Bereaved parents and grandparents (Held in Our Hearts)

Who is this for?

• Bereaved parents and grandparents

Description

Support Meetings

Support meetings are a safe space for you to meet and chat with other parents with shared experiences. Our meetings are informal, and discussions are facilitated by a trained Peer Supporter.

We recognise that just like every parent’s grief is different and unique to them, so is everyone’s journey after their loss. In recognition of this, we provide a range of support meetings to accommodate the individual needs of you and your family to ensure that you have the opportunity to meet and chat with other families who are at a similar stage in their journey.

Group meetings give you the opportunity to meet other families who have been through something similar and who will be able to relate to many of those complex feelings. We understand that the loss of your baby is unique to other losses and you may struggle to find others who understand how you feel.

If you are planning to come to your first meeting, please get in touch if you would like to come to the meeting a little earlier than the start time, if you think this would help.

In-person support groups

• Grandparents Group; Last Thursday of the month at Craiglockhart, 10.30am to 12.30pm
• Craft Group: Quarterly at Craiglockhart 7pm to 8.45pm (refer to Held in Our Hearts webpage for further details)

On-line support groups

Facebook:

• Held In Our Heart Bereaved Parents – this is a general closed group for families to meet others/share etc.  We also post the details of our support groups on here
• Held In Our Hearts & ARC – a closed group for families who have had a termination for medical reasons (TFMR)
• Held In Our Hearts Parenting After Loss – a closed group for those who have had a subsequent baby after a loss
• Held In Our Hearts Support for Grandparents – closed group for grandparents
• Held In Our Hearts Ethnic Minority closed Facebook group
• Held In our Hearts Writing Group
• Held In Our Hearts Twin and Multiple Loss Group – closed group for those who have lost a twin, triplet etc

WhatsApp:

• Pregnancy Support
• Trying to Conceive
• Dad’s Group
• Twin Loss Group

How do I access this?

• Self referral
• Referral by third party

• Service is appointment only

Is there a cost?

Free

Location information

• Public parking available
• Private parking available
• Wheelchair access
• Deaf interpreter can be booked if needed

Location information:

•  Craiglockhart Centre, 177  Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1BZ
• By bus: Lothian Buses numbers 10, 27 and 45. There is also a number 4 bus that comes fairly close to our offices and a number 36 bus. You would vacate at Napier University, Craiglockhart for both these buses and then walk 8 minutes to our offices.
• By car: There is free on street parking nearby and free parking spaces outside the Tennis Centre (our building is visible from the upper car park, which is a 1 minute walk away). For directions, use google maps using the postcode EH14 1BZ. https://maps.google.co.uk
• By bike: If you’re travelling by bicycle, check out http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net

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