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Family Support - Star Legacy Foundation

Provides supportive services for individuals and families who have experienced or have been affected by all types of perinatal loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, neonatal death, prematurity, and others, including: - Virtual Support Groups: Bereaved Parents, Pregnancy After Loss, Dad's Grief Discussion, Grandparents and Extended Family, Parenting After Loss, and Coping with SIDS/SUID and Infant Death - Peer Companions: Free trained peer companions with similar experience are matched with newly bereaved individuals to provide support and resources. Peers are available for the entire family. - A free national telephone and text grief support helpline staffed by professionals who have personal experience with pregnancy and infant loss. - Prenatal Patient Education: Parenting in Pregnancy is an informational booklet for expectant parents about how to optimize the health of mom and baby during pregnancy. Educational materials are also available for stillbirth, miscarriage, pregnancy after a loss, fathers grief, caring for yourself after perinatal loss, grieving grandparents, assisting siblings with perinatal loss, how friends and family can help, and understanding perinatal autopsy and testing options. - Hosts a monthly podcast that offers information, support, and education. - Minnesota Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death: A statewide program that provides a starting point for families who have experienced the death of a baby through stillbirth, neonatal death, SUID/SIDS, or any other infant death. Provides resources for information on strategies to reduce the risk for stillbirth and infant death, grief resources, funeral assistance, and support for bereaved families. The Center will contact each family and offer the services of a Family Support Coordinator who are health professionals with expertise in caring for families after the death of a baby. Visit website for more information and online Support Referral Form.

Last assured

04/26/2024

Physical Address

6400 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Hours

- Support Groups and Peer Companions: 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday; service hours vary - Helpline: 8 am - 8 pm 7 days a week; voicemails will be returned within 4 hours - Minnesota Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death: 8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday

Voice

(952)715-7731 ext. 1

Intake HelpLine; Voice or Text 'HELP'

Voice

(952)679-3929

Intake Minnesota Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death

Application process

- Call; visit website to register for support groups or to request a peer companion - Minnesota Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death: Call; email [email protected]; visit website www.starlegacyfoundation.org/mncsid

Eligibility

Open to all who have been affected by all types of perinatal loss

Languages

Spanish

Service area

MN

Agency info

Star Legacy Foundation

A non-profit organization dedicated to reducing pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and neonatal death and improving care for families who experience such tragedies.

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