The Irish Hospice Foundation and the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network are hosting a webinar: Bereavement Services and COVID-19: An Opportunity to Connect and Share from 12noon to 1pm on Tues 28th April. Further information and booking is via this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/
Anam Cara, the organisation which offers information and support to all bereaved parents, will be facilitating a Parent Support Evening on Thursday 13th June from 7:20pm in the Raddison Blu Hotel, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal.
This event offers parents a safe and comfortable forum where they can connect with other bereaved parents who understand the depth of grief and loss that follows after the death of their precious son or daughter. With Father’s Day approaching at the end of the month it can often be a particularly difficult milestone for a bereaved Dad and it’s important that Anam Cara Support Services and resources are available.
Anam Cara CEO Sharon Vard stressed that this event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age of the child or children, the circumstances of their death, or whether this was recent or not.
For those considering attending but unsure, Ms Vard suggests they visit the website, anamcara.ie. “There, in their own time, parents can watch our short videos with testimonies from bereaved parents and couples who have attended Anam Cara events. The videos, which are just four minutes each, show parents interviewed on topics like A Dad’s Grief, Sudden and Traumatic Death, and The Grieving Family
One Dad attending the Donegal group commented that “It was a relief to share and listen to others, it made me feel less alone in my grief”
All Anam Cara services are offered free of charge for as long as necessary.
Please note Anam Cara will take their summer break in July and August. Events will resume in September.
For more information see www.anamcara.ie or ring the Information Line on 085 2888 888.
Venue: The Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal
Date: Tuesday, March 20th 2018
Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm (Registration from 6:45pm)
Anam Cara, the all-Ireland organisation providing support services to bereaved parents and families, is hosting a Bereavement Information Evening in Donegal Town. This event gives parents an opportunity to hear an experienced bereavement professional talk about the many challenges their family may face after the death of a son or daughter.
Please note this event is open to all bereaved parents, regardless of the age of their child or the circumstances of their death.
If you have attended a previous Bereavement Information Evening, we would encourage you to come again because each time you will hear something that will help you along the difficult and challenging journey of grief. There will also be time after the talk to interact with other bereaved parents.
Details for the upcoming Bereavement Talk on Tuesday 20th March:
Guest Speaker: Peter McCartan
Peter is a Professional qualified Senior Medical Social Worker and Registered Systemic Family Therapist.
This talk will cover:
Anam Cara provides a range of support services for bereaved parents which include a comprehensive website with links to resources including videos and information booklets compiled by bereaved parents. See https://anamcara.ie/ or contact us at info@anamcara.ie or our information line on 085 2888 888.
Along with bereavement information evenings, Anam Cara runs monthly parent evenings which give parents an opportunity to meet with other parents in a safe and comfortable place over a cup of tea or coffee. Throughout the year Anam Cara also hosts a variety of social and remembrance helping to bring families together.
Recognising that some parents may prefer not to talk openly about their loss. Anam Cara would like to reassure parents there is no pressure for them to contribute and they are welcome to listen to how other Mums and Dads have coped through the intense grief and sense of loss.
This information evening, like all Anam Cara events, is provided free of charge to parents.
Anam Cara will need to confirm numbers for this event. We would appreciate if you could RSVP to info@anamcara.ie before Monday 19th March 2018 or contact us on 01 4045378 – 0879637790. This event is funded by Tusla.
Anam Cara, the all-Ireland organisation providing support services to bereaved parents and families, is hosting a Bereavement Information Evening in Dungloe on Tuesday 6th March. This event gives parents an opportunity to hear an experienced bereavement professional talk about the many challenges their family may face after the death of a son or daughter.
Please note this event is open to all bereaved parents, regardless of the age of their child or the circumstances of their death.
If you have attended a previous Bereavement Information Evening, we would encourage you to come again because each time you will hear something that will help you along the difficult and challenging journey of grief. There will also be time after the talk to interact with other bereaved parents.
Guest Speaker: Brid Carroll
Brid is a qualified Psychotherapist and Counselling Supervisor who has worked with a special interest in loss and
bereavement issues for over twenty years. She has extensive experience in parental bereavement through her work with the
Irish Hospice Foundation and the HSE as Bereavement Liaison Officer. Brid is at present counselling children, young people
and families dealing with loss and change through death, separation and illness. This talk will cover:
• The complex issues grieving parents must face when they have experienced the death of their child, highlighting
what is normal in this process.
• The gender differences in facing such a loss will be explored to give an understanding for both parents of their
differing worldviews.
• It will highlight the milestones on the journey through this special grief and the small supports that can make the
journey a little easier.
• Various types of loss, whether expected or sudden, will also be discussed to understand their impact on grieving
parents, their families and the deceased child’s siblings.
Anam Cara provides a range of support services for bereaved parents which include a comprehensive website with links to resources including videos and information booklets compiled by bereaved parents. See https://anamcara.ie/ or contact us at
info@anamcara.ie or our information line on 085 2888 888.
Along with bereavement information evenings, Anam Cara runs monthly parent evenings which give parents an opportunity to meet with other parents in a safe and comfortable place over a cup of tea or coffee. Throughout the year Anam Cara also hosts a variety of social and remembrance helping to bring families together. Recognising that some parents may prefer not to talk openly about their loss, Anam Cara would like to reassure parents there is no pressure for them to contribute and they are welcome to listen to how other Mums and Dads have coped through the intense grief and sense of loss.
This information evening, like all Anam Cara events, is provided free of charge to parents.
Here is a short and powerful video where parents give a glimpse into the impact that the death of their child has had on their lives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV_BzNZaWbw&list=PLNVVa8ILYvi0BnppCEwXrdomOONFSxkAY
Anam Cara will need to confirm numbers for this event. We would appreciate if you could RSVP to info@anamcara.ie before
Monday 5th March 2018 or contact us on 01 4045378 /0879637790.
This event is funded by Tusla.
Anam Cara Donegal, an organisation that supports bereaved parents, will hold its next monthly Parent Evening on Thursday 11th of January from 7.30pm-9:00pm in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. Anam Cara Donegal offers a safe and comfortable setting where parents can ‘drop the mask’ and be among people who understand. This event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether the death was recent or not.
Our recent survey one of the parents commented “Being among people who are connected by the death of our sons or daughters helps.. None of us wanted to be in this group nor would wish it on others but the feeling of understanding – which doesn’t need to be verbally expressed – is a support. Everyone understands.”
For more information see anamcara.ie or ring the Information Line on 085 2888 888.
Anam Cara, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, will hold its next monthly Parent Evening on Thursday 14th of December from 19:30 to 21:00 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal (please note change of venue). Anam Cara offers a safe and comfortable setting where you can ‘drop the mask’ and be yourself among people who understand. This event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether the death was recent or not.
“The solidarity experienced by being among people who are bound together by a common feeling of appalling loss is a great help. None of us wanted to be in this group nor would wish it on others but the feeling of understanding – which doesn’t need to be verbally expressed – is a support. We all understand.”
Anam Cara, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, will hold its next monthly Parent Evening on Thursday 9th November from 19.30 – 21.00 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny (Please note change of venue). Anam Cara offers a safe and comfortable setting where you can ‘drop the mask’ and be yourself among people who understand. This event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age at which your child died, the circumstances of their death or whether or not it was a recent death.
The solidarity experienced by being among people who are bound together by a common feeling of appalling loss is a great help. None of us wanted to be in this group nor would wish it on others but the feeling of understanding – which doesn’t need to be verbally expressed – is a support. We all understand.
For more information see https://anamcara.ie/ or ring their information line on 085 2888888.
It is aimed at bereaved parents from across Inishowen and will be the first time Anam Cara has held an event on the peninsula. The guest speaker is Brid Carroll. Brid recently facilitated another Anam Cara event and this was the feedback from one of the parents present:
“I was more at ease here than with friends or family since the tragic loss of my son. There was no holding back on what we needed to say and all of us could identify with the others’ pain. Nothing that was said was judged by anyone else. There was a common bond. No one was afraid to talk of their children’s lives and deaths for fear of upsetting the other. It was welcomed.”
Anam Cara is an organisation that supports bereaved parents across the country. They will hold a
Bríd Carroll who is experienced in supporting bereaved parents will talk for about forty minutes. Then there’ll be an opportunity to speak, or simply to listen to other bereaved parents. You can also talk to Bríd should you have any questions or concerns. The event is free of charge and is open to all bereaved parents, no matter the age of your child or the circumstances of his or her death. See https://anamcara.ie/ for more details or call their Information Line on 085 2888 888.
Please note that this event is open to bereaved parents only.
This Support Group for people who have lost someone to Suicide will begin in October 2017.
The programme is offered through the Pastoral Centre, Letterkenny. Groups are small and participants are taken through an 8 week programme in living with the aftermath of suicide. Sessions are structured so that each night a different theme relating to bereavement and suicide is discussed.
Groups are facilitated by 2 psychotherapists.
Please contact Liam Cannon, Director of Counselling, at the Pastoral Centre on 074 9121853
This course is sponsored by Tusla
For further information contact the Pastoral Centre on 074 9121853 or see their website http://www.raphoepastoralcentre.ie/
