Solace House is a Community Center for Grief and Healing, designed to be a nurturing place to guide children and adults through the difficult time following a death, whether sudden and unexpected or anticipated.
Grief support for ages 3 to adult
- Peer grief support groups for children, teens and adults
- Individual, couples and family grief support
- Referrals for crisis counseling and other mental health issues
- Collaboration with schools and organizations seeking support
“I seek strength to carry on. I seek courage to move beyond pain. I seek faith to believe happiness will come again. Solace is my goal. I can find it. I can help others discover it.” — Solace House Affirmation
You are not alone
Solace House is your space to share, listen, learn and heal.
We believe
- Everyone has the capacity to heal
- Strong emotional reactions, like deep sorrow or anger, are natural reactions to the death of a loved one for children as well as adults
- The intensity and duration of each individual’s grief is unique
- A caring community can greatly assist in the healing process
Together we will explore
- Your grief
- Emotional, behavioral, social and spiritual responses related to loss
- Changes and how to adapt
- Strategies for coping, connecting, communicating, memorializing and healing
We offer
- Grief support for ages 3 to adult
- Peer grief support groups for children, teens and adults
- Individual, couples and family grief support
- Referrals for crisis counseling and other mental health issues
Get started today
- Call 913.341.0318 or email shmail@KCHospice.org
- Receive useful resources & initial paperwork
- Schedule an orientation
- Begin a group or individual program
Services are offered free of charge or for a modest fee. Please consider supporting children and families coping with grief by offering a tax-deductible donation.
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Visual Tour
This short video will give you a visual tour of Solace House. Each room is tailored to the age and type of group who will use the space.
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