Griefworks is a community-based program designed to address loss experienced by children and adolescents up to 18 years of age. Services include:

• Short-term activity-based clinical intervention for the child/youth
• Parent education
• Community consultation with professionals involved in supporting the child
• Therapeutic Intervention Groups for similarly aged children who have experienced the death of a loved one
• Structured therapy for individuals experiencing traumatic death and complicated grief

Eligibility

Children and youth (up to 18 years of age) who have experienced a recent loss through death and are residents of Windsor and Essex County.

How To Access The Service

Self-referral, caregivers, community agencies, and school boards etc. Referrals accepted by telephone (519) 973-4435.

Funding

Community fundraised dollars.

Service Hours

The regular business hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm at the agency Monday to Friday. Services are available until 8:00 pm Tuesday to Thursday by appointment.

Resources

Dr. Jay’s Children’s Grief Centre (Toronto)
Kids Help Phone – 1-800-668-6868 or Text 686868
Kidsgiref.ca
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Griefsteps for Parents

The Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice in Hamilton, Ontario has launched an incredible new service, now available province-wide, for children, youth and adults! A very timely offering for communities across Ontario. Support is offered through text messaging or online chat, and is available and FREE seven days a week from 10 AM – 10 PM. A team of trained volunteers are waiting on the other end to offer you support, or to be a listening ear.

The Children and Youth Grief Network have compiled a summary of the resources that are available on their website, including the following:

• Handbook for Supporters (in French and English)
• Grief and Death Education Toolkits (in French and English)
• Children’s Grief Awareness Family Day Toolkit
• Video series on Supporting Grieving Children and Youth at School
• Tip sheet on Informing Children of a Death

The Canadian Grief Alliance for supporting children entitled “Good Grief”.
https://www.childrenandyouthgriefnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GoodGriefFuneralsDuringPandemic.pdf