 856-414-1155 (day).
Support for newly bereaved adults grieving the loss of a loved one within the past year. Families welcome. Phone help and literature. Meets for 6 week sessions (Spring and Fall).
St. Agnes Grief Support Ministry
St. Agnes Church, 701 Little Gloucester Rd.
Conference Room Rectory, Blackwood.
Call first Pat 856-228-7906 (evenings)
Mutual support for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. Literature and phone help. Meets for 8 weeks. 3 times a year.
Breath of Life Bereavement Support Group
Bethany Baptist Church, 10 Foster Ave, Gibbsboro
Call Cynthia at 856-784-2220 ext 114 (day).
www.abundantharvest.com
Professionally run. Mutual support for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. Education, rap sessions, guest speakers and phone help.
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 7:30-8:30pm..
Pre-registration required.
Grief Management of St. Rose of Lima
St. Rose of Lima Church, 300 Kings Highway,
Parish Lounge. Haddon Heights
Call first, Trish 856-310-1770
www.strosenj.com
Mutual support for anyone grieving the loss of a significant person in their life due to death, separation or divorce. Families welcome. Meets Thursday 7:30-9:30pm for 12 week sessions.
VITAS Hospice: Living with Loss
Kennedy Hospital-Stratford, 18 E. Laurel Rd,
3rd floor Conference Room. Stratford.
Call James at 856-778-0222
email: james.chrysler@vitas.com
Professionally run. Forum for sharing one’s grief experience, giving and receiving support, learning about the grief process and promoting healing. Meets for 6 weeks/3 times per year.
Hospice Education Institute
1-800-331-1620 (Mon.-Fri., 9am-4:30pm EST)
Provides information and referrals regarding hospice care.
http://www.hospiceworld.org
Hospice Foundation of America
1-800-854-3402 (9am-5pm EST)
Provides education and information on hospice care. Sponsors research. Offers teleconference series “Living with Grief” for bereaved families.
http://www.hospicefoundation.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1-800-658-8898; (SPANISH) 1-877-658-8896
(Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm EST) Information for hospice care for terminally ill persons. Referrals to hospice programs nationwide.
http://www.nhpco.org
Compassionate Friends
Supporting Family After a Child Dies
877-969-0010
http://www.compassionatefriends.org
The Dougy Center
The Dougy Center provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences.
www.dougy.org
The Alcove
The Alcove’s mission is to provide a safe place where children and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one can receive comfort and support through the healing process.
www.thealcove.org
Rainbows
Rainbows is the largest international children’s charity dedicated solely to helping youth successfully navigate the very difficult grief process. Every day, children are touched by emotional suffering caused by a death, divorce, deployment of a family member, incarceration of a loved one, or any of a multitude of significant event traumas including natural or manmade disasters. And, while a few children are resilient, we know that most do not bounce back without help.
www.rainbows.org
Good Grief: Helping Children Cope with Loss
38 Elm Street,
Morristown, NJ
908-522-1999
www.good-grief.org
National Alliance for Grieving Children
Supporting Family After a Child Dies
877-969-0010
Common Ground Grief Center
Providing support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults and families grieving a death can come together.
http://www.commongroundgriefcenter.org
732.606.7477
Center For Kids & Family
support for children ages 7-14 who are grieving the loss of a parent, grandparent, sibling or friend.
591 Lakehurst Road
Toms River, NJ 08755-8045
(732) 505-5437
Caring Hospice
525 Route 70 West
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 901-6600
http://www.caringhospice.com/
Community Medical Center Van Dyke Hospice
99 Route 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 818-6800
www.sbhcs.com
Embracing Hospice Care
2101 Highway 34, Suite B
Wall, NJ 07719
(732) 974-2545
(888) 541-1800
http://www.embracing-hospice.com
Holy Redeemer Visiting Nurse Agency, Inc
1228 Route 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08755
(732) 240-2449
Hospice of New Jersey
44 Bea Lea Road
Toms River, NJ 08754
(732) 818-3460
http://www.hospicenj.com
Southern Ocean Hospice
80 Nautilus Drive
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 978-3090
www.soch.org
Interregnum Inc.
NJ based grief support , education and outreach.
(973)224-6900
fax (973)334-0763
info@interregnum.org
www.interregnum.org
Scarlet Listeners
free and confidential peer counseling and referral, Rutgers affiliated hotline
(732-247-5555)
email: Scarlet_listeners@hotmail.rutgers.edu
Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
www.sptsnj.org
Girls and Boys Town National Hot Line
(800) 448-3000
2NDFLOOR
a youth helpline serving 21 counties inNJ. Youth can call a toll free number and talk about such issues as: coping with the aftermath of divorce, living with a disability, dealing with grief, fears about gang violence, concerns over bullying, issues related to sexuality, worries about family conflicts, questions about drug and alcohol abuse, experiencing racism, problems in peer and dating relationships and more. There is a message board as well to post questions.
1-888-222-2228
www.2NDFLOOR.org
AL-Anon/Alateen
Alateen is part of the Al-Anon Family Groups; Al-Anon meetings are for anyone affected by someone else’s drinking. If there’s no Alateen meeting available to you, you are always welcome to attend an Al-Anon meeting.
http://www.nj-al-anon.org
National Suicide Hot-line
Your call will be routed to the closest service to you.
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
Surviving After Suicide
Professionally run, Group for survivors after the suicide of a family member or friend.
Bayshore Memorial Hospital
732-462-5267
email: farrmarg@aol.com
Survivors After Suicide
Support for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
St Francis Center
Long Beach Blvd, Brant Beach.
Call Jo and Roger 609-361-7608
Survivors of Suicide
Grief support and understanding for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Ocean Medical Center
425 Jack Martin Blvd. Brick.
Before attending call Dave Thelen, 732-899-8483
Surviving of Suicide
Mutual support for those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Kimball Medical Center
Center for Healthy Living
98 Prospect St, Lakewood.
Call Jim Romer 732-886-4475 (day)
email: jromer@sbhcs.com
Prevention First
EDUCATE. EMPOWER. PREPARE. PREVENT.
Keeping children healthy, safe and drug free
732.663.1800 ext. 212
www.preventionfirst.net
Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth
The TLC for Youth (TLC) is an interactive, statewide network that offers collaboration and support to professionals working with school age youth. The dual mission of the TLC is excellence in both suicide prevention and trauma response assistance to schools following the sudden losses due to suicide, homicide, accident and illness. This is accomplished through county, regional and statewide conferences, training, consultation and technical assistance. The purpose is to ensure that those working with youth from a variety of disciplines and programs have up to date knowledge about mental health issues, suicide prevention, trauma response and resiliency enhancement.
Atlantic County:
Patty Weeks, MA- 609-625-6051
patty.weeks@stockton.edu
The Richard Stockton College of NJ
Bergen County:
Sue Heguy, LCSW 201-797-2660 x 129
sueh@careplusnj.org
Care Plus NJ, Inc
Burlington County:
Kimberly Mattson (609) 702-7086
kmattson@co.burlington.nj.us
Camden County:
Barbara Maronski, LSW (609) 230-8933
bmaronski@centerffs.org
Cape May County:
Chris Miller, MA
(609) 465-4100 x 141 cell: 609-374-2913
cmiller@capemaycounseling.org
Cape May Counseling Services
Cumberland County:
Elvira Smith, MS, CSW- (856)- 305-2138
esmith.tlc@gmail.com
Cumberland County Guidance Center
Essex County:
Arlene O’Connell, MA, LPC, (973) 239-5382
aoclpc@aol.com
UMDNJ University Behavioral HealthCare
Gloucester County:
Barbara Maronski, LSW (609)- 230-8933
bmaronski@centerffs.org
Hudson County:
Silvana Gomez, MA (201) 915-2268
SGomez@Libertyhcs.org
Jersey City Medical Center
Hunterdon County:
Sherri Neville, MA (908) 788-6400
neville-fontini.sherri@hunterdonhealthcare.org
Hunterdon Medical Center
Hunterdon Behavioral Health
Mercer County:
Steve Olsen (609) 278-7924
solsen@mercercounty.org
Funded by the NJ Dept of Health and Senior Services
Middlesex County:
George Scott, EdS, MFT (609) 771-0444
ngscott02@comcast.net
UMDNJ University Behavioral HealthCare
Monmouth County:
Elliot Katz, LCSW (732) 431-7200
egkatz@comcast.net
UMDNJ University Behavioral HealthCare
Morris County:
Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth
(732) 235-2810
Ocean County:
Karen Bright, MA, LPC (732) 773-8087
Oceantic@aol.com
Kimball Medical Center
Passaic County:
Daniel Silitsky, PhD (732) 718-3535
drslits47@aol.com
UMDNJ University Behavioral HealthCare
Salem County:
TLC
(732) 235-2810
Somerset County:
Melissa Callen, MA, LPC (908) 253-3103
callen@co.somerset.nj.us
Richard Hall Community Mental Health Center
Sussex County:
Daniel Silitsky, PhD (732) 718-3535
drslits47@aol.com
UMDNJ University Behavioral HealthCare
Union County:
Pat Neary Ludmer, PhD, (908) 276-2244, x 215
PNeary-Ludmer@trinitas.org
Trinitas Hospital
Warren County: (acting)
Darrell Buckner MSW, LSW (908) 454-4470 x301
ldbuckner@fgcwc.org
Warren Family Guidance Center
Daddy’s Spirit
A non-profit organization, providing support for young children ages 5-18 who reside in the Greater Philadelphia area and whose fathers have died.
www.daddysspirit.org
Jason’s Dreams for Kids
Jason’s Dreams for Kids, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, which was founded in 1992 in memory of Jason Douglas Creager, who passed away on January 18, 1992 after losing his battle with cancer. The organization is devoted to granting wishes to children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. Bringing a little happiness and putting a few smiles on these children’s faces is our goal – and hopefully, their parents faces too!
www.jasonsdreamsforkids.com
Mommy’s Light
Bringing joy and comfort to children and teens by helping them keep traditions or simple pleasures they shared with their mothers alive.
www.mommyslight.org
Songs of Love
The Songs of Love Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing personalized songs for children and teens currently facing tough medical, physical or emotional challenges, free of charge.
www.songsoflove.org
