Family Bereavement Support Programme
The Family Bereavement Support Programme has for many years accompanied and supported families who are bereaved.
The programme offers monthly evening parent support groups, quarterly daytime parent support groups, annual sibling bereavement support groups, occasional groups for grandparents who are bereaved and quarterly recently bereaved parents information evenings. Groups are held at the hospital. Evening groups are held in the Front Entry Building, Seminar Room 2. Daytime groups are held in Seminar Room 5, 7th Floor, South East Building.
The programme also offers bereavement counselling, referrals to specialist community support services, education, information and support to hospital staff about bereavement issues and publishes a monthly newsletter.Together with the RCH Chaplaincy an Annual Memorial Service is also conducted.
Brochure
Newsletters
The newsletter is a resource for all parents, especially those who cannot come to the monthly support groups. It provides a way of capturing the presentation and the group discussion. We welcome contributions from parents as a way of sharing your grief experience and connecting with other families also grieving. Stories, poems, information on helpful resources, practical suggestions and book reviews are much appreciated.
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Month/Year:
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| The Grief of Grandparents (pdf 500kb) |
October 2009
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| 'How I Share My Life With Others: the private and the public me' (pdf 215kb) |
September 2009
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| "My Pathway" Two Parents' Reflections during the RCH Memorial Service (pdf 388kb) |
August 2009
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| 'Trauma and Grief: a journey without maps' (pdf 240kb) |
July 2009
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| 'Time, Memories and the Legacy Our Children Leave Us' (pdf 400kb) |
June 2009
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| 'Being' A Bereaved Parent (pdf 175kb) |
May 2009
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| "From 'Doona Day' To Coping With Grief; Exploring the experience and developing ways to manage lives changed forever" (pdf 200kb) |
April 2009
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| Close Connections: the impact of a child's death on relationships (pdf 200kb) |
March 2009
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| As Time Goes By: families and grief, love and loss (pdf 175kb) |
February 2009
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| Snowflakes in the Desert: the unexpected journey of grieving through the festive season and into another year (PDF 1.2 MB) |
December 2008
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| I'm Diffierent Now: my changed identity since my child died (PDF 500 KB) |
November 2008
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| She Cries, He Sighs: gender, relationships and grief |
October 2008
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| Will I Ever Laugh Again? the healing potential of laughter and humour in grief (PDF 500 KB) |
September 2008
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| The Music of Love, Loss and Healing (PDF 1 MB) |
August 2008
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| A Time Together: sharing words,remembrances & eperiences (PDF 650 KB) |
July 2008
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| When's Samuel coming back?: A sister's journey of grief from childhood to adolescence (PDF 785 KB) |
June 2008
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| A Change in Priorities: reflections on expectations and a changed life when a child dies (PDF 365kb) |
May 2008
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| Something I've Never Felt Before: father's and their grief (PDF 450kb) |
April 2008
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| Capturing the Memories of the Heart (PDF 590kb) |
March 2008
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| From Now On: families living with loss, love and hope (PDF 812kb) |
February 2008
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| Out of Season - families and grief admidst a time of celebration (PDF 913 KB) |
December 2007
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| A Bit Further Down The Track: reflections on grief from over the years (PDF 1 MB) |
November 2007
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| Another Child In Our Family: Exploring the Question |
October 2007
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| With Our Family Always:remembering, loving and relating to your child. (PDF 1.9 MB) |
September 2007
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| ‘One Man’s Journey’ a father grieves. (PDF 700 KB) |
August 2007
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| "Just Because I’m Laughing Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Sad": Supporting your children. (PDF 1.3 MB) |
July 2007
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| The Children in Our Families: sharing experiences that seem far apart (PDF 1 MB) |
June 2007
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| Without Warning: the shock and turmoil that follow a child’s death (PDF 900 KB) |
May 2007
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| Not Only My Heart: caring for the self in grief (PDF 271KB) |
April 2007
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| Some Times Together, Some Times Apart: Relationships and Responses when a Family Grieves (PDF 1.6MB) |
March 2007
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| On a Changed Path: Parents Living with Grief (PDF 511KB) |
February 2007
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| Looking forward, looking back: Grief and the holiday season (PDF 950KB) |
Decmeber 2006
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| The ripples fo grief: the impact of grief on parents and their relationships (PDF 1.1MB) |
November 2006
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| A small respite from grief: Connecting with inner resources to find ways to nurture the grieving self (PDF 470KB) |
October 2006
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| Who am I now?: The impact of grief on identity (PDF 1.8MB) |
September 2006
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| From Thoughts and Words into Music and Song (PDF 316KB) |
August 2006
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| Through Young Eyes - The experience of children and young people living with grief (PDF 456KB) |
July 2006
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| The Wisdom of Parents: Shaped By Love, Loss And Courage (PDF 1.2MB) |
June 2006
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| Bereavement- A Family Journey (PDF 1.3MB) |
May 2006
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| Going On: Not Getting Over - Grief, Trauma and Memory (PDF 411 KB) |
April 2006
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| Finding Real Friends: Social Support In Grief (PDF 1.7MB) |
March 2006
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| Now, Then and Always — The evolving story of C.J’s family (PDF 1.1MB) |
February 2006
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| Caring for Self: Finding a Balance in the Chaos of Grief (PDF 900 KB) |
November 2005
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| ‘Remembering the Past, Living the Present, Shaping the Future: Finding Meaning in Loss’. (PDF 700 KB) |
October 2005
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| ‘Something to Hold On To: Ways of Capturing Memories’ (PDF 1MB) |
September 2005
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| Moving Into Their Comfort Zone : support for fathers following the death of a young child. (PDF 1MB) |
August 2005
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| My GriefOur Way: Influence of Family, Community and Culture on How Parents Grieve (PDF 600 KB) |
July 2005
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| Our Children in Our Words: What Bereaved Parents are Talking and Thinking About (PDF 410 KB) |
June 2005
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| "Memories are Made of This" - The remembering that is held in the hearts, minds and bodies of bereaved parents. (PDF) |
May 2005
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| Not available online as yet |
April 2005
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| "Putting One Foot in Front of the Other: Surviving the Unthinkable" (PDF 680KB) |
March 2005
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| Being Together Exploring the Impact (PDF 460KB) |
February 2005
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| Painting the Journey (PDF 1MB) |
December 2004
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| Children and Adolescents Living with Grief (PDF 91KB) |
November 2004
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| From Our Winter To Our Spring: Reflections on New Beginnings in Bereavement (PDF 1MB) |
October 2004
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| A Culture of Grieving? How Family adn Community Beliefs and Practices can Influence the Expression of Grief (PDF 325KB) |
September 2004
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| Bereaved Parents Surviving and Finding Support and Hope (PDF 645KB) |
August 2004
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