The Bertolon Center for Grief Healing, a program of Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston, is offering a variety of workshops and support groups this spring and summer.
Most groups are free of charge, and all groups are open to the public, regardless of hospice involvement. All groups meet at the Bertolon Center for Grief Healing’s offices at 78 Liberty St. in Danvers, unless otherwise noted.
Space is limited, and advance registration is required. To sign up or for more information, call 978-774-5100, email grief@hns.org or visit hns.org.
Upcoming spring and summer support-group and workshop offerings include:
- Newly Bereaved (a one-time workshop for loss of one to three months) is an ongoing monthly workshop that meets on the first Thursday of each month, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Peer-Led Loss of a Spouse/Partner, an eight-week support group, will meet on Tuesdays March 27 to May 15, from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. at 75 Sylvan St., Danvers. To attend a Peer-Led Support Group, participants must have completed an initial bereavement support group from either the Bertolon Center or another program.
- Loss of a Spouse/Partner, an eight-week support group, will meet on Wednesdays, March 28 to May 16, from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
- Pet Loss, a one-time support group will meet on Monday, April 2 from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
- Loss of an Adult Child, a six-week support group, will meet on Thursdays, April 5 to May 10, from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
- Women Who Have Lost Their Mothers, an eight-week support group, will meet on Tuesdays, April 10 to May 29, from 6:30-8 p.m.
- Peer-Led Adult Loss of Parent, an eight-week support group, will meet on Tuesday, April 10 to May 29, from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. at 75 Sylvan St., Danvers. To attend a Peer-Led Support Group, participants must have completed an initial bereavement support group from either the Bertolon Center or another program.
- Young Widowed, an eight-week support group, will meet on Thursdays, May 3 to June 21, from 6:30-8 p.m.
- Loss of a Spouse/Partner, an eight-week support group, will meet on Tuesdays, May 29 to July 24 (skipping July 3), from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
- Let Poetry Heal Your Hurt, a one-time workshop, on Thursday, May 31, from 6-8 p.m.
- In the Spirit of Spring: Making a Commemorative Stepping Stone, a one-time workshop, on Monday, June 4, from 6-8 p.m.
- Hope and Healing: Adults Learning to Cope with the Loss of a Parent, a six-week support group, will meet on Wednesdays, June 13-July 25 (skipping July 4), from 6:30-8 p.m.