Common Ground Grief
Where Grief Meets Community
About Us
At the heart of our work is the belief that no one needs to grieve alone. We offer a wide range of grief support services for people of all ages, including adult grief support groups, family camps and events, grief education workshops, and professional development trainings for those who support others in grief. We also offer school-based grief support groups for children and teens. We offer these groups on site in the schools. This creates a safe, familiar space where students can process their grief with peers who understand, while building resilience and emotional support within their own community.
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The phrase Common Ground holds deep meaning for us. It honors both the physical space where our community is beginning to take root—Wrigley Coffee—and the emotional and spiritual space we share in grief. Regardless of our backgrounds, grief connects us in a shared human experience. Common Ground represents that sacred meeting place where we recognize our pain in others’ stories, and where support groups become spaces of mutual understanding, healing, connection, and hope.
Adult Grief Support
Common Ground provides peer support groups for adults who have experienced the death of a significant person in their life.
We currently offer 3 types of groups: ​
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Suicide Loss Groups for people who have lost someone to suicide.
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Child Loss Groups for parents who have lost a child at any age.
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General Adult Groups for adults of all ages including all other types of relationships and causes of death.
Grief Training
We offer trainings and presentations for people and organizations who want to become more grief informed.
These include:
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School & University Personnel and Students
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Mental Health Workers and Clinicians
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Businesses and Non-Profit Orgs​
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Youth Grief Support
We provide grief support groups for children and youth who have experienced the death of an important person in their life.
Our child and youth groups currently include:​
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School-based grief support for youth in 1st -12th grades
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Age and Topic Based Grief Workshops
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Family Day Camp Retreat Groups According to Age
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Events for the Family
Visit our booth at:
LA County Suicide Prevention Network Community Event
We will host a booth at the Summit guiding individuals through a reflective activity focusing on growth, resilience, shared healing and the interconnectedness of community. Sign up to attend the event, or join us as a volunteer.
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Volunteer Activities: Help with light setup and/or tear-down of booth and activity materials; guide the booth activity; talk with and listen to participants’ stories: Interactive booth guiding attendees to decorate a rock, a pot, and plant a living reminder, which we hope will be especially meaningful for those impacted by this year’s fires to be reminded of hope as they continue to rebuild and recover.