The John J. Brogan Bereavement Center, a program of Hospice of Palm Beach County, offers many different services and support to assist people facing life-changing events. Coping with the difficulties surrounding these events may require new skills or just the ability to talk with others who are living through similar experiences. The John J. Brogan Bereavement Center provides the one service in our community that can be utilized by every child, teen and adult - for each of us at some point will experience the loss of a loved one. Assistance is available to anyone in the community who has experienced a loss - families, adults, teens and children. The grief related services are offered at no charge to the families and friends of hospice patients. Reading materials about the grief process and mourning are provided upon request or as part of the counseling and group support.

Support groups are offered at different times and locations throughout the county. These are designed to provide an opportunity for individuals to share their grief safely and have contact with others who have had similar losses. Anyone wishing to attend a support group will first be seen individually by a bereavement counselor.

This is a three-part workshop experience for bereaved adults, which provides information on the grief process, the impact of grief on relationships, worldview, jobs and identity, and ways of coping.

Individual and family bereavement counseling are provided to Hospice and community families. Counselors recognize the individuality of grief and use a variety of methods to support adults, teens and children in their grief journey. Counseling sessions may be individual or group.