Bereavement Counselling
The Organ and Tissue Donation Services recognise that adjusting to the death of a loved one can be painful, confusing and overwhelming. The people around you may not understand how you are feeling, and you may find it difficult to share your feelings of sadness and despair with friends and other family members. The donation of organs and tissues can itself bring special needs and concerns that others may not understand
Bereavement and Grief Support Services in Victoria
| Tobin Brothers Community Education and Resource Program |
Victims Support Agency |
816 Doncaster Rd
Doncaster
Phone 9840 2900
Mobile: 0418 545 932
Freecall 1800 013 485 |
GPO Box 4349 QQ
Melbourne, 3001
Phone 8662 1700
Freecall 1800 819 817 |
| Solace Support Group for Widowed Persons |
John Allison Monkhouse -
Support Services |
13/122 Beach Road,
Mentone
Phone 9384 1722 |
124 Carpenter Street
Brighton 3011
Phone 9592 7011 (24 Hours)
Ask for Heather McLaren |
The Compassionate Friends Victoria Inc.
Bereaved Parent Support & Information Service |
Centre for Grief Education,
Bereavement Counselling Service |
267 Canterbury Road,
Canterbury, 3126
Phone 9888 4944 (24 Hours)
Freecall 1800 641 091 |
McCulloch House
Monash Medical Centre
246 Clayton Road
Clayton 3169
Phone (03) 9543 9449 |
| National Association For Loss And Grief (NALAG) |
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Suite 4, Level 1
182 Victoria Pde
East Melbourne 3002
Freecall 1800 100 023 |
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Other Resources
| Telephone Services |
| Grief Line |
Telephone: 9596 7799 |
| Life Line |
Telephone: 13 1114 |
Recommended Books
Open Leaves Bookshop
79 Cardigan Street
Carlton, 3053
Phone 9347 2355
Coping With Grief - (Mal McKissock)
Grief Observed - (C.S. Lewis)
Loss & Change - (Peter Marris)
The Courage To Grieve - (Judy Tatelbaum)
Good Grief: Experiencing Loss - (Carol Lee)
The Grief Recovery Handbook - (James & Cherry)
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies - (Therese Rando)
Living Well With Grief - (Betty Riordan)
Living With Grief - (Dr. Tony Lake)
No Time For Goodbyes: Coping With Sorrow… After a tragic death - (Janice Harris Lord)
Video
'Hard Medicine' - A Journey In Adult Bereavement.
This video is a sensitive and compelling portrayal of the grief process complicated through issues such as multiple loss, sudden death and suicide. Four bereaved people talk about their experience, survival and the struggle to accommodate grief into their lives. *If you would like to order this video please telephone The Centre For Grief Education on (03) 9545 6377.
Other Services
Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving - A non-denominational service held every year in recognition of all those who have made transplantation possible. This service is held in a metropolitan church in Melbourne normally around the first Saturday in June. Please contact the Lions Corneal Donation Service on (03) 9929 8708 closer to this date to obtain details of the date and venue of the service.
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