Lionheart Verified listing

Lionheart is a Perth-based charity that supports children and teens to navigate their grief journey following the death of a parent or sibling.

What supports are available?

Support is available for children who are experiencing the deatlh of a sibling or parent.  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: the Raw to Roar: Lionheart Grief Pathway for those families recently experiencing the loss of a loved one and families camps for ongoing support.

Their 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.

Referrals

Families can self refer to Lionheart or be referred by another such as a GP, School Psychologist, Principal or Chaplain.

Raw to Roar: Lionheart Grief Pathway

The Lionheart Grief Pathway "Raw to Roar" provides support for children, teens and families who have lost a parent, sibling or signficant loved one recently, usually within the past six months.

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.

Lionheart's Grief Pathway is available to families from time of death or earlier in the circumstances of terminal illness, right through the first 24 months of your grief journey.

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