Specially Trained Therapists and Volunteers are Matched According to an Individual’s Specific Needs
Support Services and Bereavement Counseling
Our professionally trained and licensed social workers offer comprehensive emotional support services to assist family members and caregivers with issues of loss and illness. Mount Evans’ program includes: individual counseling; support/educational groups; one-on-one pairings with a trained bereavement volunteer; educational programs for the community; and Camp Comfort, a summer camp for grieving children.
Individual Counseling and Referrals
Mount Evans’ social workers are trained in coping, grief, and loss issues. We provide short-term counseling to individuals.
- Please call 303-674-6400 Telephone number screen link for over-the-phone, virtual, or in-person support.
Bereavement Volunteers
Specially trained clinicians and volunteers are matched according to an individual’s specific needs and provide supportive care by telephone, through our support groups, or with individual/family counseling as indicated.
- Please call 303-674-6400 Telephone number screen link for over-the-phone, virtual, or in-person support.
All of our support groups are in person.
If you would be interested in a virtual support group, please contact our Bereavement Program Coordinator Tiffany Pridmore at tpridmore@mtevans.org.
Support Groups
Grieving the Death of a Spouse/Partner Support Group
(in-person)
This group explores issues unique to those who have lost a life partner. This session is offered both in-person and virtually.
- This group meets in-person the second Thursday of every month from 3 pm – 4 pm.
- In-person at Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice.
- Please call 303-674-6400 Telephone number screen link for details on how to connect to the group virtual call / Zoom option.
Adult Grief Support Group
(in-person)
We offer a seven-week grief support group several times a year for adults who have lost a loved one.
- Our next series begins on Wednesday, September 25 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm.
- Reservations are required, please call 303-674-6400 Telephone number screen link to sign-up.
- In-person at Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice.
Adult Child Loss Support Group (in-person)
We offer a seven-week workshop for parents who have lost an adult child. This session is offered in-person.
- The dates for our next series are TBD. If you are interested in this group, please call 303-674-6400 Telephone number screen link to get on a list for the next session.
Caregiver Support Group
(in person)
We offer a monthly support group to give caregivers a place for emotional support, to get help navigating the health care system, and to spend time with others who are walking the same path. The group meets every third Wednesday of every month from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. You can join in person or virtually.
- Meetings are held at Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice, 3081 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen, CO 80439.
Additional Support Groups
Additional support groups are offered throughout the year.
- Please call 303-674-6400 Telephone number screen link for more information.
Children's Grief Support
Counseling
Camp Comfort
Our award-winning weekend bereavement camp is designed to meet the unique needs of children ages 6 to 12 who are grieving the death of a family member or friend. Grief workshops are balanced with recreational activities so children feel free to have fun and just be kids. Visit the Camp Comfort page for more information.
Long Term Care Planning
March is Social Work Month
“Social work is the art of listening and the science of hope.”
~Anonymous
March is the month all America recognizes and celebrates social workers. These caring professionals are trained to help people see and surmount the barriers keeping them from living their optimal lives, whether those obstacles are physical, emotional, financial, systemic or all of the above. And, as the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) describes, “They are employed to effect positive change with individuals, families, groups and entire communities.”
Additional Grief Resources
To find additional grief resources on the internet, please refer to the below links:
- Support for children and teens – The Dougy Center at:
http://www.dougy.org - Online chat and support – Online Grief Support at: http://www.onlinegriefsupport.com
- Online support for all types of losses – GriefNet at:
http://griefnet.org
(includes kid’s chat group: http://www.kidsaid.com) - Death of Spouse – National Widowers at:
http://www.nationalwidowers.org - Chat on various losses – Grieving.com at:
http://forums.grieving.com/ - Various Articles – Hello Grief at:
http://hellogrief.org - Loss by Suicide – HeartBeat at:
http://heartbeatsurvivorsaftersuicide.org - Child Loss – The Compassionate Friends at:
http://www.compassionatefriends.org
