Support Groups for Children, National and International Programs

Group counselling is often more effective for children than individual counselling, and if individual counselling is required, group programs can be a useful adjunct.  The following organizations provide services in many locations.  Please refer to each of their websites for detailed information and availability of local groups.

Rainbows International, "RAINBOWS is an international, not-for-profit organization that fosters emotional healing among children grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis."

Note:  Not all local Rainbows groups are listed on the Rainbows International website.  Please refer also to our Local Only Groups, by location page.

Divorce Care for Kids

Just Me & the Kids, "Building Healthy Single-Parent Families"

Alberta, Calgary

Group counselling is often more effective for children than individual counselling, and if individual counselling is required, group programs can be a useful adjunct.  The following organizations provide services in Calgary.  Please refer to each of their websites for detailed information.

Rainbows Calgary, Provided by Cornerstone of Hope

Children of Divorce, Calgary Counselling Centre

Note:  In addition to these local only programs, there are likely some national and international programs being offered locally.  Please refer to our National and International Programs page for links to those services.

British Columbia, Burnaby

Group counselling is often more effective for children than individual counselling, and if individual counselling is required, group programs can be a useful adjunct.  The following organizations provide services in Burnaby.  Please refer to each of their websites for detailed information.

Connections, The Ark Child Services Society

Note:  In addition to these local only programs, there are likely some national and international programs being offered locally. Please refer to our National and International Programs section above to those services.

British Columbia, Victoria

Group counselling is often more effective for children than individual counselling, and if individual counselling is required, group programs can be a useful adjunct.  The following organizations provide services in Victoria.  Please refer to each of their websites for detailed information.

Caught In The Middle, Separation and Divorce Resource Centre

Note:  In addition to these local only programs, there are likely some national and international programs being offered locally.  Please refer to our National and International Programs section above to those services.