William Wendt Center For Loss And H Ealing

Programs: Individual and group counseling: licensed, experienced therapists provide evidence-based individual and group therapy to individuals and families affected by grief, loss and trauma. Reduced-cost psychiatric services are offered to adults needing medication management. C. H. I. L. D. : child healing to improve learning and development represents a continuum care for children and youth impacted by violence, trauma, grief and loss. Services are provided in office and community-based settings. The wendt center partners with schools and community-based, child-serving organizations to provide services on site in order to increase access to services. Camp forget-me-not/camp erin dc:is a free, therapeutic summer grief camp for children aged 6-16 who are grieving the loss of a loved one through cancer or other illness, accident, homicide, suicide, or other sudden deaths. Approximately 55 children and over 80 trained volunteers, including child therapists, attend annually. Recover and hopes programs:hopes: it is a crime-related loss and trauma program that comprises a continuum of services for those impacted by all types of crime-especially homicide, domestic violence, sexual assault and childhood abuse. Recover: it provides crisis counseling, information and referral, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 52 weeks/year to individuals at the dc office of the chief medical examiner (ocme) where families must go to identify their deceased loved one. Wendt center clinicians work on site with those impacted by homicide, suicide, sids, car accidents, sudden illnesses and drug overdoses, among other causes of death. Recover emphasizes the education and support of children and adolescents to lessen the traumatic effects and subsequent emotional or behavioral challenges that may arise from unresolved or complicated grief reactions. The program also includes community-based healing events, including candlelight vigils and butterfly releases.