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Bereavement

Mutual support groups whose members are people who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and focus on helping participants accept their loss, express their grief, move through the bereavement process and put their lives back together.

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Bereavement and Loss Support and Self-help Group

St. Ann Church, 3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL
www.lakenetnwi.org/none.htm

Meeting: 7:00 am to 8:30 pm Thursdays. Weekly discussions will explore symptoms of grief, the grieving process and other related topics, All are welcome.

Telephone(708) 895-6700

Cancer Resource Centre

900 Ridge Road, Munster, IN, 46321-1727
www.cancerresourcecentre.com/programs.asp

Helps those affected by cancer obtain the support and resources they need to cope with the diagnosis.

Telephone(219) 836-3349

Compassionate Friends of Lake and Porter Counties

First Presbyterian Church, 218 S. Court Street, Crown Point, IN
lake-portertcf.homestead.com/

Meets at 7:00 pm on third Tuesday each month. Our Lady of Sorrows Church (Seven Dolars Shrine) 356 W. 7 mile Road (700 North) Valparaiso (South Haven) First Thursday of each month 7-9:00 PM

Telephone(219) 662-0902

Consoling Hearts

St. Joan of Arc Parish Hall, 200 E. 78th Avenue, Merrillville, IN
www.lakenetnwi.org/none.htm

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, 1st and 3rd Thursday. Please call and register.

Telephone(219) 836-3477

Devastating Loss Grief Support Group

402 E. Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, IN
www.porterstarke.org

This group gives support to those who have experienced loss through death, divorce or disaster. Call for meeting times.

Telephone(219) 462-6267

Embracing Empty Arms - A Time to Grieve Support Group

8555 Grand Blvd., Merrillville, IN
www.lakenetnwi.org/none.htm

A place to grieve the loss of a loved one, especially a stillborn child. 7:00 pm Third Thursday of the month The Anglican Pro-Cathedral of St. Andrews

Telephone(219) 462-1394

Good Grief

4321 Fir St., East Chicago, IN, 46312
www.comhs.org/community/classes.asp?sort=ONE&topic=Support%2

Support for those suffering from the loss of a loved one. **Toll-Free 866-836-3477 **

Telephone(219) 836-3477
Contact PersonSr. Mary Ellen Goeller

Grieving Teens - Teens Together

402 E. Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, IN
www.lakenetnwi.org/none.htm

A nine-week support group program for teens ages 10 to 17 who have lost someone in their life. Groups can be split according to ages if size permits. Meets on an as-needed basis but also will start with three or more teens.

Telephone(219) 462-6267

Healing Circles

1247 169th Street, Hammond, IN, 46324-2094

A suicide survivors support group meeting on the campus of Purdue Calumet.

Telephone(219) 989-2027

Healing Hearts

600 Superior Avenue, Munster, IN, 46321-4032
www.hospicecalumet.org/

This group is open to anyone. We are here to help support you at this most difficult time of you life. Healing Hearts offers: Helpful information, practical support, a comfortable atmosphere for sharing struggles and triumphs. Anyone in the comm ...

Telephone(219) 922-2732

Healing Hearts for Kids

600 Superior Avenue, Munster, IN, 46321-4032
www.hospicecalumet.org

Healing Hearts for Kids is a newly created bereavement group for children between 6 and 12 years of age facilitated by Susan Adrians, LPC and sponsored by Hospice of the Calumet Area. Susan uses her years of experience as a Certified Grief Recovery Spe ...

Telephone(219) 922-2732

Healing Hearts for Teens

600 Superior Avenue, Munster, IN, 46321-4032
www.hospicecalumet.org

Support group for youth ages 13 to 17 who have experienced the death of a loved one and need support for their grief.

Telephone(219) 922-2732

Healing Hearts Social Support Group

402 E. Indiana Ave, Valparaiso, IN
www.nmha.org/index.cfm?objectid=E422360D-1372-4D20-C8A028583

This group is for widows and widowers who have moved beyond their immediate grief and are looking for a social outlet. Call for a calendar of events, as the group does not always meet to do things on the same day each month. Meets the second and fourth ...

Telephone(219) 462-6267

Helpmates

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 8601 Harrison Ave, Munster
www.lakenetnwi.org/none.htm

Helpmates, a Christian support group for people experiencing loss of a relationship through death or divorce, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 8601 Harrison Ave. Call (219) 836-6270.

Telephone(219) 836-6270

Hope for Tomorrow

352 Main Street, Crown Point, IN, 46307
www.lakenetnwi.org/none.htm

Meetings first & third Monday monthly, 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church.

Telephone(219) 757-6423

Hospice of the Calumet Area

600 Superior Ave., Munster, IN, 46321-4032
www.hospicecalumet.org/

The Hospice of the Calumet Area’s staff of highly qualified nurses, social workers, clergy, and volunteers work in partnership with the patient, family, and their personal physician to make the final period of life comfortable and peaceful.

Telephone(219) 922-2732

Journey of Healing for Children

402 E. Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, IN
www.lakenetnwi.org/none.htm

Group for children ages 6 to 10, who have lost someone significant in their life. Meets on an as-needed basis. However, the program will start with three children to prevent long waiting periods.

Telephone(219) 462-6267

Living After Loss

The Methodist Hospitals, 8701 Broadway, Merrillville, IN
www.methodisthospitals.org

Free. Meetings: Wednesday Evenings 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. South Pavilion Conference Room A. Northlake Campus, 650 Grant Street, Gary6:00pm to 7:30 pm on Monday Evenings. Merrillville. Classroom C. This is a support group for teens ages 13 to 17 who are d ...

Telephone(219) 886-4335

Memories

4321 Fir St., East Chicago, IN, 46312
www.comhs.org/stcatherine/

For people grieving the death of a young or unborn child and those suffering a pregnancy loss. Meetings: First Tuesday monthly, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Daybreak Behavioral Health Services, First Floor, St. Catherine Hospital.

Telephone(219) 392-7185

Memory Bear Day Workshop/ Geisen Funeral Home

606 E. 113th Avenue, Crown Point, IN, 46307
www.geisenfuneralhome.com

Workshop to create keepsake stuffed bears for family members who have lost loved ones. Twice a year, Geisen Funeral Home offers this workshop for anyone who has lost a loved one.

Telephone(219) 663-2500
Contact PersonBeverly Huber

Men and Grief Support Group

4321 Fir St., East Chicago, IN, 46312
www.lakenetnwi.org/none.htm

Meetings: Last Thursday monthly, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Pastoral Care Conference Room, St. Catherine Hospital. Please call to register.

Telephone(219) 392-7185

Methodist Hospital Oncology Institute

200 East 89th Avenue, Merrillville, IN, 46402-6001
www.methodisthospitals.org

Full-service cancer treatment center.

Telephone(219) 757-7212

New HOPE Women's Outreach

P.O. Box 732, Griffith, IN, 46319
www.titus2.us/index.php?action=centers

New HOPE Women's Outreach offers counseling support and tools for the emotional recovery of survivors of abuse, sexual violence and all painful issues of the heart. We have three support groups and offer individual counseling. Our help is offered without ...

Telephone(219) 838-1093

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