Project Nechama Resources: Bay Area Support Groups

SAND
Support After Neonatal Death (SAND)
(510) 204-1571
Click here to learn more & attend sessions
Support group for parents who have lost an infant due to miscarriage, stillbirth or shortly after delivery.
 
HAND of San Francisco
Helping After Neonatal Death Support Group
San Francisco Chapter: (415) 282-7330
http://www.handsupport.org/
HAND of San Francisco, Helping After Neonatal Death is for parents who experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, interruption of a wanted pregnancy after prenatal or genetic diagnosis, or death during birth or in the first year of life. Meetings give parents, family, and friends a safe place to share experiences and feelings, and to support each other through the grieving process. Check out their website, to attend a meeting, and for more information, meeting times and locations, languages spoken, neighborhoods, and directions. FREE
 
Beyond Choice
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Kaiser Oakland (call in advance for room location)
Jeanne Menary (510) 845-4656
Ann Bourguignon (510) 752-6755
Open to all, not just Kaiser members, meeting on Zoom
Beyond Choice is a support group for women and their partners who have terminated their pregnancies because of a fetal abnormality. We come together to share stories, concerns, and feelings with others who are suffering the loss of their baby and the difficulty of their decision. FREE. 
 
Life After Loss
Life After Loss is for families who have interrupted a wanted pregnancy after prenatal diagnosis. The decision to end a wanted pregnancy is one of the most difficult decisions a parent can make. This group currently meets via Zoom on the first Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:30pm
To learn more about this group or request information on registering for meetings, contact Summer Segal PhD (grief counselor and perinatal palliative care coordinator) at (415) 476-4674 or summer.segal@ucsf.edu
https://womenshealth.ucsf.edu/whrc/pregnancy-loss-support
 
Grupo Amparo
415-310-8201, julie@HANDsupport.org
Grupo Amparo (en Español) is a Spanish-speaking support group for mothers, fathers, and families who have experienced pregnancy loss or death of their babies neonatally or in the first year of life. Call facilitator Julie Mitra to attend a meeting, and for more information, meeting times and locations, languages spoken, neighborhoods, and directions. FREE
Grupo Amparo es un grupo para madres, padres, y familiares que han perdido bebés a causa de embarazo ectópico (en los tubos), muerte antes ó después de nacer, ó muerte en la infancia. Grupo Amparo reunimos con cita solamente.  Es gratis. Para más información, llama a Julie Mitra. GRATIS
 
Bereavement Support Group
Mondays, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, on Zoom
Contact Anne Aronov: aaronov@jfcs-eastbay.org
(925) 927-2000
This group offers heartfelt support and guidance for relatives and friends who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Within a Jewish context, we address feelings of loneliness, loss, and isolation; coping with anger and other unexpected emotions; learning how to live with grief; and how to move forward. We also cover changing family dynamics, reestablishing community connections, facing financial changes, and addressing estate or other financial decisions.