Local Grief Resources
*Information listed is subject to change. Please call to confirm.
Baton Rouge Christian Counseling Center
225-387-2287
http://www.brchristiancounseling.com
First Presbyterian Church, 763 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802
3rd Floor Education Building
Services: Individual and couple counseling
Fees: Private pay and most insurance accepted
The Compassionate Friends, Inc.
225-939-6518 or 225-766-9720
http://www.thecompassionatefriends.org
For parents of children who have died at any age and of any cause. Meetings are held the second Sunday from 5:45 - 8 pm at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on the corner of Tara Blvd. and Old Hammond Hwy. Contact Cindy Landry for more information.
Fees: None
Crisis Intervention Center
225-924-1431
http://www.brcic.org
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS HAVING A CRISIS,
PLEASE DIAL 911 OR GO TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM.
Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge
225-924-0123
http://www.fsgbr.org
4727 Revere Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Services: Individual, family and child counseling
Counseling sessions offered Monday - Thursday from 8:30 am - 8 pm. Call for an appointment.
Fees: Most insurance and Medicaid accepted with sliding fee scale for counseling
Grief Recovery Center
225-924-6621
http://www.grcbr.org
4939 Jamestown Avenue, Suite 101, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Services: Individual, family and child counseling by appointment - sessions held from 9 am - 6 pm
3 evening Support Groups (free) call for times and locations
Fees: Most insurance accepted, Medicare and sliding fee scale for counseling
Living Through Lose with RKM Bereavement Services
225-683-1320
http://www.rkmcare.org
RKM Primary Care
641 East Airport Drive Suite B1 Baton Rouge La 70806
Services: individual of all age by appointment only Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8a-5p, Tuesday 10a-7p.
Fees: Most insurance as well as Medicaid and Medicare accepted and sliding fee scale for counseling
"The Phone" (Vialink.org)
(225) 924-3900
We offer a weekly Survivors of Suicide Grief Support Group, in partnership with Grief Recovery Center.
Group is free and meets every Thursday from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., information can be found by emailing SOS@vialink.org or visiting our website Vialink.org.
Area hospice programs provide bereavement programs for the community.
To locate a hospice near you go to:
Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
http://www.lmhpco.org (click on "Find a Hospice")
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
http://www.nhpco.org (click on "Find a Hospice")
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS HAVING A CRISIS,
PLEASE DIAL 911 OR GO TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM.
Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge
225-927-2273
http://www.cancerservice.org
550 Lobdell Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Counseling: Call Natalie Depp for more information and to make an appointment
Reiki: Call Esther Sachse for more information and to make an appointment
Support Groups: *Dates and time are subject to change. Please call to confirm.
- Community Grief Support Group (open to anyone grieving a death) - every Tuesday (12:00 - 1:00 pm)
- Healing Arts (Therapeutic Arts and Crafts) - 3rd Wednesday of the month (6 - 7pm)
- Blood Cancer Group - Last Friday of the month (12 - 1 pm)
- LGBT Medical Group - 2nd Wednesday of the month (12-1pm)
- Colorectal/Bladder/Liver Cancer Group - 3rd Monday of the month (12 - 1 pm)
- Breast Cancer - 3rd Wednesday of the month (12 - 1 pm)
- Caregiver Support - 2nd Thursday of the month (12 - 1 pm)
- Lung Cancer - 3rd Friday of the month (12 - 1 pm)
- Oral/Head/Neck Cancer Group - 3rd Wednesday of the month (4 - 5 pm)
- Brain Cancer Group - 2nd Monday of the month (12 - 1 pm)
- Pancreatic Cancer Group - 1st Friday of the month (12 - 1pm)
- Prostate Cancer Groups
- 1st Monday of the month (7-8pm) @ Pennington Cancer Center
- 1st Tuesday of the month (7-8pm) @ Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church
- Survive Dat! (for young adults with breast cancer; ages 18-44) - 2nd Tuesday of the month (6 - 7pm)