Description:
We support bereaved parents, families and whanau throughout New Zealand. We are a voluntary, parent-run, non-profit organisation set up to support parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby at any stage during pregnancy, as a baby or infant.
If you have found this website because your baby has recently died, we extend our heartfelt sympathies to you. Many of our Sands members can relate to the feelings you are experiencing right now and we sincerely hope that the information on these pages may be of some help to you over the following hours, days, months or years.
Most of our members/supporters are also bereaved parents. While we do not know exactly how you are feeling, we have been in similar circumstances. We offer empathy and understanding. We are not counsellors and do not give formal advice but we do offer an opportunity and environment to share experiences, to talk and to listen
Services:
SUPPORT GROUPS AROUND NEW ZEALAND: http://sands.org.nz/supportgroups.html
SANDS ONLINE SUPPORT (Facebook Groups for online chat support): http://sands.org.nz/onlinesupport.html
Self-help Information/Resources:
First Few Days After Loss: http://sands.org.nz/thefirstdays.html
Memory Making: http://sands.org.nz/memorymaking.html
Videos That May Help You: http://sands.org.nz/videos.html
Sands Resources: http://sands.org.nz/resources.html
Non-Sands Support Groups: http://sands.org.nz/nonsands-supportgroups.html