How to Find - Bereavement Resources

Site: Halton Region

Record #: OAK0176
Last Full Update: 24 Apr 2024

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Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

What to do when someone dies

Answers to common questions about what to do, and what support is available, when a loved one dies in Ontario

Grief/Bereavement Resources

Bereavement Authority of Ontario

  • 1-844-493-6356 
  • regulates and supports licensed funeral establishments, cemetery operators, crematorium operators, transfer service operators, funeral directors, funeral preplanners, transfer service sales representatives, cemetery sales representatives, and crematorium sales representatives across Ontario
  • A Guide to Death Care in Ontario
  • see listing, MET0702

Lighthouse for Grieving Children and Families

  • 905-337-2333, ages 3 and up
  • offers free peer support groups for children and youth ages 3-19, and young adults ages 19-24, who are grieving the death of a parent or sibling
  • see listing, OAK3505

Bereaved Families of Ontario, Halton-Peel

  • 905-848-4337 ext 0, ages 6 and up
  • bereavement supports and services including individual support and peer support groups
  • see listing, PEL0655

Heartache2Hope

  • 905-599-4673 (HOPE), ages 14 and up
  • provides healing support to children, teens, and adults who have experienced a suicide loss
  • 289-474-5508 (HOPELINE), Mon & Thu from 1 pm-4 pm, immediate suicide loss information and guidance
  • see listing, MHH0450

Acclaim Health - Hospice and Bereavement Support

  • 1-800-387-7127 
  • supports individuals who are experiencing grief and loss through the death of a loved one
  • see listing, MHH0370

For a full listing of bereavement support resources and counselling serving Halton, see here

Hours

Hours vary

Areas Served Halton Region
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Application

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Languages English
Fees None

Site Information

Located In Community Halton Region
Physical Access Not Applicable

Categories and Classification

HCSD Main Heading Palliative Care / Grief ; Topic Guides
HCSD Sub Heading All "How To" Guides ; Bereavement / Grief Support ; Special Topics
Service Categories Bereavement and Grief Counselling ; Bereavement and Grief Support Groups ; Coroner Services ; Death and Dying Education/Information ; Mortuary Services

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