Grief Support Services
Below you will find information on support services offered by independent grief groups, a recommended reading list for those suffering from grief, and online resources to help you through your journey.
Massachusetts Grief Groups
CONSOLING PARTNERS-SANDWICH
Jeanne Doherty Flynn
508-360-3659
Corpus Christi Parish Hall
324 Quaker Meeting House Rd. Sandwich, MA
6:30 –8:00 pm Third Wed of Month
NATHAN’S CIRCLE
Kerry Bickford
508-932-1981
275 Millway, Barnstable,MA
5:30 – 7:00 pm Second Tues of the Month
WE ARE THEIR CANDLES- PLYMOUTH
Mary Peckham – 781-294-1545
Cynthia Wyman – 617-688-5314
Plymouth Recovery Center
71 Obery St., Plymouth MA
7-00 – 8:30 pm Second Thurs of the Month
MATTHEW’S CANDLE – HANSON
Mary Peckham -781-294-1545
Cynthia Wyman -617-688-5314
Calvary Baptist Church
429 Monponsett St., Hanson, MA
6:30 to 8:00 pm Third Tues of Month
ALICIA’S ANGELS – READING
Mary DeMarco
781-838-2330
*registration required please email*
St. Agnes Lower Church Hall
186 Woburn St. Reading, MA
7:00 – 8:30 Second Mon each Month AND
a Monthly Social on Last Thurs.
OUR ANGELS WINGS – SAUGUS
Doreen Clark – 857-201-9446
54-58 Essex St (MEG Building), Saugus, MA
6:30 – 8:00 pm Third Thurs. of the Month
THE SUN WILL RISE – BRAINTREE
Robin Houston-Bean
781-789-4604
Braintree Town Hall, 2nd Floor
1 JFK Memorial Dr., Braintree, MA
7:00 to 8:30 pm First Wed of the Month
BOSTON GRIEF GROUP – BRIGHTON
Rhonda Lotti
781-254-1280
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
736 Cambridge St., Brighton, MA
7:00 to 8:30 pm Second Wed of Month
THE SUN WILL RISE – BRAINTREE
Robin Houston-Bean
781-789-4604
Braintree Town Hall, 2nd Floor
1 JFK Memorial Dr., Braintree, MA
7:00 to 8:30 pm First Wed of the Month
THE SUN WILL RISE – QUINCY
Robyn Houston-Bean
781-789-4604
New Way Recovery Center
85 Quincy Ave, Quincy, MA
7:00 to 8:30 pm
Third Tues of the Month
THE SUN WILL RISE – WEYMOUTH
Robyn Houston-Bean
781-789-4604
Crossroads Church
241 Broad St., Weymouth, MA
7:00 to 8:30 pm Second Thurs of Month
RISE UP- MILFORD
KATIE Truitt
774-248-4526
Community Impact Inc
12 Main St. Milford, MA
7:00 to 8:30 pm First Wed of Month
THE JOURNEY – LIVING WITH LOSS – NATICK
Kathryn Stygles Peirce
774-286-9986
The.journey.substance.loss@gmail.com
Natick Senior Ctr., 117 E. Central St
2nd Fl, Natick, MA
7:00 – to 8:30 pm Last Tues of Month
ZACK’S TEAM GRIEF SUPPORT – LOWELL
Louise Griffin
978-257-5971
Sandy Fall
978-957-5564
Reilly School (in the Library)
115 Douglas Road, Lowell, MA
6:30 to 8 pm- 2nd Wed of the Month
A LEGACY OF LOVE – PITTSFIELD
David Windover
413-344-3475
Moments House
2 South St. Suite 120, Pittsfield, MA
6:00 to 7:30 pm Second Mon of Month
LEARNING TO COPE WITH GRIEF – SALEM
Coleen Bullard
508-641-9054
Salem Hospital – Davenport 101
81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA
7:00 to 8:30pm Last Tues of Month
H.A.L.O. 18 – WORESTER
(Healing After Loss From Overdose)
Aileen Lovejoy
508-755-5041
Deb Dowd-Foley
508-248-5622
Our Lady of Angels Church (Parish Center)
1222 Main St. Worcester, MA
7:00 to 8:30 pm First Mon of Month
COPING ADDICTION LOSS–
EAST LONGMEADOW
Joanne Sullivan
413-781-7750
Forastire Funeral Home – Grief Library
220 North Main St., E. Longmeadow, MA
7:00 to 8:30 pm First Wed of the Month
H.A.L.O. 34- ARLINGTON/WINCHESTER
(Healing After Loss From Overdose)
Lin Kelleher
617-699-7702
St. Eulalia Parish
50 Ridge St, Winchester, MA
6:30 to 8:00 pm First Sun of Month
Recommended Reading List for Those Suffering from Grief
Losing a child is the ultimate loss any parent will ever face in their lifetime. Each of the following books have helped our members in one way or another as they walk through the loss of their child. We hope that that some of you may also find something useful in some of these books that will help you as you navigate your pain and heartache.
Living When a Loved One Has Died, by Earl A. Grollman
When A Child Dies from Drugs, by Pat and Russ Wittberger
Losing Jonathan, by Robert Waxler and Linda Waxler
From Heroin to Hope: Making Sense of the Loss of a Child, by Marsha Wiggins
Badger’s Parting Gifts, by Susan Varley
When Someone Very Special Dies, by Marge Heegaard
The Next Place, by Warren Hanson
Tear Soup, by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyern
I Am Your Disease, by Sheryl Letzgus Mc Ginnis
Symptoms of Withdrawal, by Christopher Lawford Kennedy
Life Between Falls, by Julie Lange
My Daughter’s Addiction: A Thief in the Family – Hardwired for Heroin, by Mary Minnich
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief, by Martha Wittemore-Hickman
Online Resources
Online resources for those suffering from grief after the death of a loved one from substance use disorder.
TEAM SHARING https://www.teamsharinginc.org/
Team Sharing helps Bereaved Parents through the loss of their child from Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
Team Sharing Private Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/teamsharinginc
GRASP
GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER SUBSTANCE ABUSE PASSING
GRASP is a support community of peer-to-peer interaction for people who have had family members and friends who have died as a result of drug misuse, overdose or addiction.
GRASP (National) Private Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grasphelp
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS https://www.compassionatefriends.org/
“Self-help bereavement organization, providing support to bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents, and close family members who are going through the natural grieving process following the death of a child of any age (from pre-birth to adult) from any cause”
https://www.facebook.com/TCFUSA