Other Bereavement Resources in Contra Costa County
Awakening - A Center for Exploring Living and Dying
Provides:
Counseling for individuals and couples, and group support.
Spiritual explorations of how pain and loss trnasform our lives.
Locations:
9701 Deer Valley Road, Brentwood, CA 94513 - (925) 755-8822
227 Los banos Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 - (925) 933-7171
Contact: Mary Mohs or Ron Valle for more information.
Contra Costa Crisis Center - Grief Counseling Program
Provides:
Individual counseling at home or office.
Bereavement support groups in Pittsburg, Richmond, San Pablo, Walnut Creek
and various schools throughout Contra Costa County for children ages 6-12,
teens, adults, bereaved parents, family death and grieving partners.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group - weekly support group for family and
friends of a person who has died by suicide. Call to sign up; not
a drop-in group.
Crisis response team available to assist schools, business and community
groups following a death.
Delta Community Presbyterian Church - Grief Relief Program
Provides:
Grief support group - open to anyone after any type of death.
Individual counseling.
Location: 1900 Willow Lake Road, Discovery Bay, CA 94514
Phone: (925) 513-0356
Familias Unidas
Provides:
Grief support for HIV patients.
Services provided in Spanish.
Location: 205 39th Street, Richmond, CA 94805
Phone: (510) 412-5930
Contact: Deborah Sharp
Hospice of Contra Costa
Provides:
Support groups for widows/widowers and for adults who have lost a parent.
Call to register.
Location: 2151 Harrison Street, Concord, CA 94595
Phone: (925) 609-1830
Contact: LeAnne Morgan
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Provides:
Grief support group. Pre-registration required.
Location: 1850 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Phone: (925) 927-2000, ext. 367
Contact: Donna Schempt
John Muir Hospital
Location: 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Miscarriage Support Group
Provides:
Weekly support group for women who have suffered a miscarriage.
A group for women who have miscarried and now (subsequently) are pregnant
also is offered.
Phone: (925) 947-5219
Contact: Sara McMoyler
Muir Senior Services
Provides:
Twice-monthly, day-time, drop-in support group. Group alternates
weeks with the grief support group at Mt. Diable Medical Center.
Phone: (925) 947-3300
Perinatal Grief Support Group
Provides:
Support group for women who have suffered the death of an infant late in
pregnancy or shortly after birth. (For infant death early in pregnancy,
see miscarriage support group.)
Phone: (510) 527-1217 (East Bay number)
Contact: Heather Rose Laren
Kaiser Hospital
East Bay Bereavement Support Groups
Provides:
Support groups for general bereavement. Meetings held in Fremont,
Hayward, Oakland and Richmond.
Phone: (510) 595-6390 (for East Bay information)
Contact: Christine Calame
North-East Bay Bereavement Support Groups
Provides:
Support groups for general bereavement. Meetings are held in Antioch,
Martinez, Pleasanton and Walnut Creek.
Phone: (925) 295-4703
Contact: Kathy Praetorius
Mt. Diablo Medical Center - Grief Support Group
Provides:
Twice-monthly, evening, drop-in support group. Group alternates weeks
with the grief support group at John Muir Hospital.
Correspondence program provides literature about grief for up to one year.
Location: 2540 East Street, Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 674-2133
Contact: Michael Hertz
Northern California SIDS Alliance
Provides:
Monthly support group for parents and family of anyone suffering from the
death of a baby due to sudden infant death syndrome. Call for dates
and directions.
Individual peer support also available.
Phone: (800) 837-1818
Contact: Susan Moore, Contra Costa Crisis Center
Parents of Murdered Children
Provides:
Monthly meetings in Pleasant Hill for parents, other family, and friends
of murder victims.
Peer support for court appearances
Information about the criminal justice system
Telephone support for people who can't come to meetings.
Address: P.O. Box 23948, Pleasant Hill, CA, 94523
Phone: (510) 232-2798 (Richmond phone number)
Contact: Evelyn McGann
Pet Loss Support Group
Provides:
Twice-monthly meetings for people who are grieving the death or the approaching
death of a pet. Call for directions.
Meetings in Walnut Creek
Phone: (925) 932-0607
St. John Vianney Catholic Church - Grief Program
Provides:
Parent support group meets monthly
General bereavement group meets twice per month.
Individual support.
Phone support.
Spiritual focus.
Location: 1650 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone: (925) 939-7911
Support After Infant and Pregnancy Loss (SAIL)
Provides:
Monthly meetings for parents whose infant has died through miscarriage,
stillbirth or other perinatal causes.
Individual peer counseling.
Hospital visits.
Telephone support
A resource library.
Information and referral are offered.
Location: Meetings are at Eden Hospital Medical Center, 20103
Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Phone: (510) 889-5043
Contact: Norma Guerra
Support After Neonatal Death (SAND)
Provides services in Concord and Berkeley:
Twice monthly support group for mothers and their partners who lose a child
during pregnancy or after delivery. Meetings alternate between Concord
and Berkeley.
Locations:
Mt. Diablo Medical Center, 2540 East Street, Concord, CA 94520
Alta Bates Hospital, 2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705
Phone: (510) 204-1571
Contact: Betty Simson
VNA Hospice of Northern California
Each location provides:
Different groups
Individual support
The main office in Emeryville offers:
Specialized groups including:
Daughters Grieving Their Mothers
Spiritual Explorations of Our Grief
Writing Through Grief
Gay and Lesbian Bereavement Group
Locations:
1900 Bates Avenue, Concord, CA 94520
Phone: (925) 677-4250
Contact: Gerald Jones
1900 Powell Street, #300, Emeryville, CA 94608
Phone: (510) 450-8596
Contact: Gail Bigelow or Dan Potapshyn
1600 Riviera, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925) 2205
Widowed Persons Services
Provides:
Monthly support group held at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church provides:
Educational information about grief.
Opportunities for widows and widowers to socialize.
Publishes related newsletter.
Sponsored by American Association of Retired Citizens (AARP)
Address: P.O. Box 505, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Phone: (925) 932-3448
Contact: Gini Sungar
Widows/Widowers Support Group offered by Catholic Churches in Concord
Provides:
Monthly support group for anyone who has been widowed.
Meetings rotate between churches in the Concord area. Call for dates
and locations.
Phone: (925) 944-7063
Contact: Denise Bilodeau
Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries - Being Widowed
Provides:
Five-week support group in West Contra Costa County for widows and widowers
offered in a series several times a year. Call for information.
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