info@handsupport.org, 650-367-6993
StarVista 24/7 Support Hotline:
(650) 579–0350
 
AS OF NOVEMBER 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

Nov
21

Grief Support Meeting – Santa Clara

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...
Dec
04

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...
Dec
04

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...
Dec
18

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...
Dec
18

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...

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