Heart Hugs

Caring Support for Children and Families

Heart Hugs is part of Paradigm Health’s bereavement program, created to support children, teens, and their caregivers when a loved one is receiving hospice care. Families with children are automatically identified for Heart Hugs, and your care team coordinates the delivery of comfort items and ongoing support. Care begins while your loved one is on hospice and continues after death for as long as your family needs support. Through partnerships with Brooke’s Place in Central Indianapolis and Erin’s House in Fort Wayne and surrounding communities, families also have access to specialized grief support programs, counseling resources, and community-based services designed specifically for children and caregivers navigating loss.

• Brooke’s Place
• Erin’s House

Brooke’s Place for Grieving Young People

Brooke’s Place provides specialized grief support for children, teens, and young adults who have experienced the death of someone significant in their lives. Through peer-based support groups, therapy services, camps, and year-round events, Brooke’s Place helps young people and their caregivers process grief in a safe and supportive community. Families served through Paradigm Health in Central Indianapolis may be connected to Brooke’s Place for additional grief resources and programs.

Central Indianapolis Area

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Erin’s House for Grieving Children

Erin’s House offers grief support services for children, teens, and their families after the death of a loved one. Serving Fort Wayne and surrounding communities, the organization provides peer support groups, school-based programs, family events, and educational resources designed to help young people express their grief and build healthy coping skills in a caring environment.

(Fort Wayne and Surrounding Areas)

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