Bereaved Families of Ontario - Toronto
Eligibility
For anyone who has lost a member of their family to a death. All participants must call in at (416) 440-0290 to complete an intake. You will be placed in an open group, closed group or recommended for one-on-one support.
Description:
Bereaved Families of Ontario (BFO) facilitates and reinforces the normal grief process by providing mutual support to enable bereaved parents, children, adolescents and young adults to reduce their sense of isolation and rejoin mainstream life. BFO provides ongoing professional volunteer supervision and support to the facilitators through a professionally designed volunteer program.
BFO provides a place for individuals to discuss their experiences and learn about grief with others who have been there.
Adolescent Grief Project
In collaboration with Chris Davis and the research team at Carleton University, BFO-Toronto presents the Adolescent Grief Project, a series about teenagers sharing their experience of grief and loss in hopes of supporting other youth that have also experienced similar losses. In the video series, you will hear the stories of how these youth cope with their grief. These powerful stories aim to comfort, teach and be a source of encouragement.
Each video of the 9 episode series is availible through the websire.