• a parent
• a sibling
• a grandparent
• an aunt, uncle, cousin
• a close friend
• a classmate

Steps to follow:

The legal guardian of the child/children contacts The WARM Place.

• Call three or four weeks after the death loss to schedule an intake/interview appointment.
• Families can call any time during office hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) if they need to talk to someone.

The family comes to The WARM Place for an intake/interview.

• The appointment will be approximately two months after the initial phone call.
• The intake/interview is during the day and lasts about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
• All family members including children and legal guardian(s) must be present at the intake.

The Objective of the Interview

• The family can share their death loss experience.
• The tour of the facility alleviates possible fears of coming to The WARM Place.
• The intake/interview is conducted by a counselor. Time is spent with adult(s) and children separately.
• The family is assigned a group night based on who has died in the child's life.

The support groups for children offered at The WARM Place are:

• Parent loss — includes step-parent
• Sibling loss — biological or step-sibling
• Grandparent loss — cousin, aunt, uncle, friend, or any other significant death loss

Each night the support groups meet, the children are divided by age:

• Children, ages 5 to 8
• Preteens, ages 9 to 12
• Teenagers, ages 13 to 18

The guardian(s) must attend with the children.

General Information

• Groups meet every other week.
• The WARM Place is for a death loss at any point in a child's life.
• Families attend The WARM Place for as long as it is necessary to resolve death loss issues.
• Additional groups are provided for Young Adults, ages 19 to 25, twice a year for six sessions.
• Groups are available for preschoolers, ages 3-1/2 to 5, twice a year for eight-week sessions.
• Groups are led by facilitators who have had extensive training in the grief process and group dynamics.
• There is never a fee for families to participate in The WARM Place program.