SUPPORTING FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR GRIEF JOURNEY
LOPA’s Traumatic Loss Support Program was created in collaboration with the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center and Louisiana State University’s Department of Clinical Psychology. Our program is designed to guide families through their grief journey and to connect them to the resources that will help them heal.
What is traumatic loss? Traumatic loss can be defined as the unexpected death of a loved one that results in hurt and anguish. Several causes of death could fall under this term, including death by a car accident, cardiac event, stroke, homicide, overdose, and suicide.
GRIEF RESOURCES
Taylor's Gift Grief Support Program
Taylor's Gift Program ensures that no donor family grieves alone. Families receive individualized support for a full year at no cost. Virtual and phone support removes geographical limitations, making services accessible to all. Additionally, a variety of grief support groups are available to meet different needs.
LOPA's Family Services Program can help you register for this service.
Grief Share
Grief Share is a nondenominational, nonprofit ministry serving more than 20,000 churches worldwide that offers valuable guidance and tips through support groups. There are virtual and in-person options which are all free.
The Compassionate Friends: Supporting Family After a Child Dies
The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family. The website has information related to online support communities as well as locations of its local chapters.
The National Alliance for Grieving Children: No Child should have to Grieve Alone
The National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) raises awareness about the needs of children and teens grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who supports them.
Alliance of Hope
Online support community for those who have lost someone to suicide.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Outreach Community
afsp.org/healing-conversations
At this website, you can fill out a form to request a call, video chat, or in-person visit from someone who has suffered a similar loss.
LOPA's Family Services Program can help you register for this service.
25 Tips for Coping With a Suicide Loss
suicidology.org/resources/suicide-loss-survivors
This website provides tips for those who have suffered a suicide loss. This information has been created by those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
To find Suicide Loss Support Groups in Your Community visit:
afsp.org/find-support/ive-lost-someone/find-a-support-group/
Traumatic Loss Support Program is a collaboration of Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Louisiana State University's Department of Clinical Psychology and LOPA.
LOPA
Our Family Aftercare Team is available to answer questions, concerns, and help connect families to local and national support and resources.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Dial 988 or 988lifeline.org
We recognize that grief doesn’t keep a regular nine to five schedule. Our staff is available for additional support as you and your family navigate through this journey of grief and transition. Our Family Support Staff has compiled a list of resources and you can reach out to them at 800-521-4483 or by email at familyservices@lopa.org.
If you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis, we encourage you to contact a 24-hour crisis hotline: call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org, call 911, or go to your nearest Emergency Room.
Update Family Support Services
We strive to be available for our donors' families and keeping in touch is very important to us.
If you would like to get in touch with us, or your family's contact information has changed since your last interaction with LOPA Family Support Services, we invite you to keep us updated by filling out the form below. If you have any questions, please email familyservices@lopa.org