GRIEF & SUPPORT GROUPS
THIS INFORMATION IS BEING REGULARLY UPDATED DUE TO COVID-19 (MOST RECENT UPDATE: 2/22/23)
NOTE: When attending, it’s fine to just listen; you are not required to share your feelings unless you want to.
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ADDICTED TO THE LIFESTYLE COUNSELING
Call for an appointment to join: (504) 609-1490 • Email: ibscience@yahoo.com • Meets Monday, Wednesday, Friday at midday; Free support group for persons who are addicted to a trauma-based culture of violence and drugs; Virtual but transitioning back to normal services
AKULA FOUNDATION GRIEF GROUPS
Hotline and grief groups: (504) 418-0791 • https://akulafoundation.com/ • Download 2023 group schedule Here; Offers general grief support meetings and Covid-19 support groups - call for dates and times; Facebook; Zoom/phone meetings
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS GRIEF MINISTRY
Contact Jewell Bayhi: (504) 330-5974 • Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center: 5500 St. Mary St, Metairie, 70006 (2nd and 4th Tuesdays) • Our Lady of the Lake Cafeteria: 312 Lafitte St, Mandeville 70448 (Loss of Child, 2nd Thursday) • Email: jbayhi@arch-no.org • https://nolacatholic.org/griefministry • Monthly grief support meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 6:30-7:30 pm (5500 St. Mary St); Monthly grief support meetings for parents mourning the loss of a child (any age or circumstance) on the 2nd Thursday of the month 6:30-7:30 pm (312 Lafitte St, Mandeville)
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPs
Sponsored by Leitz-Egan Funeral Homes • Call before attending, Dr. Susan Cooley: (504) 636-6829 • Email: drsusancooley1@gmail.com • Every 1st Wednesday of month 5:30 pm-7 pm; Every 3rd Wednesday of month 10 am-11:30 am; Adults; Free; Currently Zoom
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
Call William and Millie Hunton: (504) 265-0581 • Email: tcfnola@gmail.com • 3000 Downs Blvd, Metairie 70003 • http://tcfneworleans.com/home.aspx • In-person meeting every 2nd Monday of month (call for details), 6-7:30 pm; Loss of a child, grandchild, or siblings
DEPRESSION & BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE (DBSA)
Call Eileen or John: (504) 286-1916 • Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Cafeteria: 4700 S I-10 Service Rd, Metairie 70001 • Email: info@dbsaneworleans.org • www.dbsaneworleans.org • Facebook: www.facebook.com/dbsaneworleans/ • Free peer support group for people living with depression and/or bipolar disorder, and their friends and family; In person meetings first and third Tuesdays of the month from 7 - 8:30 pm; Refer to website or Facebook page for additional info, event updates
GRIEFSHARE
(800) 395-5755 • Email: info@griefshare.org • www.griefshare.org • In person and online groups; Locate using the website and your zipcode
GRIEF GROUP (FAITH-BASED)
(504) 533-1374 • Email Pamela Reed (Minister, Teacher, Author): pamelareed763@gmail.com • Seminar designed to help individuals who are dealing with the death of a child or loved one; sudden death, suicide, gun violence; RSVP ahead of time; Free
LOUISIANA SURVIVORS FOR REFORM - lsr (the promise of justice initiative)
Organizer Katie Hunter-Lowrey: (504) 535-4912 • 1024 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans 70117 • Email: lsr@defendla.org • promiseofjustice.org/lsreform • Coalition for crime survivors, victims’ loved ones, and orgs creating criminal justice reform; Free; Offers virtual (Zoom) monthly organizing meetings, monthly survivor support group meetings, and a new support group for homicide victims’ loved ones; Email or call for more information; See listing in Community Groups; Free
MASS FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE
Archdiocese of New Orleans Victim Assistance Coordinator: (504) 861-6243 • Email: mfl@arch-no.org • Annual memorial in St. Louis Cathedral; Call or email to be added to mailing list
NAMI NEW ORLEANS (NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS)
(504) 896-2345 • For info, registration, and full schedule: www.namineworleans.org/calendar • NAMI Connection Support Groups for adults living with a mental health condition: Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30 pm; NAMI Family Support Groups for adults who have loved ones living with a mental health condition: 1st Wednesday of the month and 3rd Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:00 pm; Free; Peer-led; Meetings are currently virtual via Zoom; Also see listing in Mental Health Services
New orleans family justice center (nofjc) trauma groups
Office: (504) 592-4005 • Crisis Line 24/7: (504) 866-9554 • 701 Loyola Ave, New Orleans 70113 • Email: healing@nofjc.org • www.nofjc.org/events • Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault; Child Sexual Abuse; Offers a variety of free groups for individuals and community coalitions; View event calendar for current group dates/times; Addresses many topics related to trauma; Both virtual via Zoom and in person events; Also see additional listing under Law Enforcement and the Hope Clinic of NOFJC under Medical Health Clinics
NEW ORLEANS GRIEF CENTER
(504) 224-9596 • 2521 Jena St, New Orleans 70115 • Email: info@neworleansgriefcenter.com • https://neworleansgriefcenter.com/ • Individual and group counseling; Costs listed on website
STAR (SEXUAL TRAUMA AWARENESS & RESPONSE)
Call for information: (855) 435-STAR [7827] • 123 N. Genois St, New Orleans 70119 • Email: advocacynola@star.ngo • https://star.ngo/events/ • Support groups for adult survivors of sexual violence; Call first for intake; Zoom meetings
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS (via link)
Facilitated by Sherrard Crespo, LMSW: (504) 708-2937 • NOLA survivors Email: nolasurvivors@vialink.org • Louisiana survivors outside of NOLA Email: SOS@vialink.org • https://vialink.org/survivors-of-suicide-loss/ • For adults 18+ who have lost a loved one to suicide; NOLA: Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 6:30-8 pm; Louisiana outside of NOLA: every Thursday 6:30-8pm; Zoom; Free
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SERVICES (Baton Rouge)
Call or email for assessment to join weekly group: (225) 924-1431 • Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center: Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center • 3013 Old Forge Dr, Baton Rouge 70808 • Email: pclement@brcic.org or adminservices@brcic.org • Visit “Support” menu on website: www.brcic.org • Tuesdays, 6:30-8 pm; Suicide survivors and bereavement issues; Click on “Training” menu of website for training in Suicidology
trauma survivors support group (umcno trauma recovery services)
Call Dr. Erika Rajo: (504) 702-4348 or Dr. Sandy Hyatt (504) 702-4349 • University Medical Center: 2000 Canal Street, Conference Rooms A and B, New Orleans 70112 • https://www.lcmchealth.org/university-medical-center-new-orleans/our-services/behavioral-health-psychiatry/trauma-recovery-clinic/ • Download brochure • Refer to brochure for meeting dates and zoom link; Free; For all survivors of traumatic (typically physical) injury and their loved ones; Currently meets via Zoom and in person (hybrid)
VICTIM ALLIES PROJECT (silenceisviolence)
Call first to schedule an intake with the grief counselor: (504) 282-0607 • 2000 Lakeshore Dr, UNO Trac Bldg Rm 228, New Orleans 70148 • silenceisviolence.org • Email: speakup@silenceisviolence.org • Every Thursday at 6:30 pm; Every Saturday at 10am; Free; Also see other services provided in listing under Community Groups
VICTIMS AND CITIZENS AGAINST CRIME GRIEF SUPPORT
Call Beverly Siemssen: (504) 431-9498 • Individual grief counseling by phone; Leave message; Free