MyGriefAngels.org: The "Grief Chat Hour"-An Online Community Hour to Talk Grief
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY experiencing any suicidal thoughts;
including thoughts of harming yourself or others,
PLEASE CALL OR MESSAGE THE SUICIDE LINE AT 988 IMMEDIATELY.
The suicide line website is also provided below:
https://988lifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox
EMERGENCY HELP is available from the SUICIDE LINE at 988 - which is OPEN 24/7 and FREE to all or if you cannot reach them - call 911.
ONLY if you are not in any type of crisis, and have the approval of your mental health professional, please join us for any of the grief chat hours or virtual grief support groups.
The support and information provided by all the volunteers in the peer-led virtual grief support groups, online chats - grief chat hours and other free online services are for general informational purposes and are not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment - always consult your own mental health professional prior to joining any peer-led grief support group, online grief chat community or any other peer-led grief support services..
Volunteers are not licensed therapists, counselors, or any other type of mental health professional - they are people grieving like yourself and volunteering their time to simply share their own grief journey and be present for others grieving or anticipating the death of a loved one.
Therapy, diagnosis of conditions, and prescription of treatments are NOT offered.
Always consult with a qualified mental health professional for any concerns about mental health or well-being. Please always consult your mental health professionals on whether free open virtual peer-led grief support groups are appropriate for you - as they are not appropriate for everyone.
All the chats, grief chat hours, and groups are OPEN free chats and groups and if now is the right time for you to participate, you are always welcome back when it might be
ONLY IF YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCING ANY SUICIDAL THOUGHTS;
including those of hurting yourself or others,
and
ONLY THEN,
please join us for the free online grief support chat community
IMPORTANT: As noted below in all chat event descriptions, all daily Chat hour events are "not" moderated at any time, and solely provided as a service to online community members who have requested an opportunity to connect with others grieving the loss of loved ones beyond the "moderated" weekly 1 hour Open Virtual Peer-led Grief Support Groups usually held on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
The new "Grief Chat Hour" was conceived and developed by volunteers of My Grief Angels - MyGriefAngels.org
The online community is powered by the community members, and while a set daily "Grief Chat" time of 8pm EST and in the afternoon on Sundays have been set up so people grieving looking for community can join in at that time. If there are no other participants when you log into the community - post your questions, comments and the day/time you will be back - so others can comment on your post.
This is strictly ONLY for Adults and if you are afraid of hurting yourself or others, please disconnect immediately and seek immediate help from the USA National Suicide Line at 988 or your local emergency response teams at 911.
It is an "open" hour daily where people grieving the loss of loved ones can visit the My Grief Angels' online community at the link below. You will need to download the free mobile app on the apple or google stores for Heartbeat Online Community:
To register for the online community, first go to link below and register Once you register, the heartbeat online community platform will send you an invitation code to join in - you will only need to do this once and then you should be able to access anytime:
chat.mygriefangels.org/
The free heartbeat online community chat mobile app to access on your phone is available in both the Apple Store and the Google Play Store and we have included those links below:
Apple Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/heartbeat-chat/id1540206041
Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heartbeatreactnative&hl=en_US&gl=US
After registering and downloading the free heartbeat online community platform mobile app, then you should be able to go to the link below directly at anytime to access the online community chat - the community is "Grief" - My Grief Angels.
https://app.heartbeat.chat/grief
To chat, share and be in community with others grieving; read/respond the community threads; read the latest articles on grief,etc.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY TECHNICAL ISSUES
TRYING TO LOG INTO THE ONLINE COMMUNITY:
Below is the link and email to the support team of
the Heartbeat online community platform tech support team - heartbeat.chat
https://www.heartbeat.chat/contact
email: support@heartbeat.chat
Reach out to them and explain the issues you are encountering
