For those who have experienced the death of someone who was cared for in our hospice program, we offer a 14-month follow-up Bereavement Program. This includes visits and phone contact, frequent mailings and educational material. Several virtual bereavement support groups are facilitated by the spiritual care team and are available to anyone in the community.

Rockingham/Essex County Chapter of Bereaved Parents of the USA is a self-help support organization. They are dedicated to assisting families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to providing information and education to help others be supportive. The group consists of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings who have grieved the death of a child. They are not professional counselors.

Hospice offers comfort care, symptom management, spiritual and emotional support, information on caring for loved ones, admissions and on-call support 24 hours a day, bereavement services, and volunteer support. We provide services for people of all ages at home, in assisted living facilities, retirement communities, a skilled facilities, and at Granite VNA Hospice House.

NAMI NH provides education, support and public policy advocacy to improve the lives of individuals affected by mental illness/serious emotional disorders. The support and programs offered are for individuals across their lifespan and include: education programs for families, individual and group support, information and referral, suicide prevention programs, support groups, anti-stigma speaker's bureau, professional development training and special mental health/mental illness awareness programs.

Hospice offers comfort care, symptom management, spiritual and emotional support, information on caring for loved ones, admissions and on-call support 24 hours a day, bereavement services, and volunteer support. We provide services for people of all ages at home, in assisted living facilities, retirement communities, a skilled facilities, and at Granite VNA Hospice House.

We are offering a Grief Support Group for All individuals needing support from the loss of a person close to them. Spouse, Child, Parents, Relatives, Friend.

The Hospice House is a home that includes 24-hour skilled nursing care for terminally ill patients and their families. Some of the amenities of the Hospice House include a pull-out sofa bed in each room for family and friends to sleep, a personalized menu, a family kitchen area, and a Multi-Faith Meditation Room. There is also access to a computer for e-mail and Internet, and an outside walking path and garden area.

More veterans have died by suicide than in active duty over the past two decades. This is unacceptable. SSG Fox is a statewide suicide prevention program, run by veterans serving fellow NH veterans and families. We offer: Outreach to identify those at risk of suicide Baseline mental health screening for risk Education on suicide risk and prevention to families and communities Provision of clinical services for emergency treatment Care Coordination services Peer support services VA benefits assistance for eligible individuals and their families Assistance with obtaining and coordinating other federal, state and local benefits All services are free for eligible individuals/families.

Support group for young widows & widowers, support group for people grieving the death of a parent, elder spousal loss group for widows & widowers over the age of 60; Support group for children ages 4 to pre-high school who are grieving and teens who are grieving. Alzheimer's support group is facilitated by a social worker who has worked for many years with Alzheimer's patients and their families.

Home Health Aide and Homemaker Services. Part-time care for convalescents or handicapped people may include meal preparation, light housekeeping, shopping, personal, and health care.

Local affiliate of a national support group for bereaved parents or siblings.

Hospice services are offered to people with life-limiting illness who have chosen to discontinue curative treatment. With a focus is on ‘caring’, not ‘curing,’ people receive services in their home, a nursing home, a hospital or a residential facility. Many of the same services found in a hospital setting can be provided in a patient’s familiar surroundings. Care teams consist of doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and specially-trained volunteer/bereavement coordinators who provide support and assistance at the request of the patient and the family.

Thirteen week faith based bereavement group(open). Two sessions per year. Starts the first Thursday in February and the Monday and Tues after Labor Day in September

A variety of support groups meet at St. Joseph's. Examples of support groups are: caregivers, grief, substance abuse, parenting, Cancer, Alzheimer's, Brain Injury, and other condition specific. The list changes so it is best to contact prior to attending. Support group information can be found at: http://www.stjosephhospital.com/patients-and-visitors/patient-guide/support-groups.

HCS offers several support groups including Caregiver support, Kinship family support and bereavement support.

HCS offers several support groups including Caregiver support, Kinship family support and bereavement support.

Compassionate Friends support group for the death of a child

Local affiliate of a national support group for bereaved parents or siblings.

Support group for pregnancy and infant loss.

Provides a host of community health and wellness services and programs. Examples of some of the services are: flu shots, support groups, screenings, foot care, and more. VNA has programs and services for all ages with special wellness programs for older adults.

Provides different support groups including alcohol and drug use disorder, new parents, cancer and alzheimers.

Victims, Inc. sponsors GAP, a support group for people needing to share their grief with others who have suffered similar losses. GAP provides a safe arena for people to openly share feelings of pain, anger, despair, helplessness, guilt, etc. Members include parents who have lost children, widows, widowers, adults who have lost parents, relatives, and friends. The death may have been sudden or anticipated. Victims, Inc. Trauma Intervention Volunteers respond to pages from police, fire and emergency medical personnel to scenes, homes and hospitals. They assist victims of serious and fatal crashes, suicides, non-relationship assaults, drownings, missing persons, unattended and untimely deaths.

1. Receive and place unwanted animals, cruelty investigations, humane education programs, lost and found animals, provides resources on issues pertaining to animals and assistance to members of the public in need of pet food, spay/neuter for cats, temporary pet housing, training. 2. ASPCA offers a Pet Loss Hotline. Pet parents can receive help from the ASPCA Pet Loss Support program with the following issues: *Assistance with the decision to euthanize. *Comfort and support at the time of euthanasia. *Help with grieving the loss. *Advice on dealing with children, the elderly or disabled individuals who are facing a death of a companion animal. *Helping the surviving animals in the household to cope. *Assistance in establishing a relationship with a new pet.

Support groups offered for the following issues: Cancer Support Diabetes Self-Management Multiple Sclerosis Weight related support group Overeaters Anonymous Mental Illness - National Alliance for Mental Illness Support group for families of the mentally ill, Alcoholics anonymous, Nursing Moms Cesarean birth support group, Bereaved Parent Pregnancy and Infant Loss

Hospice offers comfort care, symptom management, spiritual and emotional support, information on caring for loved ones, admissions and on-call support 24 hours a day, bereavement services, and volunteer support. We provide services for people of all ages at home, in assisted living facilities, retirement communities, a skilled facilities, and at Granite VNA Hospice House.