May 2020 Updated Services Announcement 

You are our top priority! It is for this reason that we are currently suspending our group programs as well as onsite and community counselling sessions. We have established a number of online services in order to best support all of our client families while keeping everyone safe and healthy.

We’re here for you! We know that the state of the world right now is a little overwhelming for everyone and that it can be hard to feel grounded and safe as things change so rapidly.

Figuring out a new normal for yourself and your family may take a lot of space and energy, but we know that your grief has not gone away: it’s there, quieter or louder, in the midst of all these other stressors.

We’re here for you! We may not be able to connect face-to-face, but we are available on the phone, by email, and by secure video platform.  As mental health professionals we have been deemed to be essential services for the community. We are providing the same extent of services, but in a different way for now. 

Many of you reached out to us because you felt isolated in your grief and, today, you may feel more isolated than ever.

We’re here for you! We have launched our new Text & Chat Service.  Of course, we had no idea of what the world would feel like on March 19, 2020 when we launched, but we are so glad that grieving children, teens and parents/caregivers now have another way to reach for support. Text & Chat service is available Tuesdays & Thursdays 3pm-8pm and Fridays 1pm-5pm. You can access the Chat on our website  and Text at 587.355.2210.

Hospice Calgary & the Children’s Grief Centre have always been nimble and responsive to grieving families’ needs and we will continue to do so.  Please tell us how we can best support you.  We’re in this together!  Reach out. We will keep our website updated as well as our social media channels ( Facebook @HospiceCalgary, Twitter @childrensgrief, Instagram @childrensgriefca ).

Nadine

Nadine Gariepy-Fisk, MA PGDipPT CPT CCC ACTA

Director

Children’s Grief Centre

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