Have you lost a child due to substance related causes?
There is a Facebook support group for Virginia parents
experiencing this unique pain. Find it on Facebook at:
VA-Team Sharing VA
LOCAL Grief Support Meetings (updated August 2023)
MONDAYS
Grief Share Locust Grove, Orange
7-8:30 pm
Lake of the Woods Church, 1 Church Lane Locust Grove
CONTACT: Mike 540-972-9060 www.lowchurch.org
Remembering Our Children (IN PERSON & ONLINE)
5:30-6:30pm (1st Mon of every month only)
Hospice of the Piedmont Charlottesville, 675 Peter Jefferson Pkwy Suite 300
RSVP 434-817-6915 griefandhealing@hopva.org hopva.org
Survivors for Life Suicide Support Culpeper
7pm (every 3rd Mon only)
Encompass Community Supports (formerly Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services)
15361 Bradford Rd, Culpeper
Contact: 540-825-3100
TUESDAYS
Compassionate Friends Fredericksburg
7-8pm (every 3rd Tues only)
5120 Harrison Rd, Fredericksburg
Contact: Kathie Kelly 540-220-4325 tcffred@gmail.com
tcffred.wixsite.com/tcffredericksburg
Compassionate Friends Charlottesville (IN PERSON & ONLINE)
7pm (In person every 4th Tues, online every 2nd Tues)
Church of Our Savior, 1165 Rio Rd East Charlottesville
CONTACT: Colleen 434-977-8930 or Maureen 434-409-8029
piedmontvatcf@gmail.com
**Email chapter for Zoom meeting information.
Bereavement Support Warrenton
6-7:30am (Sep 19th-Nov 21st)
By Spiritual Care Support Ministries
Location: 7179 New Hope Lane, Warrenton
RSVP to 540-349-5814 or scsm@scsm.tv
WEDNESDAYS
Speak Their Name Culpeper
For those who’ve lost a child to substance use, we embrace your child’s memory and erase the stigma surrounding substance use by Speaking Their Names.
6:30 pm (every 3rd Wed only)
S.E.E. Recovery Center 710 U.S. Ave, Culpeper
Contact 540-825-3366 or SEERecovery@rrcsb.org
Grief & Loss Support Culpeper
6pm in IG space
By Culpeper Baptist Church
Location: 318 S. West St, Culpeper
Contact: grief@culpeperbaptist.org
Bereavement Support Bristow
7-8:30am (Sep 20th-Nov 8th)
By Spiritual Care Support Ministries
Location: Chapel Springs AG, 11550 New Life Way, Bristow
RSVP to 540-349-5814 or scsm@scsm.tv
THURSDAYS
2pm in IG space
Grief & Loss Support Culpeper
By Culpeper Baptist Church
Location: 318 S. West St, Culpeper
Contact: grief@culpeperbaptist.org
FRIDAYS
While We’re Waiting Support Group for Bereaved Parents
6:30pm at the home of Jared and Susie Legg in Warrenton
Call or Text 804-687-7285 for the address or other info
LOCAL Grief Organizations
- Compassionate Friends is a mutual-support organization for bereaved parents of children who have died from any cause and at any age. Locally, meetings are held in Fredericksburg and Charlottesville.
- Spiritual Care Support Ministries provides free counseling services and grief support groups in Culpeper and Fauquier county. They also provide support through Skype, FaceTime, and phone to anyone who does not live locally or is physically unable to get to the center.
Call (540) 359-6544, go to https://www.scsm.tv/ or stop by SCSM M-F from 9-2:30 at 7179 New Hope Ln Warrenton, Virginia 20187 - Hospice of the Piedmont Free Grief Care Services provides free counseling, support groups, and grief workshops, as well as services for teens and children such as grief counseling, art, and music therapy, all free of charge to the community. Call for a current schedule. www.hopva.org/our-center-for-grief-healing/ Culpeper 540-825-4840, Charlottesville 434-817-6900
CONTACT: Craig Wilt craig.wilt@hopeva.org - Comfort and Care Support/Hospice Support of Fauquier County
Free Grief Care Services are open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. Call, email, or stop by for current schedule: Contact: 540-347-5922 hospicesupport@verizon.net 42 N. Fifth St., Warrenton - Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg offers several grief support groups for individuals, families, and teens as well as grief camps for children and teens. Contact their Grief Support Counselor at 540-741-1874 or griefsupport@mwhc.com
ONLINE (Substance Use Specific) Grief Support
Online Meetings
- GRAPLErva – a grief support group in Virginia for those who’ve lost someone they love to substance use. Zoom virtual meeting every Tuesday 7pm. Request meeting ID# by texting/calling 804-229-5024, or via email at Graplerva@gmail.com
- The Herren Project holds virtual addiction grief support groups for individuals grieving the loss of a loved one to drug addiction, alcoholism, or a drug overdose. The groups are open to parents who’ve lost a child, children who’ve lost a parent, siblings, spouses and friends.
Mondays: 6:30 & 8pm
Tuesdays: 6:30pm & 8pm
Wednesdays: 7pm & 8pm
Fridays: 3pm - Hope & Healing – a support group in Virginia. A journey in grief with others who have experienced the loss of a loved one to substance use. Exploring coping skills, providing mutual support for one another, and learning to find hope & healing in loss. Meetings may be joined in person in Richmond at the McShin Foundation or via zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81872009422n Meeting ID: 818 7200 9422
Contact: info@mcshin.org or 804-249-1845 Facebook event link
FRIDAYS 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Online Support Groups
- Virginia Team Sharing – a private peer led support group for parents who’ve lost a child to substance use. Daily encouragement, recognition of our children’s birthdays, angelversaries, and mutual support.
- Team Sharing – Siblings – a national private peer-led group offering support for the siblings of someone who has died from substance use. This is a safe place to share, to grow, and to bond with others who are missing their sibling.
- Sibling Support for Overdose – a national private peer-led group bringing comfort to others and ourselves.
ONLINE General Grief Resources
- David Kessler (Author, and grief expert) has an Facebook grief group for anyone who needs support. He is posting videos daily, answering questions and talking about grief, loss and remembering with more love than pain.
- thegrieftoolbox.com
- grief.com
- recoverfromgrief.com
- griefnet.org
- childrengrieve.org
- webhealing.com