Hospice of the Valley Support Groups

Seek Help Facing the Loss of a Loved One

The support groups offered at Hospice of the Valley are designed to help all walks of life face the loss of a loved one together. Our experienced counselors are ready to help you navigate one of the most difficult facts of life.

Grief is what you experience, mourning is how you express it. Here are some tips for the mourning process:

• Give yourself grace.
• Be patient.
• Practice the essentials.
• Reach out.
• Don’t neglect self-care.

Joining a support group is one of the most practical and healthy steps you can take in your grief. Discover compassionate and practical help from others who share your loss. Those who attend group report the sense of turning a corner in their grief as well as gaining new friends. They also look forward to new seasons of life as healing occurs. Please call for current schedule or with questions.

Our support groups include:

• Brothers-in-Arms – weekly group for husbands mourning the loss of their wives. All ages welcome.
• Day By Day – weekly group for wives mourning the loss of their husbands. Women 60+.
• The Willows – monthly group for wives mourning the loss of their husbands. Women under 60.
• Better Together – group for those past the first year of grief utilizing a social focus with weekly lunches and monthly speakers.
• Parents Forever – monthly group for parents mourning the loss of a child.
• Empty Arms – monthly group for parents mourning the loss of a child during pregnancy or within first year of life.
• Respectfully Yours – weekly group (6-8 consecutive weeks) for children mourning the loss of a parent.
• Caring Friends – weekly group (6-8 consecutive weeks) for adults mourning the loss of a close loved one
• Friend to Friend – group for school-aged children mourning the loss of a loved one. This group is currently offered in Decatur city, Hartselle city, Lawrence County, and Morgan County schools.
• Kid to Kid – grief group for children (5-13) mourning the loss of a close loved one. This group meets at our community bereavement center twice a month.
• Survivors of Suicide (SOS) – monthly group for adults mourning the loss of a loved one by suicide. We also offer a children/teens group.
• Stolen Sorrow – monthly group for adults mourning the loss of a loved one by homicide. This group is co-facilitated by an assistant district attorney from the Decatur city courthouse.
• Camp Hope - a one day grief camp for children (5-13) who are grieving the loss of a loved one.

Ready to receive the support you need? Call today, 256.350.5585.