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Hotlines and Crisis Numbers
- National Hopeline Number: 1-800-SUI-CIDE (784-2433)
- Long Island Crisis Center : 516-679-1111
- The Samaritans of NY Suicide Prevention Hotline: 212-673-3000
- Covenant House National Nineline Hotlines (General crisis hotline):1-800-999-9999
- LifeNet: 1-800-LIFENET (543-3638) ( www.800lifenet.com )
- Response of Suffolk County (for any crisis): 631-751-7500
- Poison Control, Nassau County: 516-542-2323
Loss Organizations and Grief Websites
Other Long Island Support Groups
- The Brook House: Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Hospice ( www.brookhavenhospital.org )
This hospice based in Patchogue, Long Island offers bereavement groups for adults and children in Suffolk County only, including young widows/widowers, adults grieving loss of parents or grandparents, survivors of suicide and others. No fee.
- Compassionate Friends - Long Island Chapters ( www.compassionatefriends.org )
This national organization has local chapters with meetings in the following Long Island towns: Babylon, East Quogue, Manhasset, Medford, Rockville Centre, and Syosset. For additional information about Compassionate Friends, contact the National Office or phone 630-990-0010 or (toll-free) 877-969-0010.
- East End Hospice ( www.eeh.org )
This hospice based in West Hampton Beach offers bereavement counseling for children, for men, for families and loved ones of AIDS patients. Groups are primarily for adults, not specific on loss. 12 weeks of focused support with goals set. Bereavement care programs are offered to church groups, therapists, and other civic organizations. In addition, run bereavement camp for children of all ages on Shelter Island .
- Good Shepherd Hospice - Long Island Locations ( http://goodshepherdhospice.chsli.org/ )
This hospice has 3 Long Island locations: Babylon, Carle Place and Port Jefferson. Offers bereavement groups for adults, children, and teens. Bereavement groups are free and run for 8 weeks.
- Hospice Care Network ( www.hospicecarenetwork.org )
The Hospice Care Network offers bereavement programs (8 weeks) for adults and children ages 4-18. Programs are free and open to the community. Pre-registration required.
- Joe's Project - support group in Suffolk Co. for survivors of suicide (http://legis.suffolkcountyny.gov/po/joesproject.pdf)
New suicide response program offered by the Family Service League with funding from the Suffolk Co. Legislature. Call 1-888-375-2228 for more information.
- Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. - Long Island NY Suffolk County Chapter ( www.pomc.org/nysuffolkcounty )
The Suffolk County Chapter of Parents Of Murdered Children meets monthly on Sundays at he North Shore LIJ Plainview Hospital.
- The Schneider Children’s Hospital Center for Hope offers individual and groups counseling for parents who have lost a child, individual and group counseling for children, and family crisis intervention. For more information, call Susan Thomas, LCSW, Bereavement Coordinator, at 718/516-470-3123. (http://www.schneiderchildrenshospital.org/center_hope.html)
- Visiting Nurse Service Hospice of Suffolk ( www.visitingnurseservice.org )
Serves Huntington township to Brookhaven township. Offers bereavement groups for parents and children. Offer children groups for ages 5-12, teenage groups (if there are enough teenagers). Adult bereavement groups geared toward hospice families, but if room, do accept outside members.
For a complete list of bereavement groups on Long Island, please visit http://www.holyroodcemetery.org/ and click on “Bereavement.” The listing for “Support Groups Available Now” is frequently updated.
Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Social Workers
- Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy: 212-647-1890 (www.aabt.org )
- American Psychiatric Association: 888-357-7924 ( www.psych.org )
- American Psychologist Association: 800-964-2000 ( www.APA.org )
- New York State Psychological Association: 800-445-0899 ( www.NYSPA.org )
- National Association of Social Workers (NY branch): 212-668-0050
( www.naswnyc.org )
Psychics/Mediums
Books
* COPE Member Favorites
Books Related to Children's Grief
- Help for The Hard Times: Getting Through Loss by Earl Hipp
- How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz
- Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child by Earl A. Grollman
- Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers by Earl A. Grollman
- When A Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing by Marilyn E. Gootman, Ed.D.
- My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
- The Grieving Child: A Parent’s Guide by Helen Fitzgerald
- Beyond the Innocence of Childhood Volumes 1, 2, and 3 by D.W. Adams and E.J. Deveau (editors)
- Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grown-ups by William C. Kroen, Ph.D.
- The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst
- When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasney Brown and Marc Brown
- School Crisis Survival Guide by Suni Petersen and Ron L. Straub
- Hope For Bereaved by Therese S. Schoeneck
- When Someone Very Special Dies, When Something Terrible Happens, and Drawing Out Feelings Facilitator Guide by Marge Heegaard
- You Are Not Alone by Lynne Hughes
Bereavement Camps
For additional resources and referrals, including Long Island social workers, psychologists, or other therapeutic service contacts, please contact Karen Flyer, Executive Director at 516-484-4993 or
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