COUNTY of LOS ANGELES



BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR INFANT AND CHILD DEATHS

The following sources provide grief support services to the families or caretakers who have experienced an infant or child death, regardless of cause. La siguente es una lista de grupos para padres en el condado de Los Angeles quienes han perdido a hijos/hijas por qualquier causa.

SIDS Parent English Speaking – Lynette Roy (818) 264-6643

SIDS Foundation of Southern California Hotline (310) 558-4511

SIDS Parent Spanish Speaking – Liz Ramirez (562-233-7864)

Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Bereavement

Support Group Whittier (562) 509-9701 x 2500

Long Beach Memorial Hospital Pastoral Care (562-933-1454

Compassionate Friends Los Angeles ((310) 474-3407

Chino Hills (626) 919-7206

Comforting Hearts Covina Hotline (626) 308-8222 (626) 915-3266

Infancy Loss & Support Group Santa Clarita Valley (661) 253-8204

Augustus F. Hawkins Mental Health Center

Child & Adolescent Counseling (310) 668-4646

Adult Counseling (310) 668-4334

Center for Grief & Loss for Children Glendale (818) 248-4441

Pasadena (626) 577-7120

Healing Hearts Garden Grove (714) 998-0201

Department of Mental Health, LA County (800) 854-7771

Rev: 10/08

RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING A LOSS

Bereavement Services/Continuing Care, Kaiser Permanente

Panorama Office – 13652 Cantara St., Panorama, CA 91402 (818) 375-3528

Lancaster Office – 44444 20TH St. West, Lancaster, CA (800) 272-3500 x 3528

Offers bereavement support groups open to the community, free of charge.

No registration necessary.

Schedule of support groups:

Tuesday/Thursday Mornings

Thursday Afternoons

Wed/Thu/Fri Evenings

Family Resource Center

Antelope Valley Hospital (661) 726-6210

1600 West Ave. J

Lancaster, CA

InfoLine – Community Resources (X 7)

(800) 339-6993

24-hour information line about human service agencies in Los Angeles

SIDS Hotline (Calls returned within 24 hours)

SIDS Foundation of Southern California (Peer Counseling)

(800) 974-3752 (Spanish Available)

Infancy Loss & Support Group (Santa Clarita Valley)

Contact: Catherine, Social Worker

(661-253-8204

Department of Mental Health, Community Resource Line

(800) 854-7771

National Organizations

The Compassionate Friends (877) 969-0010

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SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc. (800) 821-6819



Grief Share Support Group (800) 395-5755



Rev: 10/01/08

We Provide Support to Families

Who Have Lost An Infant To

SIDS Or To Other Causes

24-Hour Grief Support Hotline

English & Spanish

(800) 9-SIDS-LA

(800) 974-3752

1 on 1 Grief Support

English and Spanish

(310) 558-4511

Grief Support Groups

English and Spanish

(310) 558-4511

ALSO

Help with Funeral Arrangements

April and December Memorials

Annual Research Meeting

Annual Memorial Walk

1 Research Newsletter A Year

1 Memorial Newsletter A Year

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JONATHAN E. FIELDING, M.D., M.P.H.

Director of Public Health and Health Officer

Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Programs

CYNTHIA A. HARDING, M.P.H., Director

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program

Angel Hopson, RN, MSN, MPH

600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 800

Los Angeles, California 90005

TEL (213) 639-6457 ( FAX (213) 639-1034

For more information, Please call:

Margo Bennett

(310) 558-4511 (voice)

(310) 558-7075 (fax)

Liz Ramirez for Spanish at (562) 233-7864

sidsfsc@



10811 Washington Blvd., Suite 280A

Culver City, California 90232

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