Provides high quality mental health services to Philadelphia’s children and their families. Programs include: outpatient mental health services; post-traumatic assistance for children who have experienced a severe emotional trauma; family support; and WRAP around services- 1080 North Delaware Avenue, Suite 600- 215-496-0707, ask for intake. or email information@cctckids.org www.cctckids.org
Uplift Center for Grieving Children provides free peer support groups to children ages 5-18 and their caregivers who have experienced the death of someone close to them. Uplift helps children grieving a death heal and grow through their grief, while strengthening families, communities, and professionals’ understanding of how best to respond to their needs. Peer support groups are located in various locations across the city and within schools and community groups. The main location is 3300 Henry Ave, Suite 102, Phone number 267-437-3123, or Call 1-833-PHL-HOPE (1-833-745-4673). www.upliftphilly.org
FREE Support Group info as well here
Great resource from Healing Hurt People on healing from trauma. We’re encouraging a citywide conversation about trauma healing. One that is honest, offers new ideas and takes the stigma out. 219 N. Broad Street, 8th floor, 215-762-1177 or 267-359-2446. Click here to begin to heal https://www.wecanhealfromtrauma.org/
Great info for families who have experienced trauma or loss. www.nctsn.org/audiences/families-and-caregivers
Peter’s Place aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for grieving children and families and acts as a community resource to foster understanding of the effects of death and grief. Click here for great handouts on death/grieving. 336 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087
610.687.5150
www.petersplaceonline.org
UNITE offers grieve support to families after miscarriage, still birth or infant death. Please go to their site for locations and details here unitegriefsupport.org or call 484- 758-0002 or administrator@unitegriefsupport.org
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The Dougy Center provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. A national website with lots of great resources for grieving families. 503.775.5683 or help@dougy.org www.dougy.org
Great site to help families with grief. Click www.sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/grief for help.
Final Farewell provides financial assistance, advice and guidance to grieving families from all religions and backgrounds so they may provide an affordable and decent funeral for their loved child. Call 215 870-8110 email p_quinn@finalfarewell.org or go to www.finalfarewell.org
Through the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, offers bereavement counseling and/or referrals to appropriate resources for parents who have experienced a late fetal loss or the death of an infant or child. Call 215-685-7411 for help. http://www.phila.gov/health/medicalexaminer/BereavementSupport.html
Website to help children recover from physical and emotional injury and trauma.
www.aftertheinjury.org
Intensive Prevention Services is an early intervention program for children and adolescents ages 10-17 years old who demonstrate high risk behaviors or at risk behaviors. This site based program provides after school programming, community service opportunities, mentoring, recreational activities, work preparation programs, social and emotional skills building, and family therapy.Address: 2700 N. 17th Street, Suite 200 Lehigh Pavilion Philadelphia, PA 19132
Phone number: 215-940-0550. https://www.paan1989.org/
Click here if you have been affected by gun violence or are looking for resources for violence prevention and healing www.uptheblock.org/en/
The PHILLY TRUCE APP puts Philadelphians with knowledge of potentially violent conflicts in direct contact 24/7 with trained mediators. 1-267-458-7823. Confidential help form click here. Click here to download www.phillytruce.com
Families of Murder Victims (FMV) is a victim advocacy and services program specifically for family members and friends of a homicide victim, regardless of the status of the case. The following services are provided, free of charge, to co-victims of violence:
If you are interested in receiving services through FMV, please call (267) 217-3754
http://avpphila.org/families-of-murder-victims/
At the AVP Counseling Center, counseling is provided, free of charge, to adult and child co-victims of homicide and victims who have been traumatized by other forms of violence. AVP’s licensed counselors have specialized training and experience in assisting co-victims homicide and victims of crime. 4946 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia PACall 215-567-6776 or counseling@avpphila.org for info.
http://avpphila.org/counseling/
Call Cease Fire to stop violence from happening (215) 806-8493 or marladb@temple.edu. Go to www.philaceasefire.com to learn more. 1700 N.Broad Street