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HopeSpace Children's Grief Support Service

HopeSpace Galway Children's Grief Service

Who We Are

We offer a free, one-to-one listening service. We meet with children and young people aged 4-17 years who are experiencing loss from bereavement and help them to process their grief.

What We Do

How does HopeSpace work?
Parent/Guardian contacts us to refer their child through this website, by phone, email, Instagram or Facebook. We talk to you about the service, and if appropriate, book you in for an appointment.

If you are not eligible for the service, we will give you information on alternative services.

In the first session, we meet the Parent/Guardian without the child. We explore the opportunities to help the child/young person. The trained volunteer normally meets the child/young person for one-to-one sessions (each lasting about 45 minutes).

On average, children attend six sessions during which they encourage them to talk about their grief and help them to identify their emotions around these feelings.

The child must always be accompanied to HopeSpace by a parent/guardian who waits in a separate room.

Children are given the opportunity to allow their parent(s)/guardian(s) to participate at the end of each session. Children’s expression of emotions is facilitated in ways appropriate to their development stage and wishes through creative play, talking and listening.

The child/young person’s emotions around their loss are acknowledged and validated which helps them to come to terms with their new reality and the changes in their life.

We invite the child/young person back for a follow-up session 3-4 months after their final session.


Please note: We do not accept referrals until a period of three months has elapsed following a loss. We do not provide a service for children/young people who have lost a loved one through suicide.

How We Do It

A trained volunteer normally meets the child/young person for one-to-one sessions (each lasting about 45 minutes). On average, children attend six sessions during which they encourage them to talk about their grief and help them to identify their emotions around these feelings.

Who We Serve

Children and young people aged 4 to 17 from Galway city and county

Quick Reference

Name:
HopeSpace Galway Children's Grief Service
Address:
Unit 16,
The SCCUL Enterprise Centre,
Castlepark Rd,
Ballybane,
Galway,
H91RH32
091342566
Is a Referral Required? No
Is there a charge? No

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