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Lionheart has been Western Australia’s leading provider of childhood bereavement support for nearly a decade. Our programs are local, evidence-informed, and free for families.

What supports are available?

Support is available for children who have experienced the death of a sibling, parent or significant caregiver. Lionheart's programs also offer opportunities for parents and grandparents to learn about childhood grief and how to manage their own grief while supporting their child/ren.

What does Lionheart provide?

Lionheart provides two main pathways of support. Raw to Roar: Lionheart Grief Pathway can provide 1:1 grief support for families with a loved one with advanced, serious illness, or for those who have recently had a family member die. Lionheart's New Families Camps and other range of follow-on programs provide psychoeducation, peer-connection and support in a group setting for ongoing support.

All of our grief support programs aim to:

🦁 Help children and parents understand the process of grief

🦁 Normalise the grief process for children

🦁 Help children identify with a spectrum of emotions associated with the death of a loved on

🦁 Provide the opportunity to connect with other children experiencing the death of a sibling or parent

🦁 Strengthen parents' knowledge and skills in how to support their grieving children.

Raw to Roar: Lionheart Grief Pathway

The Lionheart Grief Pathway, "Raw to Roar", provides support for children, teens and families who have experienced the death a parent, sibling or significant caregiver recently (usually within the past six months), or for families with a loved one with advanced serious illness.

Lionheart’s Grief Pathway is a tailored 1:1 support program designed by our dedicated bereavement team especially to suit the needs of your family and to get you from the RAW early days of grief to the ROAR of healthily integrating grief into your life.

This innovative grief support concept enables Lionheart to provide wrap-around support to your family, tailored to your unique needs so together, we can minimise the negative outcomes that grief can have both in the short and long term.

What's Involved

🦁 We begin with an introductory phone call with one of our professional grief coaches so we can understand the unique circumstances of your loss.

🦁 Your grief coach will then help you navigate through the immediate challenges you are experiencing with resources, education and information.

🦁 Ongoing support can be by phone, email or face-to-face meetings depending on the evolving needs of your family in response to grief.

🦁 In time, the grief pathway will lead you to Lionheart’s suite of bereavement programs where you can connect with a community of other grieving families and continue to learn how to integrate grief into your life.

New Families Camp