Arkansas Programs

Good Mourning Grief Support Groups

Good Mourning Grief Support Groups are for any child or teen, ages Kindergarten through high school, who have experienced the death of a family member or friend. There are also support groups available for the adults in the family. There is no charge for the program, but a completed application is required for each child or teen. Each series goes for 8 weeks:

In-person series on Tuesdays on October 1, 2024 with a Parent Orientation on Tuesday, September 24. To request an online application, go to www.goodmourningcenter.org. For more information, call 501-364-7000.

Alliance for Grief and Loss

Alliance for Grief and Loss will be provided online in a video-conference format.

The Alliance for Grief and Loss is an informal coalition of helping professionals interested in grief and loss issues. Meetings will be on Zoom. “Business” will be at 11:30 am and the program will begin at 11:45 am unless otherwise noted. Live presentations will end at 1:00 pm and 90-minute webinars will end at 1:30 pm. Zoom connection information will be sent prior to each meeting. Unless otherwise noted, meetings will be on the second Friday of the month except for September—meeting date will be Friday, September 20. To be added to the email list, please email goodmourning@archildrens.org.

Meetings will resume in September. Please email goodmourning@archildrens.org for more information or to be added to the email mailing list for the Alliance for Grief and Loss.

All are welcome.

  • Out of the Darkness Walk—Little Rock

Walk Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024
Location: MacArthur Park, Little Rock, AR
Program Start Time: 10:30 a.m.

Contact: Jacqueline Sharp or Vickey Saugey
Contact Phone: 501-297-8016
Contact Email: jsharp@afsp.org or vssaugey@comcast.net

Visit the walk website or contact us for information on how to register, form a team, ways you can help, FAQ, and to find other Walk locations, dates, and times

  • International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Professional Building 1, Room 103

For adults who have experienced a family member or friend who died by suicide. Lunch provided and registration required. Visit the website to register and for more information.

  • Mount Eagle Grief Retreat

December 6-8, 2024

A retreat to help support and equip those in the helping professions to be of service to others experiencing grief led by Greg Adams from the Center for Good Mourning at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Limited to twelve participants. Click here for more information and to register.

Online Education