Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care

PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN HOSPICE, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE PEDIATRIC HOSPICE PROGRAM AND SUPPORTING A CHILDREN’S GRIEF SUPPORT CAMP, CAMP BRAVEHEART - HOPEHEALTH HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVED BY HOPEHEALTH’S PEDIATRIC SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM, A HOSPICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS WHO HAVE A TERMINAL ILLNESS, AND FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE. HOPEHEALTH PEDIATRIC SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OFFERS MENTAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS AND PROFESSIONAL GRIEF COUNSELORS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND HOPEHEALTH OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE GRIEF COUNSELING SERVICES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE, INCLUDING A CHILDREN’S GRIEF CAMP, CAMP BRAVEHEART. PROPOSED SERVICES INCLUDE: • HOME VISITS BY A CONSISTENT TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS AND GRIEF COUNSELORS TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE FAMILY THROUGH THE COURSE OF A CHILD’S ILLNESS; • SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, SIBLINGS, PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, INCLUDING PET THERAPY. • INDIVIDUALIZED AND AGE-APPROPRIATE ONE-ON-ONE GRIEF SUPPORT COUNSELING FOR FAMILIES FOR UP TO 13 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF A CHILD; • GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT FAMILY MEMBERS FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED, INCLUDING LOSS OF A YOUNG CHILD AND GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS. • CHILDREN’S GRIEF CAMP, CAMP BRAVEHEART, OFFERED FREE FOR KIDS 4-17 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - HOPEHEALTH HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR 1) FURNISHINGS, MEDIA, TOYS AND BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN’S PLAYROOM IN THE HOPEHEALTH HULITAR HOSPICE CENTER, THE ONLY FREESTANDING INPATIENT HOSPICE CENTER IN THE REGION, 2) PEDIATRIC EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR PEDIATRIC SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, A SPECIAL HOSPICE SERVICE FOR OUR YOUNGEST PATIENTS—FROM INFANCY TO AGE 21—AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND 3) DURABLE SUPPLIES FOR CAMP BRAVEHEART, A CHILDREN’S GRIEF CAMP FOR KIDS 4-17 WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE.