info@handsupport.org, 650-367-6993
StarVista 24/7 Support Hotline:
(650) 579–0350
 
AS OF MAY 2024, HAND IS OFFERING BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS

1. For current information on support group meetings, check the Meetings page. To register, please email meetings@handsupport.org.

2. We are offering one-on-one peer support services via phone and email. If you wish to be connected with a HAND peer support volunteer, please complete a peer support request form.
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At HAND, our mission is to offer empathetic peer support to parents and their loved ones who are grieving the loss of a baby before, during or after birth.




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For Parents

For Parents

If you’ve experienced the loss of your baby before, during, or after birth, we offer helpful information and suggestions that come out of our own experiences.

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For Friends & Family

For Friends & Family

As a friend or relative of parents who have lost a baby before, during, or after birth, you can provide vital support. We offer some simple suggestions to help you give aid and comfort.

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For Health Care Professionals

For Health Care Professionals

As a health care professional you may have patients who have experienced the loss of a baby before, during, or after birth. We offer information and resources here to help professionals like you recognize and understand the emotional toll that such a loss takes.

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Upcoming Events

May
04

HAND Volunteer Training (Virtual)

HAND’s volunteer training is for parents, family and friends interested in supporting HAND by volunteering in various ways.
May
15

Grief Support Meeting – North Bay

Support group for anyone who has lost a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death in the first year of...
May
15

Grief Support Meeting – San Francisco

Support group for anyone who has lost a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death in the first year of...
May
15

Grief Support Meeting – Santa Cruz

Support group for anyone who has lost a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death in the first year of...
May
15

Grief Support Meeting – San Mateo

Support group for anyone who has lost a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death in the first year of...

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