Solace House Center for Grief and Healing

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.