Lesley Jordans,
M.S., CT
Bereavement Coordinator
(716) 878-7773

Welcome to Compassionate Support After The Death Of A Child, a website for families who need information dealing with the death of a child.  Whether you are a parent, sibling, family member, friend or health care professional, this is the place to find information, tools and community resources in the Buffalo and surrounding area.

The death of a child is considered to be life’s greatest tragedy.  To experience this loss without support and compassion is incomprehensible.  Bereavement Services are available for families who have had a child die at Women & Children’s Hospital, as well as families in the community who have lost a child at any age.  The program was established to offer counseling, compassionate support, education, community referrals and support groups to those who are grieving and searching to find meaning after this devastating life experience.  If you would like further information, please contact the bereavement office at (716) 878-7773.

Services offered:

• Individual/family support
• Phone counseling/support
• Educational mailings (70 articles, booklets, pamphlets)
• Community Consultations
• Referral Service
• Support Groups
• Remembrance Services
• Retreat for Bereaved Dads/Moms
• Bereavement Camp for siblings
• Spanish speaking individual available for grief support
• Perinatal Areas (Labor & Delivery, Maternity, NICU)
• Support families at the time a loss occurs, explain the grief process, post-partum depression, mother care and differences between men & women grieving
• After discharge, families may call for health-related questions and grief questions
• Referrals are made to support groups
• Parents are invited to the annual Walk to Remember

Bereavement Team at Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

Lesley Jordans, M.S., CT
Bereavement Coordinator
(Pediatric, adolescent, young adult loss)
(716) 878-7773
ljordans@kaleidahealth.org
(Hospital & Community)

 Departmental Support:

• Child Life (hospital & community)
• Pastoral Care
• Nursing
• Social Work

Perinatal Loss Support Team:

• Diane Lattimer, R.N., Maternity
• Lucy Smith, CST, Office Manager, Labor & Delivery
• Diane Marano, R.N., ICN
• Shannon Castiglione, R.N., ICN

For further information regarding sibling bereavement support (ages 5 – 16 years) or our Bereavement Camp for siblings, please call Maureen McOwen or Tara Young, Child Life Specialists from the Child Life Department - (716) 878-7681.