For those who need help coping with pandemic-related losses and other issues, a number of organizations and medical facilities continue to offer resources. Here are a few.
Covid-19 Bereavement Virtual Support Groups
Good Shepherd Hospice. Thursdays, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sign up with Roger Sullivan, 631-465-6332, or email [email protected] .
Good Shepherd Hospice Spanish-language support group — Tuesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sign up with Yamith Soacha, 631-655-7569, or email [email protected] .
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. Wednesdays, 7 to 8 p.m., and Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. Sign up with Dorothy Raniolo by texting 631-740-1761 or emailing [email protected], or Lauren Richard-Holt at 631-683-7773 or [email protected] .
East End Hospice -– Information is available from Jean Behrens, 631-288-1546, extension 208, or email [email protected].
Mental Health Support Resources
New York Project Hope (multiple languages spoken) via Organizacion-Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island, 631-500-0837.
Family Service League Mobile Crisis Response Unit, 631-952-3333; Trauma and Suicide Hotline, 1-888-375-2228.
Essential Workers' Virtual Support Group
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. Mondays, 7 to 8 p.m. Sign up with Ms. Raniolo or Ms. Richard-Holt (see above).
Caregivers' Virtual Support Group
East End Collaborative. Thursdays at 11 a.m. Sign up with Ms. Raniolo, Ms. Richard-Holt, or Ms. Behrens. C.S.