California Long-Term Resources

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Please also visit:

• Before the Birth
• During Birth
• After the Birth (immediate postpartum and long term healing)
• Farewell Celebrations to link into immediate funeral/burial/cremation information that is not based on location, as well as personalized farewell options such as crafts or special events, and support resources.

Groups:

• MEND
• Grief Share
• Stillbirthday Parties are once a month online gatherings
• The SBD Love Cupboards host various group gatherings, including Sewing Circles
• The SBD Local Representatives may host various group gatherings
• The SBD Professional Doulas may host various group gatherings, including Birthing Healing retreats and workshops for stillbirthday parents
• There are more groups and organizations that serve on a national or international level.

Organizations:

• CJ Foundation for Healing Loss
  Mrs. Dori Bohntinsky
  25890 Fairview Avenue, Suite 102
  Hayward, CA 94542
  Phone: (510) 538-3608
  Email: info@cjfoundation.org
  Website: www.cjfoundation.org
• California SIDS Foundation
  Ms. Gwen Edelstein
  Program Director
  11344 Colona Road, #560
  Gold River, CA 95670
  Phone: (916) 851-7437
  Fax: (916) 851-5937
  Email: info@californiasids.com
  Website: www.californiasids.com
• Guild for Infant Survival Orange County
  Mrs. Barbara Estep
  Executive Director
  P.O. Box 148
  Irvine, CA 92781
  Phone: (714) 973-8417
  Fax: (714) 973-8429
  Email: gisoc@compuall.net
  Website:www.gisoc.org
• San Diego Guild for Infant Survival
  Ms. Jeri Wilson
  President
  9807 Highdale Road
  Santee, CA 92071
  Phone: (619) 448-6874
  Email: jeriellen3@cox.net
  Website: www.sandiegosids.org
• SIDS Alliance of Northern California
  Ms. Lorie Gehrke
  President
  1547 Palos Verdes Mall, #301
  Walnut Creek, CA 94597
  Phone: (925)-274-1109
  Email: info@sidsnc.org
  Website:www.sidsnc.org
• SIDS Foundation of Southern California
  SIDS Alliance Affiliate
  10811 Washington Blvd., Suite 280A
  Culver City, CA 90232
  Phone: (310) 558-4511
  Phone:1-800-9 SIDS LA (toll free 24-hour phone line
  in local area only)
  Fax: (310) 558-7075
  Email: sidsfsc@aol.com
  Website: www.sidsfoundationofsoutherncalifornia.org
• HAND Support Groups
  Helping After Neonatal Death
  Post Office Box 341
  Los Gatos, CA 95031
  Phone: 888-908-4263 (toll-free)
  Email: info@handonline.org
  Website: www.handonline.org
  Services: Telephone Grief Support, Grief Support and Subsequent Pregnancy Support meetings. They cover the Northern California counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Cost, and Stanislaus.
• California Department of Health
  Ms. Leona Shields
  Nurse Consultant
  1615 Capitol Ave, MS 8300
  PO Box 997420
  Sacramento, CA 99899-7420
  Phone: (916) 650-0368
  Fax: (916) 650-0304
  Email:lshield@dhs.ca.gov
• LA County Public Health
  Ms. Angel Hopson
  Director of Feral Or Materal Health
  600 S. Commonwealth Ave, Suite 800
  Los Angels, CA 90005
  Phone: (213)-639-6457
  Fax: (213) 639-1034
  Email: ahopson@ph.lacounty.gov
  Services: Spanish and English parents for grief support
• The Unforgettables Foundation
  Rose Girard
  Executive Director
  7197 Brockton Avenue, Suite 5
  Riverside, CA 92506
  Phone: (951) 680-9996
  Fax: (951) 680-9981
  Email: theunforgettablesfoundation@verizon.com
  Website: www.theunforgettablesfoundation.com

• The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation has an emphasis on therapist guided psychotherapy and a resource list to locate one near you.

Books, Websites and More:

Please be sure to visit the immediate emotional health resources that include crisis hotlines, websites, and books on bereavement.

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