Willamette Valley Hospice – Grief Support and Services
Creatively Expressing Grief
2nd Thursdays from 1:00 pm-2:15 pm PST (75 minutes)
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Willamette Valley Hospice – Grief Support and Services
Creatively Expressing Grief
2nd Thursdays from 1:00 pm-2:15 pm PST (75 minutes)
Willamette Valley Hospice offers experienced bereavement support to anyone in our community who has faced the recent death of a loved one – whether or not they used our hospice services. We understand the challenges and struggles involved in making the journey through grief. No one should have to face the journey alone.
Drop-in support groups are available to anyone seeking support after the death of a loved one. There is no commitment to attend a specific number of sessions or specific sessions. Trained facilitators lead groups.
To Join the meeting click here: Click Here https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2f_%23%2fl%2fmeetup-
Contacts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/253966092332966/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillametteValleyHospice/
Web Site:http://www.wvh1.net/contact-us.html#
Phone: 1-503-588-3600
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Website: https://www.dougy.org
Phone: 503-775-5683
Phone Toll Free: 866-775-5683
Email: help@dougy.org
A safe place to talk. A safe place to listen.
People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly same. But people tell us the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a death.
Our children’s support groups are designed around age, type of death, and the connection to the person who died. Parent/adult caregiver groups run at the same time as the children’s support groups. Around 500 children and 350 adult family members come to our groups each month. Each person decides how long he or she wants to be at The Dougy Center.
In the groups, there is no right or wrong way to be. Nobody will tell you it’s time to move on. Or that an emotion you have is wrong or inappropriate. Here, through talking and listening, you’re free to find hope and comfort in your own personal way. Children can express themselves through play, music, art, games, and sharing.
Our unique approach, using peer group support to help people discover their own way through grief, has made The Dougy Center a worldwide leader in the field. More than 500 programs based on our model now thrive in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Australia, Europe and Japan. Our guidebooks assist parents, schools and others who deal with children affected by death, and our children’s activity books provide them an outlet for expression.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email help@dougy.org.
At The Dougy Center we realize that:
Support Group FAQs
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/faqs/
Bill of Rights for Grieving Teens
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
Orientation
Orientation lasts approximately one hour. During that time, adults and children/teens are broken into separate groups where we explain the program. Questions are answered, and everyone is given a tour. Children and teens watch a Dougy Center video produced by the TV program 20/20. The adults learn about how to have a child or teen begin participation at the Center and receive all the application forms. Coming to an orientation does not mean the child/teen becomes a participant. We encourage the adults to allow the children and teens to make the final decision for themselves.
Pathways Groups
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/pathways/
Spanish Support (Esperanza: Grupos en Espanol):
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/esperanza-spanish-support-group/
LYGHT Groups – Listening and Led by Youth in Foster Care: Grief, Hope, and Transitions
At the core of the L.Y.G.H.T. program, we aim to raise awareness about how grieving youth in foster care experience marginalization on various levels, create ways to provide trauma-informed peer support to youth in foster care, and promote the importance of moving the child welfare community toward a grief-informed holistic model of care.
“It helps you to feel like you are not alone. They are also going through something as well and you can help each other.” – L.Y.G.H.T. program participant
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/lyght/
Grief Support Groups in Oregon listed with Dougy Center for those not in Portland:
19 places based on search at: https://www.dougy.org/grief-support-programs/
*Cason’s Place: Grief Support for Children and Families of Eastern Oregon
1416 SE Court Avenue
PO Box 1142
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 612.0828
www.casonsplace.org
*Blue Mountain Hospice
422 West Main
John Day, Oregon 97845
p: (541) 575-1648
www.bluemountainhospital.org
*Vange John Memorial Hospice/Good Shepherd Medical Center
645 W. Orchard Avenue, Suite 300
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
p: (541) 667-3543
f: (541) 667-3544
www.gshealth.org/hospice/
Benton Hospice Service
2350 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
p: (541) 757-9616
p: (800) 898-9616
f: (541) 757-1760
www.bentonhospice.org
*SHELL: Support and Healing for Early Life Losses
Mt. Hood Hospice
PO Box 1269
39641 Scenic Street
Sandy, Oregon 97055
p: (503) 668-5545
f: (503) 668-5545
www.mthoodhospice.org
Me Too. and Company
PO Box 10796
Portland, Oregon 97296
p: (503) 228-2104
www.oregonhospice.org
*Mercy Medical Center Hospice
Wings of Hope
2400 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 677-2384
f: (541) 440-0761
*Courageous Kids/Hospice of Sacred Heart
1121 Fairfield Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97402
p: (541) 461-7577
f: (541) 461-7697
www.peacehealth.org
Mourning Resources Inc.
PO Box 82573
Portland, Oregon 97202
p: (503) 777-0433
*Light House Center
1620 Thompson Rd
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
p: (541) 269-2986
f: (541) 267-0458
Good Grief – Lovejoy Hospice
939 SE 8th St
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
p: (541) 474-1193
p: (888) 758-8569
f: (541) 474-3035
www.lovejoyhospice.org
*Douglas Community Hospital
738 W Harvard
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
p: (541) 673-6641
Partners in Care
2075 NE Wyatt Ct
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
My Friends House Inc.
1293 Wall Street #1339
PMB 1339
Bend, Oregon 97701
p: (541) 382-5882
www.partnersbend.org/bend-hospice-services/childrens-grief-support/
St. Anthony Hospital Hospice
3001 St. Anthony Way, Level 2
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
p: (541) 276-4100
f: (541) 276-4103
www.sahpendleton.org/services/hospice/
Compassionate Friends Portland Chapter
PO Box 3065
Portland, Oregon 97208-3065
p: (503) 248-0102
www.portlandtcf.org/home.aspx
*Winterspring
PO Box 8169
Medford, Oregon 97501
p: (541) 772-2527
www.winterspring.org
*Willamette Valley Hospice
Willamette Valley Hospice
1015 3rd Street NW
Salem, Oregon 97304
p: (503) 588-3600
p: (800) 555-2431
f: (503) 363-3891
www.wvh.org
The Dougy Center
3909 SE 52nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97206
p: 503 775-5683
f: 503 777-3097
dougy.org
Suicide Bereavement Support, Inc., is a
self-help organization served by trained volunteers offering understanding, support, friendship and education to those bereaved and impacted by the suicide death of a child, spouse, partner, parent, sibling, family member, friend, client or co-worker.
Online groups meet weekly during the COVID-19 pandemic and are hosted by different Suicide Bereavement Support facilitators. To participate and receive a link to the group meeting, please contact the facilitator of the group you wish to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
Thursday, Sept. 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact Erin at (503) 779-4147 or erinashley78@gmail.com or
Coleen at (503) 858-3820 or coleenlacey@live.com
Monday, Sept. 21, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Georgena at (503) 309-3966 or georgena.eggleston@gmail.com
or Kate at (503)347-0347
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Jennifer at
(503) 871-5820 or masbry@gmail.com
or Linda at (503) 847-5424
Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contact Mindy at (716) 435-5486
Monday, Sept. 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact Alison (541) 610-9500
alison@alisonsorensoncounseling.com
or Diane (541) 668-6108
A few Facebook Group Pages for people affected by recent wildfires, fires, smoke, etc. in Oregon have started.
To join a Facebook Group, login to Facebook on your browser. Click a link to a group (see below). Then, click JOIN. You may be asked to answer up to 3 questions. Usually these questions ask if you agree to group rules (no spam, no harrassment, etc.) and if you have direct lived experience, especially if the group is closed / reserved for people with lived experience.
More groups may become available. If you have one to share, please share via email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES
For people affected by recent wildfires in Oregon
1. Oregon Fires 2020
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481912815460351/
2. Wildfire Home Loss Peer Support Community
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1593879390927628/
3. Rising from the Ashes of the Canyon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/risefromtheashessantiamcanyon/
WARMLINES / HELPLINES
1. Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24/7 free and confidential disaster crisis counseling to anyone in the United States at 1-800-985-5990
2. Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line offers free confidential support to Oregonians at 1-800-923-HELP (4357)
3. Lines for Life offers 24-hour crisis support for drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and thoughts of suicide to youth, military personnel and their families, and those affected by substance abuse at 1-800-273-8255
4. David Romprey Warmline offers free confidential peer support to Oregonians week based on the framework of Intentional Peer Support.
We focus on building relationships that are mutual, explorative, and conscious of power. We don’t try to “fix” people, rather, we would love to connect with you to listen, share, and learn with you as we both move forward in our life journeys.
Daily, Monday-Sunday, 9am-11pm PST at: 1-800-698-2392
NOTE: During periods of large call volume, hold times can vary; there is usually an option to get a call back without losing your place in line.
OTHER RESOURCE PAGES
In addition, you may want to visit these resource pages:
1. State of Oregon Wildfire Resource Website
2. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management), Oregon Wildfires (EM-3542-OR) page:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3542
Event started 9/8/2020, Emergency declared 9/10/2020
3. FEMA Press Release:
State of Oregon and FEMA Working Together to Deliver Coordinated Wildfire Response
4. American Red Cross Shelters
For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon wildfire survivors can find locations available at www.RedCross.org/shelter
5. Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD)
For verified disaster relief organizations
Weekdays and Weekends
Older Adult Telephone Support
“No Need To Go It Alone”
Oregon Senior Peer Outreach offers friendly weekly calls to older adults who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, sadness, grief or loss. This year has been exceptionally challenging for seniors, and our trained senior peers are ready to share their hope and connection!
In every county of the state, we are offering “Holiday Connection Calls!” Our friendly trained senior peer supporters will provide a reliable weekly call to listen, learn and share with you through the fall and winter holidays.
Please let us know you would like our service by calling 1-833-736-4676
or
make a referral online using our Senior Outreach Online Referral Form
Senior Outreach Online Referral Form (CLICK HERE!!!)
If an older adult lives in an OSPO County (Washington, Clatsop, Columbia or Tillamook), we can offer long-term peer partnerships! These weekly calls have proven results of reducing loneliness.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Peers reach out to seniors that feel lonely.
The Oregon Senior Peer Outreach Telephone Service is now accepting referrals from ALL Oregon counties! This peer support program has been designed to increase the well-being of Oregon Seniors (55+) who live in the rural and frontier counties and has now expanded to serve all Oregon older adults who are suffering from COVID isolation. A team of experienced Senior Peer Support staff place weekly calls to connect with isolated Seniors to reduce the health impacts of loneliness and social isolation.
Program leadership is provided by CCS Staff members:
Our team of experienced Senior Peer Supporters place weekly telephone calls to elders (55+) in Oregon who want a caring, compassionate friend to talk with. We understand some of the unique challenges of growing older and spending too much time alone. Let us provide a caring, personal connection!
Our goal is to connect with our participants, to listen, and to discover together how we can make sense of our experiences and to find and share hope. We understand that everyone has a unique worldview. Our Senior Peer Supporters are people who have experienced life challenges – including big feelings, voices, visions, trauma, and addictions. Now that we are moving into our golden years, we feel that there is no need to go it alone!
Referrals for persons who may benefit from the new service can be made by filling out the Referral Request form located below, or by calling us at:
1-833-736-4676 (1-833-SeniorOutreach)
Seniors who are 55+ and who:
Qualifying Seniors and/or persons with physical disabilities will be served. Once our service capacity is reached, a waiting list will be developed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Us:
Web:
http://
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/