CHILDRENS BEREAVEMENT CENTER OF SOUTH TEXAS

FOR THE PAST 27 YEARS, THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER OF SOUTH TEXAS HAS PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE, TRAUMA-INFORMED GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES AT NO COST TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 3 TO 24. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT NO CHILD OR FAMILY GRIEVES ALONE BY OFFERING SPECIALIZED SERVICES TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE.OUR GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDE PEER-FACILITATED GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL GRIEF COUNSELING, THERAPEUTIC GRIEF CAMPS, AND SCHOOL-BASED GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES CREATE SAFE SPACES WHERE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS CAN EXPRESS THEIR EMOTIONS, BUILD RESILIENCE, AND FIND HOPE ALONGSIDE PEERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR LOSSES.RECOGNIZING THAT FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS OFTEN PREVENT FAMILIES FROM ACCESSING CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES. FAMILIES WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR TRADITIONAL COUNSELING OR WHO RESIDE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES CAN RECEIVE SUPPORT AT NO COST THROUGH OUR CENTER-BASED PROGRAMS OR THROUGH OUR EXPANDING SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS. BY PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS, WE BRING GRIEF SUPPORT DIRECTLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST, FOSTERING HEALING IN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CHILDREN FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED.AT THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER OF SOUTH TEXAS, WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL, AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED IN OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE HOPE AND HEALING TO GRIEVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN BEXAR COUNTY.