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Training Opportunities in July 2020
List Provided Courtesy of State of Oregon, Oregon Health Authority
Click here to download PDF Format, 16 pages
How Events are Sorted:
First, at the top of the list: Disaster Hotline & Oregon Safe + Strong Helpline.
Next in the list: Bundled “All Day” Events for organizations with events happening at multiple times throughout the day and/or in many formats or locations; these are bundled into a single listing to prevent endless scrolling. Usually these offer a lookup by zip code or other criteria.
Lastly, Time-Specific Events listed by start time from 12:01am early morning to 11:59pm late night. Warmlines and places east of Oregon’s time zone tend to start earlier (e.g. 4am in Oregon is 7am in New York).
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Tue, June 22, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Please join us for a virtual workshop that teaches stress-management and relaxation techniques for service members, veterans and their families. This will be a live, facilitated discussion around the challenges of living through the COVID-19 outbreak. You will have an opportunity to share with others, learn and practice new skills and ask questions in a small online group. We invite you to join us on video and audio for a 1-hour conversation with a Red Cross mental health volunteer and other members of your community.
To sign up, click on the Registration Link Below:
Tobrin Hewitt: Organizer of Red Cross Resiliency Workshop
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Tue, June 22, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Please join us for a virtual workshop that teaches stress-management and relaxation techniques for service members, veterans and their families. This will be a live, facilitated discussion around the challenges of living through the COVID-19 outbreak. You will have an opportunity to share with others, learn and practice new skills and ask questions in a small online group. We invite you to join us on video and audio for a 1-hour conversation with a Red Cross mental health volunteer and other members of your community.
To sign up, click on the Registration Link Below:
Tobrin Hewitt: Organizer of Red Cross Resiliency Workshop
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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
SUPPORT IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Military Survivor Helpline
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
Individual grief counseling is important to many survivors in our grief journeys. The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses.
We rely on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. We do careful research and compile resources with love and care.
Call our military survivor helpline
800-959-TAPS (8277)
or
email info@taps.org
to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Autism Response Team (ART)
Live Chat Line
Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (ET)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Live chat is available between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in all time zones.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
Tue, June 22, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PDT
Please join us for a virtual workshop that teaches stress-management and relaxation techniques for service members, veterans and their families. This will be a live, facilitated discussion around the challenges of living through the COVID-19 outbreak. You will have an opportunity to share with others, learn and practice new skills and ask questions in a small online group. We invite you to join us on video and audio for a 1-hour conversation with a Red Cross mental health volunteer and other members of your community.
To sign up, click on the Registration Link Below:
Tobrin Hewitt: Organizer of Red Cross Resiliency Workshop
Autism Response Team (ART)
Toll Free Information Line
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm (all time zones)
The Autism Response Team (ART) is an information line for the autism community. Our team members are specially trained to provide personalized information and resources to people with autism and their families.
How to contact ART
Call our toll-free number or send us an email – we’re available Monday through Friday between 9am-5pm in all time zones. Live chat is also available between 6am-4pm PST.
Your call will be routed to the team member for your region. We also have a dedicated Spanish language toll-free number.
1-888-AUTISM2 (1-888-288-4762)
En Español: 1-888-772-9050
help@autismspeaks.org
Who can call?
We are happy to talk with people with autism, parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, social workers, and everyone in between.
Even if you have no connection to autism but have a question, please feel free to reach out. We assist people of all ages, including children, teens, and adults with autism.
What do you provide?
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
We are not a direct service provider, so we don’t make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.
The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:
- Where to get a diagnosis
- Schools and special education
- Advocacy and support
- Adult services – including post-secondary programs and employment
- Inclusion and community activities
- And much more!
Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided in this email is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information or services provided by third parties. You are urged to use independent judgment and request references when considering any resource associated with the provision of services related to autism.
https://handtohold.org/
You are not alone!
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone. Join the Hand to Hold Community for compassionate one-on-one connection with NICU parents and Hand to Hold Family Support Specialists at any point in your unique journey.
What We Do
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
Having a baby in the NICU is life-altering. But you don’t have to do it alone We’re here for you when you need us, at any stage in your journey.
Request a peer mentor today and get connected, and supported by, a trained, NICU graduate peer mentor. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. Hand to Hold carefully matches seasoned NICU and bereaved parents with new parents in need of support. d
Hand to Hold understands that a high-risk pregnancy, a complicated birth, a NICU stay or the loss of a baby are very traumatic and isolating experiences. Find support at any stage of your journey through our virtual support groups, podcasts, private Facebook communities and Peer Mentor Program.
Virtual support groups allow families to access support at all stages of the NICU journey, from the comfort of your own home. To learn more about our Family Support Specialists hosting the groups, visit our staff page.
If you are a professional, and not a NICU parent, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of the families who join our groups by not registering for, and joining, a session. Having professionals in a peer support group changes the dynamics and impact for the parents involved as observers cannot participate from a place of lived experience
p
Wherever you are in your grief, we want you to know that you are not alone. There is a community of families ready to support you, whether it is today, a month from today, or a year from today.
No one understands what it’s like to suffer the loss of a baby like a parent who has been there. Hand to Hold trains and matches parents who have experienced a loss to provide peer support to bereaved families. If you have experienced a loss, you may request a Peer Mentor at any time.
Contact Us
Media inquiries: mediainquiry@handtohold.org
Questions about the store: store@handtohold.org
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:
- Grief is a natural reaction to death;
- Each individual has a natural capacity to heal from loss;
- Duration and intensity of grief are unique to each individual; and
- Caring and acceptance assist in the healing process.
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: (