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IN THIS MORNING’S MARYLAND PEACE OF MIND. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HEALING HEALING FROM THE DEATH OF A FRIEND OR A FAMILY MEMBER IN JOINING US THIS MORNING IS ANNETTE, MARCH GREER WHO WAS PRESIDENT OF ROBERTA’S HOUSE, WHICH IS A GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER IN BALTIMORE, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING ON OUR SHOW AGAIN. THANK YOU. THKAN YOU FOR THE INVITATION. YOU ARE SO WELCOME. THAT WAS SUCH A SIMPLISTIC EXPLANATION OF WHAT ROBERTA’S HOUSE IS IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. CAN YOU LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ROBERTA’S HOE?US SURE. FITRS OF ALL, LETE M SAY THAT WE OPENED A BRAND NEW FACILITY LAST YEAR IN BALTIMORE, WHICH IAS STATE OF THE ART FACILITY A VERY WARM INVITING AND HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT TO PROVIDE OUR PROGRAMS. ROBERTA’S HOUSE PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AT GEFRI EDUCATION AND SUPRTPO FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS TWO YRSEA OF AGE TO 18, OF COURSE ADULTS. KNOW AGE 99 BUTHE T OUR PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND WE PROVIDE VERY COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS THAT INCLESUD THE ARTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THEIR LAWS TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS AND TO FIND HEALING THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THERE’S A COMMON THEME WHEN IT COMES TO GRIEF, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THE SADNESS WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE BUT THE WAY YOU MIGHT LOSE MESOONE YOU DEAL WITH THAT IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS WHETHER SOMEONE HAS BEEN THE VICTIM VIOLENCE WHERE THEY’VE DIED FROM COVID. YES. YES, WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESSSE ALL TESYP OF LOSSES HOMICIDE UNFORTUNATELY SUICIDE AS WELL AS TEENS WHO’VE LOST PARENTS,OU Y KNOW, AND SINCE THIS PANDEMIC THE CDC REPORTED THAT THERE ARE OVER 200,000 CHILDREN TTHA HAVE LOST PARENTS OR CARRYING ADULTS AND SO WE ARE REALLY TRYING HARD. REACH OUT TO FAMILIES WHO’VE EXPERIENCED LOSSESUE D TO THE PANDEMIC TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT AND WHAT HAVE YOU SEENN I TERMS OF GRIEVING FAMILIES WHEN IT COMES TO THE EXTENSION OF IT. I MEAN SO MANY FAMILIES HAVE HAD TO WAIT BECAUSE FUNERAL HOMES HAVE BEEN BACKED UP WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ABLE TO HOLD SERVICESND A THAT REALLY EXTENDS A GRIEF PROCESS FOR FAMILIES AS WELL. YES IT REAY COMPLICATES THE GRIEF PROCESS IT EXTENT IT’S IT MASKE THE GRIEF JOURNEY MORE COMPLICATED. IT LTSAS LONGER BECAUSE FAMILIES ARE INDIVIDUALS WEREN’’ ABLE TO BE WITH THEIR LOVED ONES WNHE THEY PASSED AWAY OR THEY WEREN’T ABLE TO HAVE A CEREMONY AND RITUALSND A THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO, YOU KW,NO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS AND HEAV THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND HELP THEM DEAL WITH THE GUILT AND THE BLAME DAN NAME ALL AROUND SUCH YOU KWNO THIS TYPE OF LOSS. WELL, YOU’RE WEARING A CAMP AARON T-SHIRT. TELL US ABOUT CAMP AARON. CAMP AARON IS ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS AND WE ARE NOW IN OUR 12TH YEAR PROVINGDI CAMP AARON. IT IS A THREE-DAY ADVENTURE CAMP FOR KIDS FROM AGES SIXO T 17 YEARS OF AGE AND WE ARE RECEIVING APPLICATIONS NOW THIS CAMP EXPERIENCE ALLOWS CHILDREN TO CNEONCT WITH EACH OTHER TO IDENTIFY OTHER KIDS WHO’VE EXPERIENDCE LOSS AND WE HAVE ACTIVITIES IN THE MORNING AROUND THEIR GRIEF EXPER. IS WITH SHARING WITH ART ACTIVITIES AND THEN IT’S A LOT OF FUNND A ADVENTURE DURING THE AFTERNOONS WITH ZIP LINES AND SWIMMING ANDLL A KINDS OF FUN ACTIVITIES AND IT REALLY GIVES KIDS A SCEPA THAT THEY CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES. EYTH CAN LEARN HEALTHY COPING ILSKLS AND KNOW THAT THEY’RE SUPPORTED BY ADUS LTAND LISTEN. WE ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU DO HAVE A PROGRAM FOR MEN SRTTAING SOON. YES OUR MDOL MEN OF LOYALTY AND DISTINCTION, YOU KNOW, THERE’S THIS FALSE BELIEF TTHA MEN DON’T YCR AND WE FIND THAT THERE ARE FEWER MEN. WHO REACH OUT FOR HELP WHEN THEY’VE EXPERIENCED THE AND WE WANTO T PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT FOR OUR MEN IN OUR COMMUNITYO T KNOW THAT THEY TOO ARE ALLOWED TO GRIEVEND A THEY NCA THEIR GRIEF EXPERIENCESND A HEAL ALSO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I’LL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU AUTBO CAMP AARON VERY VERY SOON. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. REALLY? APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE PLEASE CALL US OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MEOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT, AND WE DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON GRIEF SUPPORT ROBERTA’S HOUSE AND AT SUERMM PROGRAMS O

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Maryland Peace of Thoughts: Therapeutic after a dying in household

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On this Maryland Peace of Thoughts section, we’re speaking about therapeutic. Therapeutic from the dying of a buddy or member of the family. Becoming a member of us is Annette March-Grier, president of Roberta’s Home, a grief help middle in Baltimore.

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On this Maryland Peace of Thoughts section, we’re speaking about therapeutic. Therapeutic from the dying of a buddy or member of the family. Becoming a member of us is Annette March-Grier, president of Roberta’s Home, a grief help middle in Baltimore.