Compassionate Friends of Pinellas County

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When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.

Our mission is to assist families toward positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age. The secret of our success is that seasoned grievers reach out to newcomers. Energy that has been directed inward flows outward, and both are helped to heal. The importance of storytelling is honored. There is power in repeating the story of your child’s life and death in a safe place.  Although our children have died at different ages and from different causes, we all suffer the same feelings of loss and trauma.  We are not here to treat, fix or lead, but to listen, share and companion through the grief journey.