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Bereavement Support Groups


Sponsored by Mercy Hospice and St. Elizabeth Hospice


Bereavement Education & Support Group I
  - For persons grieving any death loss.
  - Closed group, repeats in eight week sessions.
  - Pre-registration required. No charge to attend.
  - Every Thursday, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  - Meets at Mercy Hospice, 1544 Market Street, Redding.
  - Call Ray Hemenway, Facilitator, Mercy Hospice at (530) 245-4070 to register.

Open Grief and Loss Support Group II
  - For persons grieving any death loss. Drop ins welcome.
  - No pre-registration required. No charge to attend. 
  - Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 
  - Meets at Mercy Medical Center Redding, Boardroom (First Floor)
  - Christina Cicero, Facilitator - For information, call Emily Sawyer, Mercy Hospice at (530) 245-4070.

Bereaved Parents Support Group I
  - For parents and grandparents grieving the death of a child of any age.
  - No pre-registration required. No charge to attend.
  - Every 1st and 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 
  - Meets at Mercy Medical Center Redding, Boardroom (First Floor).
  - For information, call Tere Pyszora, Facilitator, (530) 243-4467.

Bereaved Parents Support Group II 
  - For parents and grandparents grieving the death of a young child from conception to preschool age.
  - No pre-registration required. No charge to attend.
  - Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  - Meets at Mercy Medical Center Redding, Boardroom (First Floor).
  - Jenny Davidson and Tanya Kinney, Co-Facilitators
  - For information, call Emily Sawyer, Mercy Hospice, (530) 245-4070.

Young Widows Support Group
  - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  - Meet at Mountain Vistas I, 395 Hilltop Drive, Redding
  - To attend, call Dolores Williams-Wagner, Facilitator, (530) 242-1155

Children’s Grief Support Group and Teens Grief Support Group
  - For children and teens grieving any death loss.
  - Closed group. Pre-registration required. No charge to attend.
  - Teens and Childrens’ groups meet alternate Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  - Meet at St. James Lutheran Church, 2500 Shasta View, Redding
  - Loretta McBride, LMFT and Hayley Huttenmaier, MFTI, Co-Facilitators
  - Groups scheduled based on need
  - To register, call Emily Sawyer, Mercy Hospice, (530) 245-4070.

Open Grief Support Group III
  - For persons grieving any death loss.
  - Open group, runs continuously. Drop ins welcome.
  - No pre-registration required. No charge to attend.
  - Every Thursday, 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  - Meets at Coyne Center at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Red Bluff
  - For information, call Kristin Hoskins, St. Elizabeth Hospice, (530) 528-4252.

Suicide Loss Support Group
  - 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 6 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  - Meet at Shasta County Mental Health, Canyon Creek Room, 2640 Breslauer Way, Redding
  - HELPline 225-5252.
  - For information, call Christine Mathews, (530) 524-4480

New Horizons Widowhood Outreach Program
  - Luncheon 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 11 a.m.
  - Shasta Senior Nutrition Programs, 100 Mercy Oaks Drive Redding
  - Occasional informational programs, social activities and field trips.
  - Hosted by McDonald’s Chapel, call (530) 241-1626 for information.


Updated February 18, 2009

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