Grief Support & Suicide Prevention
As you grieve a loss or experience depression, you may seek guidance and support from Owensboro Health’s chaplains.
Support for Grieving Parents
If you’re a parent who’s lost a child of any age, join the Compassionate Friends Support Group. Members meet the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Healthpark chapel conference room. Call Caroline Elder at 270-222-2004 for details.
Bereavement Mailing Series
If you experience a loss at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, the Pastoral Care department will follow up with you by sending you Hope Through Healing. This series of special mailings delivered to your home will help you understand the stages of grief you’ll experience.
Additional Bereavement Resources
Contact any of the following organizations for information about their grief programs and support groups:
- Hospice of Western Kentucky – 270-926-7565
- The Compassionate Friends Support Group/Parents who have lost children – Caroline Elder – 270-222-2004
- Haley McGinnis/Morris Family Homes for KY & IN. Dr. Jonathan Carroll/Good Grief Group – 270-684-9891
- Glenn Funeral Home/Betty Medley Wallace 270-683-1505
- St. Anthony’s Hospice, Henderson – 270-826-2326
- Hosparus Health, Central KY – 502-456-6200
- GriefShare, visit the GriefShare website to find a support group near you
Suicide Prevention
If you or someone you know may be at risk of suicide, call one of these hotlines:
- 24-hour Crisis HotLine at 800-433-7291
- Call, text, or chat the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
- Local Owensboro-area crisis line at 270-684-9466
Online resources
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Owensboro Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition
- Parents of Suicides (POS) - Friends and Families of Suicides (FFOS)
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center
- 988 Crisis and Suicide Lifeline
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Support for Suicide Survivors
After a loved one’s suicide, find support and understanding through:
- Owensboro Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition Support Group
- Suicide Survivor Support Team in Owensboro, 270-316-0316
To learn more about how to cope, read:
- Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One by Ann Smolin and John Guinan, New York, Simon & Schuster, 1993
- No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One by Carla Fine, New York, Doubleday, 1997
- After Suicide by John H. Hewitt, Philadelphia-Westminster 1980