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Support Groups for: BEREAVEMENT OUTREACH PROGRAM, Brotman Medical Center (310) 390-4711 or (310) 836-7000 Extn. 1901 Contact person: Paula Steinmetz, M.A. Individual and group bereavement counseling for adults. CHILDREN OF MURDERED PARENTS Self-help support groups for children who have lost their parents to murder. Regular meetings with similarly bereaved persons. Information: the grieving process; the criminal justice system. Referral to professional help. THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS National non-profit self-help for bereaved parents who have experienced the death of a child. Local chapters throughout California -- call or write National office for locations. No dues or fees. FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF MURDER VICTIMS Whittier: P.O. Box 9302, Whittier 90608 Counseling; information; newsletter; court support; links survivors in the same vicinity. Serves Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. GRANDPARENTS AS PARENTS Support group for grandparents raising their grandchildren. JUSTICE FOR HOMICIDE VICTIMS Support and assistance during legal proceedings; court accompaniment, counseling, referrals. LOVED ONES OF HOMICIDE VICTIMS Provides therapeutic grief counseling to individuals and families who have lost a loved one due to a violent crime. Support groups for, teenagers and adults free of charge. Spanish. Serves greater Los Angeles area-Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino & San Diego Counties. No boundaries. OUR HOUSE Non-profit, non-sectarian agency offering grief support groups to children, young widows and widowers and parents who have lost a child. Nominal fee; sliding scale. PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN, INC. Pasadena: 2685 Meguiar Dr, Pasadena 91107 El Segundo: 241 E. Grand Ave, Apt. 1, El Segundo 90245 N. Hollywood: 12001 Willard St, North Hollywood 91605 Self-help group; physical and emotional support; criminal justice system. Links survivors. Serves Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Ventura Counties.
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