Hospice of the Valley's Community Bereavement Center is a central resource of support for individuals and the community as they deal with issues of grief related to death. The Center provides free support groups for adults, teens and children. Bereavement professionals are also available to businesses, schools, churches, and organizations that may need assistance in the aftermath of a sudden death. For more information, contact Layla Niemann at (256) 350-5585 or by e-mail.
Support Groups
Children's Groups & Simultaneous Adult Groups
On-going programs designed to help grieving children and their caregivers.
Teen Group
On-going program is designed to help grieving teens deal with the loss of a loved one.
Loving You Forever Scrapbooking Group
Meets twice monthly with some supplies provided.
Parents Forever
Intensive six-week support group is designed to help grieving parents deal with the anguish of losing a child.
Empty Arms: Reaching for Hope
Monthly group bringing together parents who have experienced the loss of a child during pregnancy or in the first year of life.
Caring Friends
An eight-week session for adults learning to live with any loss through death.
Compassionate Friends - An on-going, monthly support group for families who have experienced the loss of a child by death.
Widowed Persons
The Decatur Chapter of an on-going monthly support group for adults who have experienced the loss of a spouse by death.
Friend-To-Friend
An in-school support group designed specifically for students in both Morgan and Lawrence counties.
Survivors of Suicide
An on-going support group for anyone who has been affected by death due to a suicide.
Homicide Survivors' Program
An on-going support group for anyone who has been affected by death due to homicide.
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