The high school age Teen Group meets regularly to provide support
to those who have experienced a significant loss--death of a mother,
father, sister, brother or close friend. Our group meets weekly
for twelve weeks at the Hampshire Regional YMCA from 7:00 to 8:30
p.m. Our next group meets weekly on Thursday evenings. In addition, we offier a monthly group for caregivers of grieving teens. Please call for more information.
The goal of the group is to create a community where young people
who are grieving can feel safe to talk about a difficult topic with
others who understand what they are going through.

We at The Garden know how important it is to not
feel all alone, especially after the death of someone special. Meetings
include rituals around loss, team-building activities, discussion
and laughter. Keeping a connection with the person who died is encouraged.
Often relationships are cultivated within the group that continue
to thrive outside of our sessions together.
It is a unique group of teenagers who are ready to share their
experiences in hopes of making the integration of their loss easier
as well as helping and supporting their peers.
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