Multiple community organizations are participating in a community event to help parents with understanding how to support their teens in grief while also working through it as a parent. Parents and teens who need to gather to process this loss are invited to this free event. Registration is required as there will be limited capacity and COVID screening upon entry.

A panel of local specialists will take adults through a discussion of how parents can be there for their kids trying to process grief.  Our hope is that parents will walk away feeling like they have tools and a confidence about talking and working with their family through this sadness and all that grief makes us feel.

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Panelists: 

Sarah Frost - BISD School Social Worker
Carol Pendleton - Marriage and Family Therapist
Helen Burke - Counselor, Bainbridge Youth Services (youth counseling and parent coaching)
Victoria Heemstra - Mental Health Advisor
Sharon Stanley - PhD, Trauma Therapist, Founder of Somatic Transformation
Moderator::Jillian Bateman - Young Life Area Director Bainbridge Island/N. Kitsap

Teen Hang Out

A safe space offered for teens to connect with their peers. Teens will have an opportunity to play cards, games, color and much more.
Parent Support Room

Art Room

The Art Room, led by Linda Ayriss - ATR-P (Registered Art Therapist), will offer you a safe and inviting space to create and write through your grief. Art as therapy gives you an opportunity to create with your hands enabling you to grieve through this creative process. All visitors may come and go as they please or stay to observe the art being created.

Quiet Room

A quiet space reserved for parents and teens that need more one on one support.  Licensed Therapists will be on hand to sit with you in this room and begin the healing process.
Prayer Room

A space for people needing to find solace in prayer, meditation and stillness.  Pastors and chaplains will be available for anyone needing to pray with someone together or in solitude.