Provides support group for individuals experiencing a loss. Specfic groups available for adults, children, and individuals who have lost their spouse or significant other.

Offers a support group for those whose loved one or friend died by drug overdose.

* Provides information on support groups or online support groups for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. www.afsp.org/coping-with-suicide/find-support/find-a-support-group

* Increases awareness about prevention, warning signs and the psychiatric illnesses most often responsible for suicide. This vital information has been disseminated to community groups, educators, parents, students and concerned individuals.
* Reduces suicide rates through initiating and participating in projects to develop, implement and evaluate innovative approaches to suicide prevention.
* Works closely with support group facilitators, first responders, clergy members, mental health professionals and others in the community, to help survivors cope with their loss, their pain, their questions and their journey of healing.
* Alerts public officials, legislators and national and community leaders to important suicide research and prevention initiatives and is a strong advocate for the needs and goals of the survivor community.

Joint ministry of local congregations serving the community and SUNY Cortland.Programs include: "Stuff that Matters," Thursdays, 4:30 pm: free meal for students who want to talk about their concerns. "Support for the Grieving," five weekly two-hour sessions through the year. Contact Donald Wilcox, Cortland County Council of Churches, 607-753-1002 or Cortland County Area on Aging, 607-753-5060.

Provides support to individuals in the community who have experienced a loss of a loved one.

* Provides connection to clinical grief counseling, trauma resources, and local area support groups.

Offers an ongoing support group for those who have lost someone to suicide.

Diabetic Support GroupLearn how to manage the disease with support from others with diabetes. Meets the last Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium. Call 607-756-3591 for more information. Katte Faberzak.Coping with Cancer - Support GroupAll individuals, families and caregivers who are coping with, or are interested in learning more about cancer, are invited to attend. Cortland Regional Medical Center and the American Cancer Society serve as co-sponsors for the monthly support group meetings. Each meeting features a speaker on an important topic in the field of cancer or a topic of interest to families. Meets last Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm in the Assembly Room.For more information contact: Dan Mullins; Support Group Leader at 607-756-5234, or Carey Wilk, RN; Cancer Nurse Navigator via phone at 607-753-3508.Area Agency on Aging Caregiver Support Group3 pm to 4 pm on the fourth Thursday of the month.Melissa Alzord, [email protected]

* Offers a support group for those coping with the loss of a beloved pet. Monthly group sessions facilitated by grief counselors. Participants learn about the different stages of grief and how to work through feelings of grief, guilt, and loss.

* Provides coordination of in-home health care services and support services to families under the supervision of own private physician. Home care coordinators in all area hospitals. Comprehensive nursing services. Rehabilitation/Habilitative - Occupational, physical, speech therapies. Certified hospice and palliative care. Home health care service to developmentally disabled. Social casework service. Mutual support groups for bereavement and caregivers. Volunteer opportunities.

HALos collaborates with educators, community leaders, mental health and healthcare professionals. Receives referrals from the local public school systems, and collaborate with Broome Chenango Canine Help Group. This organization provides registered therapy dogs to families when needed. Opportunity to pet, touch, and talk to these therapy dogs has proven beneficial to some individuals.

Bereavement support groups meet regularly in Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie counties. Groups are free and open to any grieving community members who have experienced a loss (children, teens and adults). 3rd Tue 10am - 11:30am 3rd Thu 2pm - 3:30pm 4th Wed 1pm - 2:30pm St James Church 305 Main St Oneonta Delhi e-Center 5 1/2 Main St Delhi United Methodist Church 107 Chapel St Cobleskill

* Offers a support group for those experiencing a loss through death.

* Provides outpatient mental health counseling for children, youth, and adults.* Provides bereavement and caregiver support group.

Offers a grief support group to individuals who have lost a loved one.

Project HUGS (Help Understanding Grief Situations) will provide grieving children in local participating school districts with opportunities to express themselves; identify and share their feelings; develop positive coping skills, and better understand their loss situation as they take the necessary steps toward healing. Referrals to mental health agencies are made whenever such services are warranted.

Eight week Support Group for those who are grieving.

Evening includes songs, prayer and scripture, reflection time, intercessions, and a memorial service to remember deceased spouses. The program concludes with a time for refreshments and fellowship.

Offers two different support groups for bereaved parents; one group for parents of an infant or child who died by accident or illness and the other group for parents of an infant who died by miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death.

Provides professional support, education, information and resources to bereaved in the community via support groups for adults, children and teens. Memorial services, referrals, community education counseling and community crisis intervention are also provided.