Thank you for visiting the wind phone, Bird Calls, by Mollie Rabiner.

You do not have to carry grief alone. If you would like additional support, the following resources are available:

Kentucky Resources

• Kentucky Center for Grieving Children & Families (children, teens, families, and caregivers | kcgcf.org
• Bluegrass Care Navigators, Multiple regional offices (bereavement services include bereavement counseling and support groups)  | https://www.bgcarenav.org/grief-care
• Kentucky 2-1-1: Dial 2-1-1 for information about local counseling, support groups, and community resources
• Infinite Hope of Kentucky (support after suicide loss) | infinitehopekentucky.com
• Gilda's Club of Louisville (grief support after a cancer loss support after a cancer diagnosis and treatment) | https://www.gck.org/join/ | 502.583.0075
• Camp Kesem (summer camps and other programming for children 6-18 whose parent is undergoing treatment for or who has died from cancer. Programs typically offered in Lexington and Louisville) | https://www.kesem.org/
• Hospice of Western Kentucky, Owensboro (Bereavement services include support groups and counseling for adults and children) | https://www.hospiceofwky.org/bereavement_services | 270.926.7565
• STARS Grief Support Groups at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood/Northern KY (grief support group for children) | https://www.stelizabeth.com/medical-services/hospice/support/grief-support/stars-support-groups |  (859) 301-4611
• Survivors of Suicide Support Groups (Online resources and in-person and online support groups in Lexington, Versailles, Louisville, Burlington, Carrolton, Russellville, Paducah, Owensboro, Bowling Green, Franklin, TN, and Beckley, WV) | https://afsp.org/find-a-support-group
• Compassionate Friends (serve adults who have lost a child and have in-person (and online) support groups in Lexington, Danville, Springfield, Louisville, Owensboro, Bowling Green, Morgantown, Hopkinsville, Paducah, Murray, Louisa, Huntington, WV, and Cincinnati, OH) | https://www.compassionatefriends.org/find-support/
• Voices of Hope (grief support groups to individuals in recovery who have lost someone due to active addiction) | https://voicesofhopelex.org/what-we-do/help-for-friends-family/ | 859-303-7671
• PAL - Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (grief support groups for parents who have lost a child to an addiction related issue) | https://palgroup.org/
• Hosparus Health (Bereavement services include bereavement counseling and support groups, summer camps) | http://www.hosparushealth.org | (800) 264-0521
• Hospice of Lake Cumberland, Somerset (bereavement services include bereavement counseling and support groups, summer camps)   http://www.hospicelc.org/
• Hospice of Southern Kentucky (bereavement services include bereavement counseling and support groups, summer camps)   https://www.hospicesoky.org/grief-support/ | 270.746.9300
• Appalachian Hospice Care (bereavement services include bereavement counseling and support groups, summer camps) | http://apphchs.org | 603-432-2111

National Resources

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 anytime, 24 hours per day

For Adults

• TAPS - Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (resources, individual case management, and events/camps/activities for individuals and families who have experienced the loss of someone in the military) | https://www.taps.org/
• What’s Your Grief: Grief Support for the Rest of Us (resources, podcasts, blogs, online courses) | https://whatsyourgrief.com/
• Nationally known grief professionals who offer online resources and courses, books, connector groups, writing and other resources:
• Megan Devine: https://refugeingrief.com/about/
• David Kessler: https://www.davidkesslertraining.com/; grief.com
• Hope Edelman (specializing in mother loss): https://www.hopeedelman.com/
  

For Children & Teens

• National Alliance for Children's Grief (educational resources for professionals, caregiver and family guides/education/activities for children and teens) | childrengrieve.org
• Eluna (educational resources for professionals, caregiver and family guides/education/activities for children and teens, free grief navigator service, online camps and regular support groups) | https://elunanetwork.org/
• Experience Camps (camp experiences and programs across the U.S. for children with loss, family weekends) | https://experiencecamps.org/about-us
• The Dougy Center (grief support resources for children, teens, and families) | dougy.org

Thank you to Josephine Sculpture Park's partners at the Kentucky Center for Grieving Children & Families for putting together these resource lists.