Local Support Groups
Portland Oregon and surrounding areas:
 The
Compassionate Friends - Portland Chapter - http://www.portlandtcf.org
The Mission of the Compassionate Friends is to assist families in the
positive resolution of grief following the death of a child and to
provide information to help others be supportive.
Infant loss
Brief Encounters (Portland, Oregon) - http://www.briefencounters.org
Parents of infant Loss, Pregnancy Loss and Early
Pregnancy Loss. All Meetings are held at the Peace House
(the location of our Grief Watch Office) 2116 NE 18th Ave, Portland. For more information or directions
please call 503-699-8006 or 503-284-7426. Please visit the brief
Encounters web site for more information and meeting times.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group of
Eugene- (Eugene, Oregon) http://www.oregonshare.org
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support of
Eugene\Springfield is there to serve the bereaved parents who have
experienced the death of their unborn or newborn child. Please
visit their website for more information and meeting times.
Steps
To Healing Support Group - ( Medford, Oregon)
Steps To
Healing is a support group for parents who have experienced the loss of
their unborn or newborn child. The group meets on the first
Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm in the Smullin Center on the campus
of Rogue Valley Medical Center. For more information about this
group please contact Cheryl Lewis at 541-608-4218.
National Support Groups and Agencies
The Compassionate Friends - http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to
assist families toward the positive resolution of
grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide
information to help others be supportive.
SHARE Organization (National) - http://www.nationalshareoffice.com
The services provided by SHARE are available, free of charge, to
bereaved parents as well as to their family and friends. SHARE is
a tax deductible, nonprofit group. Services include bi monthly
newsletters, and support groups. Web site has listings and links
for local SHARE groups in your area.
MISS Foundation - http://www.misschildren.org/
is a nonprofit 501(c)3 international organization providing immediate
and ongoing support to grieving families, helping them to empower
themselves by proactive community involvement and volunteerism, and
reducing infant and toddler death through research and education.
UNITE http://www.unite.freeservers.com
A non-profit organization in Philadelphia that provides grief support
services to families suffering from miscarriage, stillborn, ectopic and
neonatal loss.
Online Support Groups
Grief & Healing Discussion Page: http://www.webhealing.com/cgi-bin/main.pl
An interactive web site with online grief discussion chat and helpful
resources.
Sidelines National Support Network - http://www.sidelines.org/
A network of support groups around the U.S. for women with
complicated and "high risk" pregnancies.
The Compassionate Friends Parent Chat Network - http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
A network of chat rooms specifically for bereaved
parents, siblings and family members. A
schedule of chat times can be found on the main web site.
A direct link to the chat rooms is http://www.compassionatefriends.org/Chat/chat_entrances.shtml
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