The Elizabeth Hospice Inc

Children's grief support; this program is a specialized children's bereavement program. It is unique in san diego county. Our trained counselors and facilitators are a community resource for all grieving children (3 to 17 years old) and their caregivers. There is no cost to participate. A hospice affiliation is not required. There are five components to the program: individual counseling; peer groups conducted at our children's centers; school-based on-campus support in 25 school districts (8-week student peer groups and training for school staff on how to support grieving student); crisis care to organizations and schools when there is a community tragedy; and, two annual grief camps.

The elizabeth hospice offers comprehensive grief counseling for all ages. These services are open to all in the community regardless of how their loved one died. It does not require a patient affiliation to access services. Individual counseling and group support are availableat our facilities in temecula, mission valley, carlsbad and escondido. Support groups include general grief support, spousal loss, child loss, infant loss and parent loss as well as a comprehensive program to address children's grief.