The Compassionate Friends
                 "We need not walk alone ... we are The Compassionate Friends" 

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Friendship Meetings for bereaved Parents and Siblings

The Compassionate Friends' support groups offer a safe environment for bereaved parents and siblings to express themselves in the company of others who understand their grief.  All groups listen and share with you. You will feel a great relief as you talk about your child or brother or sister - the way he or she died, his or her place in the life of the family, feelings you may find difficult to express elsewhere.  We support all parents and families, where children may have died at any age and from any cause.  
 
If you are considering attending your first friendship meeting, we extend our hearts and loving thoughts, for we are bereaved as you are, and found it difficult to attend our first meeting.  We want to encourage you to reach out in your own time and in your own way.  It may not be easy, as feelings may be overwhelming, you may ask yourself: "What will it be like? Who will be there? What do they do? Will it make me worse? What will people think of me? Will it make me cry?" This is very normal.  It is also not unusual to find yourself too busy, and not able to make it on the day you had planned to go! 
 
All of this is normal. It may take several regular attendances to find something of value for you. It may not be easy.  But together we will make it ... we are The Compassionate Friends.        

We hope you will be able to attend one of our friendship evenings or coffee mornings.  You may wish to telephone us to let us know you are coming, or to call with any questions you may have.   

Please scroll down this page to see our Meetings. 

We hope you are able to find a place and time that will suit you.

Mandurah
Eastlake Church, corner Lakes Road & Murdoch Drive, 
Mandurah (opp Peel Health Campus)
Mandurah Office:  9535 7761

Evening Friendship Group for Parents, Grandparents & Siblings
7pm - 9pm (1st Thursday of each month) - 

Mandurah
Main Meeting Room, Lotteries House
7 Anzac Place, Mandurah
Mandurah Office:  9535 7761

Suicide Survivors Support Group
9.30am - 12.30pm (3rd Friday of each month) -  

Albany
39 Albert Street, Albany
Telephone:  1800 628 118  or 9842 1549

Albany
39 Albert Street, Albany
Telephone:  1800 628 118  or 9842 1549
 

Suicide Support Group 'The Lighthouse"
7pm - 9pm  - Every Tuesday of each month
 Please bring a plate to share if able

Bunbury

Bunbury Coffee Mornings (4th Wednesday of each month)
Telephone:  Helen  9721 4303

Busselton
Old Post Office Tea Rooms, Busselton

Busselton Gatherings
Telephone:  Nola 9751 1624 for date of meetings

Dunsborough
Morning Tce, Dunsborough

Dunsborough Coffee Morning
10.30 am - 12.30pm (2nd Wednesday, each month) - Telephone:  Maureen 0407 998 036

Rockingham

Rockingham Coffee Mornings
Telephone:  Tina 9535 7761