Adult Grief Support
Adult Support Groups
COPING WITH LOSS
The adult support groups help adults cope with change and readjust to the loss. At Roberta’s House adults are not alone, they find comfort in learning and sharing with adults with similar experiences.
Our grief support programs offer emotional support prior to or after a loss. Resources and Support services are provided to adults learning to cope with the loss of a loved one.
A TIME OF SHARING
A Time of Sharing is an adult support group for individuals ages 18 and over, who’ve experienced the loss of someone close and is seeking to find meaning in their lives. The support group sessions, facilitated by professional counselors, use a holistic view (mind, body, and spirit) to help survivors understand their grief experience, and guides them through their grieving process. This program is offered four times each year for eight weeks.
THE HOMICIDE SURVIVOR TRANSFORMATION
The Homicide Survivors Transformation Project is a bereavement support program for adult survivors of homicide. The program addresses the survivors emotional, physical and spiritual needs. Survivors are equipeed with resources to address grief as a preventative measure and utilizes a holistic approach for peer support, education, and self-empowerment so survivors can move forward. This program often links survivors to additional services to help them continue on their path of recovery and increased resiliency. The Roberta’s House staff and volunteers are culturally sensitive and trained to help individuals adapt to tragic loss and changes in their life.
GRIEF 2 JOY
Grief 2 Joy is a support program for parents who’ve lost an adult child. Roberta’s House provides a safe and supportive place for bereaved parents to share experiences of loss and learn ways to cope and how to heal from the loss. The program encourages mutual support and understanding in an environment where participants can discuss grief experiences, explore their feelings and learn coping strategies. The support program provides an opportunity for adults to share their difficulty of moving forward with others who have similar experiences. This program’s eight-week sessions are twice per year.
THE H.O.P.E PROJECT
The Healing Ourselves through Peer Empowerment Project (H.O.P.E.) educates, empowers, and supports mothers who’ve had a fetal or infant loss. The program provides resources, comfort care and teaches how to plan for a healthy future. The project helps mothers through the healing process, connect with others, and teaches healthy ways to cope and thrive. The HOPE project, a partnership between Roberta’s House and B’more for Healthy Babies, has several programs including:
SAM (STILL A MOM)
This support group talks about grief, coping, reproductive health planning, and dealing with stress. Your partner is welcome to join some sessions. This ten- week home-based program supports moms who’ve experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, pregnancy or infant loss up to one year.
HEALING THROUGH QUILTING
In this support group, moms make quilts as a keepsake to honor their baby or their journey through grief. The support groups offer a continuum of care for mothers from the Still A Mom support group.
