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Family Support Services
What is available from the Family Support Services Department?
- Free and confidential counselling
- Information and emotional support for families
- Counselling for young people
- Bereavement support
- Specialist Play Therapy for children
- Benefits information
- Support, advocacy and advice
- Cancer the Next Step - group work programme for newly diagnosed people aged 18-60
Who can access the service?
- People with cancer or another life-threatening illness and their families and carers
- Children aged 4 to 12 for Play Therapy
- Anyone who has been bereaved through cancer and lives in the St.Albans, Harpenden or Hemel Hempstead area
- Other healthcare professionals for consultation and advice
For more information on the Family Support service, please contact the CANCERi Information Centre at Grove House on 01727 843401.
Bereavement Support
Grove House offers bereavement support to anyone who is affected by the death of a family member, partner or someone 'significant'.
- Individual counselling
- Support by telephone
- Play therapy for 4-11 year olds
For more information about Bereavement Support, please contact the the CANCERi Information Centre at Grove House on 01727 843401.