Begin Grief Support
We’re Here When You’re Ready.
Tell us a little about your family and ask the questions on your mind. Our team will help you understand the available support and next steps.
Please call the Ele’s Place branch location nearest you.
Ann Arbor
Capital Region · Lansing
West Michigan · Grand Rapids
If we miss your call, please leave a message. A member of our clinical team usually returns calls about grief support the same or next business day.
When You Call Ele's Place...
When your family is ready to call Ele’s Place, you will be connected with a member of our Clinical Program Staff, who are specialists in grief and bereavement. During this initial conversation with a Clinical Program Staff member:
- You will be invited to share as much or as little of your story as you wish.
- We will offer support and share information about our program.
- You can discuss together if it feels like the right fit and right time for your family to participate in Ele’s Place groups.
- We will obtain your contact information and send you the enrollment forms.
After we receive the completed enrollment forms, our clinical program staff will help schedule your family’s visit to Ele’s Place. Children and their parents or guardians take part in a brief orientation together.
If Ele’s Place is not the right fit for your family, we will do our best to provide resources or referrals for other services in the community.
For our children’s and teen family groups, we can send enrollment forms only to a parent or legal guardian. Concerned relatives, friends, and community members are welcome to call for program information, resources, and referrals.
If you are 18–26 and are asking about the virtual young adult group for yourself, you can complete the young adult inquiry form.
If you have a question about grief support or are unsure which branch to call, you’re welcome to call any of the three numbers above. We can talk through the next step together.
Kristen’s First Night at Ele’s Place
Kristen wondered how her children would feel walking into a room of new faces. That evening, Vivian met a therapy dog and the family shared a potluck dinner.
“At Ele’s Place, we felt seen and not alone.”
— Kristen