NB COPES Child and Family Grief Centre

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NB COPES Child and Family Grief Centre

We offer creative grief support for children, youth and their families across New Brunswick.

21/07/2025

This Wednesday, NB Copes and several other great community organizations will host a youth night at the Quality Inn in Quispamsis. We will be speaking on how youth can support themselves and others in grief. ❤️

19/07/2025

Less than a week remains to apply for our Family Grief Retreat! For additional information and to register, click here. We've had so many families reach out this year ❤️ Thank you to the community for helping us connect with grieving families across New Brunswick.

18/07/2025

It's Feature Friday. Meet Kayla. She joined the NB Copes team this fall and has been such a calming support to our families and participants ever since. Thank you Kayla ❤️

15/07/2025

We are excited to officially launch registration for our 2nd annual Big Bed Push in partnership with the Maddy Murphy Memorial Foundation. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards our Retreat for Families impacted by su***de loss. For more info and to register click here https://buff.ly/9sAf4wN

15/07/2025

Here at NB Copes, we often hear families express their desire to talk about and remember their loved ones who died. Saying their names is not a bad thing. ❤️

12/07/2025

There is still to sign up for this group. If you know of anyone would could benefit please share with them. For more information or to register please email:admin@nbcopes.ca ❤️

11/07/2025

We are looking forward to this opportunity to offer support to the Greater Saint John Community and partner with Brenan's Funeral Home & CrematoriumPlease reach out to karen@brenansfh.com to register.

We are excited to announce that we are partnering with NB COPES Child and Family Grief Centre to offer an adult art therapy session on Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 9am to 12pm.

Please email Karen@BrenansFH.com or call our office at 506-634-7424 to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

09/07/2025

Let's Flip the Scrip. Thank you to the Children's Grief Foundation of Canada for sharing this resource. Words matter when we talk about death and grief.

08/07/2025

Join us for our Healing HeARTs Group, starting next week. This program is free but registration is required email admin@nbcopes.ca to sign up or to get additional information. Share with anyone you think could benefit.

07/07/2025

We're still accepting applications for our Family Grief Retreat this August.If you or someone you know could benefit, click here for more information and to sign up: https://buff.ly/jBRd2nX. The deadline to sign up is July 25th.

04/07/2025

It's Feature Friday! Karrie has been with us since the beginning of NB Copes. She creates space for mindfulness and reflection, not only for our participants but also helps our volunteer team. Thank you for all that you do Karrie ❤️

30/06/2025

Sharing these grief journal prompts from Cruse Bereavement Support. Click here for information material they provide https://buff.ly/DvG0owI

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No child, teen, parent or grandparent should ever grieve alone.

NB COPES stands for “Connecting Others, Providing Education & Support” , the foundation for the development of the programs under the very first Child and Family Grief Center in Atlantic Canada.

History

NB COPES Vision was built from knowledge, compassion and community need.

The NB COPES board recognized that there were significant gaps in our province related to grief support for children and their families. Community members and therapists expressed concern that children were not getting adequate support both during end of life and after the loss of a parent or sibling. Their concerns are consistent with the literature and the known disenfranchisement of childrens’ grief. From 2015-2020, two of our board members developed capacity for a family-centered bereavement program being delivered in NB by the Camp Kerry Society located in BC (www.campkerrsociety.org) . With this experience, the board members saw the need to develop NB COPES with the overarching goal of a center of excellence that would allow children, families, therapists and researchers come together with a common vision.

Board of Directors:

Our members have a background in grief/loss theory and practices, healthcare, research and business....but, most importantly, the passion to make this vision a reality.

Pam Pastirik Chairperson, Diana Dupont, Vice-Chairperson, Dr. Rob Moir (Treasurer), Jaclyn McColgan (Secretary), Dr. Robin Williams (Director), Dr. Tracy Carr (Director), Shirley Albert (Director)

If you have come to this page, you are a stakeholder in our mission:

You are families touched by the loss of a pregnancy, a child, a parent or a sibling.

You are families and friends that want to know how to best support grieving families.

You are professionals that work in this area of mental health or healthcare delivery with grieving families and you want to learn more and/or share your knowledge.

You are researchers who believe that the best practices are evidence-based and want to contribute to the development of knowledge to support this innovative center.

At NB COPES we believe that we are always stronger together. We recognize grief is an isolating experience and that providing a compassionate community approach is critical to supporting families and helping them cope after a loss. We value inclusivity and recognize that many losses are disenfranchised and are not fully recognized by society. We believe in excellence and advocate for evidence-based practices and increased study of grief support and policy grounded in peer-reviewed research. We believe in creativity and approaches that children and families respond to such as Art, Music, Recreation and Play.

We embrace a model that values Connecting Others who are grieving, Providing Education for families/professionals and providing evidenced-based Support through the development programs that are responsive to the needs of our populations.

Please feel free to message us any time if you have suggestions on how to help achieve our mission. We will be planning opportunities in the near future to get input from both community members and professionals

Thank you for joining us on our mission to ensure that “no child, teen, parent or grandparent grieves alone.”

Sincerely,

NB COPES Board of Directors