PERSONAL SUPPORT GROUPS

This is a list of bereavment support groups. At the present time, most of them are in B.C., Canada as that is where I live, but I hope that many more will be added. To add a support group in any area, please contact me at webmaster@Angelpages.zzn.com or contact me through the feedback form, with the name, address, phone number, brief description, and whatever other information you have on the group.

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Groups In B.C., Canada

• Empty Cradle
  c/o Nancy Slinn
  2217 Hamilton St.
  New Westminster, B.C.
  V3M 2P9

  nnils@bc.sympatico.ca
  (604)469-1272
  Empty Cradle is a group of bereaved parents who meet every second wednesday of each month. They also offer a newsletter. Please contact them for meeting places and exact times.

• Pen Parents of Canada
  PO Box 52548
  1102-2929 Barnet Highway
  Coquitlam, BC
  V3B 7J4

  (604)469-1272
  Pen Parents is a network of bereaved parents who correspond through mail. Please contact them for more information or to join. I think there is a U.S. Pen Parents, but I don't have the information - they have a site, so type it into a search engine.

• RPL Support/Therapy Group
  Heather Dawson
  Women's Health Center

  (604)875-3060
  This is a group for people experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss.

• Compassionate Friends, BC
  (604)946-1790
• Family Services of Greater Vancouver
  1616 West 7th
  Vancouver, BC
  V6J 1S5

  (604)731-4951
  Although I don't think this is a support group, they have access to information on support groups in the Greater Vancouver area.

• Living With Loss
  101-395 West Broadway
  Vancouver, BC
  V5Y 1A7

  (604)873-5013

• Perinatal Loss Group
  Lori Scheckter
  BC Children's Hospital

  (604)875-2149
  A group for parents grieving after perinatal loss.

Groups in Other Areas

• SHARE
  St Joseph Health Center
  300 First Capitol Dr
  St.Charles, MO
  63301

  1-800-821-6819
  http://www.NationalSHAREOffice.com
  Share is a great support system for people living anywhere. They offer a newsletter, and other information on grief.

• The Miscarriage Association
  PO Box 24
  Osset, West Yorkshire
  WF5 9XG

  The Miscarriage Association is great, send them a self addressed envelope with a request for information and they will send you a package of information to tell you more.

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
  1421 Wayzata Blvd.
  Wayzata, MN
  55391