Australian Center For Grief and Bereavement

I just wanted to share another resource for those living in Australia.  Find out more about the Australian Center for Grief and Bereavement.

About Us

The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement is an independent, not for profit organisation which opened in January 1996 and is the largest provider of grief and bereavement education in Australia. Registered as a public benevolent institution the Centre receives operational funding through the state cancer and palliative care program of the Victorian Department of Health. A copy of the Constitution for the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement can be downloaded here.

Its mission is to build the capacity of individuals, organisations and communities in order to enhance well-being following adverse life events. The Centre is a statewide service which is located alongside the McCulloch House Palliative Care Unit at Monash Medical Centre. In 2006 the Centre was appointed by the Victorian Department of Human Services as the statewide specialist bereavement service.

Grief and Bereavement Support

The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service (BCSS) provides a statewide specialist bereavement service for individuals, children and families who need assistance following the death of someone close to them. The BCSS offers face-to-face bereavement counselling most of which is office-based. An outreach service is available for people who cannot attend an office. BCSS also offers bereavement support programs such as support groups, meditation and creativity workshops, information evenings, massage therapy and an annual Ceremony of Remembrance. In addition the service provides advanced training for bereavement counsellors by providing is a supervised internship for experienced practitioners. Counsellors at the service come from a variety of disciplines including social work, psychology and psychotherapy.

The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service is located at McCulloch House, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton. For further information phone (03) 9265 2111, fax (03) 9265 2150 or emailcounselling@grief.org.au

Further Information

• BCSS brochure 
  Download a copy of our BCSS brochure.
• Regional Victoria 
  The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service now has Regional Specialist Bereavement Counsellors available in the five major regional areas of Victoria.
• Counselling 
  The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service counselling for individuals, children and families.
• Services for those affected by the Victorian bushfires 
  A range of services and information for those affected by the Victorian bushfires.
• Bushfire discussion and support groups 
  Bushfire discussion and support groups - Information for professionals
• Bereavement support groups 
  The Bereavement Counselling and Support Service offers a range of support groups
• Other Bereavement Support Programs 
  The Bereavement Counselling and Support service offers a range of other programs including, Bereavement and Meditation, Bereavement and Creativity.
• Telephone Services 
  The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement provides two toll-free telephone services for bereaved Victorians and those who care for them.
• Volunteering 
  Volunteering with ACGB
• Training and Supervision 
  Information on Counselling Placements at the Bereavement Counselling and Support Service.
• Information Evenings 
  Free information evenings about grief.
• Newsletters 
  Download the latest and back issues of our newsletters.
• Community Resources 
  Information on resources available to the community through the Bereavement Counselling and Support Service.
• Profesional Resources 
  Information on resources available for professionals working with bereaved individuals.
• Friends of BCSS 
  Information on becoming a friend of the Bereavement Counselling and Support service.
• Bereavement support information 
  Commonly asked questions about grief
• Victorian Bereavement Support 
• Understanding grief