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Bereavement/Support

As part of our comprehensive VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care program, VNSNY provides specialized services designed to help families cope with the loss of a loved one. Our bereavement counselors, social workers, and chaplains are available to help families and loved ones, including children, through this difficult time.

The VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care bereavement staff offers a thirteen-month program for the families and loved ones of patients, following the patient's death. These services include one-on-one counseling, support groups, grief and loss presentations, literature mailings, and an annual Interfaith Memorial Service. This program also serves those who experienced a non-hospice death (such as a sudden or traumatic loss) through bereavement support groups and seminars that educate about loss.

To find a VNSNY bereavement support group near you, click on the link for the most recent VNSNY Bereavement Newsletter on the right-hand side of this page. 

Upcoming event - national bereavement conference: end-of-life ethics 

This program will examine the ethical issues and dilemmas that emerge at the end of life. Program interviews include Julia Quinlan, mother of Karen Ann Quinlan, Bill Colby, who represented the family of Nancy Cruzan before the Supreme Court and George Felos, attorney for Michael Shiavo, the husband of Terry Shiavo. 

Date: Thursday, April 26

Time: 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Place: VNSNY Headquarters Auditorium, 107 East 70th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues

Click here for more information and to register for the conference.  

Click here to view additional upcoming events.

 

Terms You Need To Know

Bereavement

Bereavement is the time period after a death or loss, during which grief is experienced and mourning occurs. The time spent in bereavement often depends on the person's relationship to the person who more...

Grieving

Physical, mental and emotional suffering from the loss of a loved one.

Contact

For more information about VNSNY’s Bereavement services, please contact Vince Corso at 212-609-1905 or email us at bereavement@vnsny.org.

To learn more about our Hospice and Palliative Care services, please call us at 1-212-609-1900.

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