Local Support
Following is a state-by-state list of grief resources available for those that have been affected by an infant death, whether during pregnancy or after birth. First Candle member organizations are identified with an asterisk.
Click on your state to see a list of grief resources in your area.
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[New Jersey], [New Mexico], [New York], [North Carolina], [North Dakota], [Ohio], [Oklahoma], [Oregon], [Pennsylvania], [Rhode Island], [South Carolina], [South Dakota], [Tennessee], [Texas], [Utah], [Vermont], [Virginia], [Washington], [West Virginia], [Wisconsin], [Wyoming]
Alabama
Jefferson County Coroner, M.E.
Dr. Greg Davis
1515 6th Avenue South, Room 611
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: 205-930-3603 | Fax: 205-930-3595
Email: Gdavis@path.uab.edu
Alabama Child Death Review System
Mr. Robert Hinds, Director
201 Monroe Street
The RSA Tower, Suite 1354
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-206-2938 | Fax: 334-206-2972
Email: bhinds@adph.state.al.us
Website: www.adph.org/cdr
South Central Alabama
Ms. Diane Knapp
1245 E. South Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone: 334-281-4566 | Fax: 334-281-4566
Email: DBrenk1954@aol.com
Services: peer support/contact, no stillbirth or miscarriage services, 50 mile radius of Montgomery, AL but is available for whole state of AL.
The Amelia Center
Ms. Stephanie Elson, Counselor/Groups and Resources Coordinator
1513 Fourth Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Phone: 205-251-3430 | Fax: 205-251-5146
Email: Stephanie.Elson@chsys.org
Website: www.ameliacenter.org
Services: individual counseling & support groups, stillbirth & miscarriage services, limited bilingual services & materials, and serves central Alabama.
Alaska
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB)
P.O. Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
Phone: 907-222-5321
Website: www.climb-support.org
Mortality and Child Health Review at Epidemiology
Ms. Renee Rudd, MCH coordinator
3601 C Street, Suite 540
Anchorage, AK 99524
Phone: 907-269-8000 | Fax: 907-269-3493
Email: renee_rudd@health.state.ak.us
Website: www.epi.hss.state.ak.us
Arizona
Arizona Department of Health Services
Ms. Susan Newberry
150 N. 18th Avenue, Suite 320
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-1875 | Fax: 602-542-1843
Email: snewberry@hs.state.az.us
Website: www.hs.state.az.us/cfhs/azcf/sids.htm
Bereavement Services/RTS – Banner Desert Medical Center*
Ms. Suzanne Helzer, Bereavement Services/RTS Coordinator
1400 S. Dobson Road
Mesa, AZ 85202
Phone: 480-512-3595
Email: suzanne.helzer@bannerhealth.com
Arkansas
M.E.N.D. – NW Arkansas*
Dr. April Morenton
1955 Montclair Avenue
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone: 479-524-3500
Email: april@mend.org
Website: www.mend.org
Operation Angel*
Ms. Jo Ann Taylor
74 CR 302
Mountain Home, AR 72653-8332
Phone: 870-424-7500 | Fax: 870-425-6025
Email: ofm@ttbswireless.com
Website: http://fly.to/OperationAngel
Arkansas Dept. of Health
Ms. Jackie Whitfield, SIDS Program Coordinator
4815 West Markham-Slot #17
Little Rock, AR 72205-3867
Phone: 501-280-4756 | Fax: 501-280-4820
Email: jwhitfield@healthyarkansas.com
California
CJ Foundation for Healing Loss*
Mrs. Dori Bohntinsky
25890 Fairview Avenue, Suite 102
Hayward, CA 94542
Phone: 510-538-3608
Email: info@cjfoundation.org
Website: www.cjfoundation.org
California SIDS Program
Ms. Gwen Edelstein, Program Director
11344 Colona Road, #560
Gold River , CA 95670
Phone: 916-266-7437 | Fax: 916-536-0167
Email: info@californiasids.com
Website: www.californiasids.com
Empty Cradle
30520 Rancho California Road
Suite 107 Box 63
Temecula, CA 92591
Phone: 619-595-3887 San Diego | Phone: 951-686-5677 Riverside County
Email: emptycradlenewsletter@yahoo.com
Website: www.emptycradle.org
Guild for Infant Survival Orange County*
Mrs. Barbara Estep, Executive Director
2130 E. Fourth Street, Suite 125
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-973-8417 | Fax: 714-973-8429
Email: gisoc@compuall.net
HAND – Helping After Neonatal Death*
Mr. Craig Pampeyan
Post Office Box 341
Los Gatos, CA 95031
Phone: 888-908-4263 | Fax:650-965-8665
Email: treasurer@handonline.org
Website: www.handonline.org
San Diego Guild for Infant Survival*
Ms. Jeri Wilson, President
9807 Highdale Road
Santee, CA 92071
Phone: 619-448-6874
Email: jeriellen3@cox.net
Website: www.sandiegosids.org
SIDS Alliance of Northern California*
Ms. Lorie Gehrke, President
1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Box 301
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Phone: 925-274-1109
Email: info@sidsnc.org
Website: www.sidsnc.org
SIDS Foundation of Southern California
Ms. Margot Stern Bennett, Executive Director
10811 Washington Blvd., #280A
Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: 310-558-4511 | Fax: 310-558-7075
Email: sidsfsc@aol.com
Website: www.sidsfoundationofsoutherncalifornia.org
Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Palliative Care Dept.*
Ms. Elizabeth Doenges
15107 Vanowen Street
Van Nuys, CA 91405
Phone: 818-902-5278 | Fax: 818-902-5253
Email: elizabeth.doenges@valleypres.org
Website: www.valleypres.org
California Department of Health
Leona Shields
Nurse Consultant
1615 Capitol Ave, MS 8300
PO Box 997420
Sacramento, CA 99899-7420
Phone: 916-650-0314 | Fax: 916-650-0306
Email: lshield@dhs.ca.gov
Colorado
Sangre de Cristo Hospice
Ms. Ami Gorsky-Romero, SHARE Contact
1207 S. Pueblo Boulevard Way
Pueblo, CO 81005
Phone: 719-542-0032
Email: amiromero@mcn.com
Colorado Dept. of Health and Enviroment
Mr. Bill Letson, Director
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver , CO 80222-1530
Phone: 303-692-2424 | Fax: 303-782-5576
Email: bil.letson@state.co.us
Colorado SIDS Program
Ms. Tena Saltzman, Executive Director
425 South Cherry Street, Suite 890
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-320-7771 | Fax: 303-320-7827
Email: tinas@coloradosids.org
Website: www.coloradosids.org
Connecticut
Connecticut SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Shannon Strandberg, Secretary
PO Box 486
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: 866-574-7437 | Fax: 860-496-9919
Email: ctsids@aol.com
Website: www.ctsids.org
SIDS Network, Inc.
Chuck Mihalko, Executive Manager
PO Box 520
Ledyard, CT 06339
Phone: 860-892-7042 x551 (voice) | Fax: 860-887-7309
Email: sidsnet1@sids-network.org
Website: http://sids-network.org
Delaware
Delaware SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Linda Hawthorne, President
P.O. Box 5449
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: 302-996-9464 | Fax: 302-255-2273
Child Development Watch
Northern Health Services
Ms. Barbara Akenhead, RNC, BSN
2055 Limestone Road, Suite 201
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: 302-995-8617/800-671-0050 | Fax: 302-995-8363
Email: barbara.akenhead@state.de.us
Services: Social work visitation & referral to support services, provides support to stillbirth & miscarriage families, has bilingual services & materials, and serves New Castle Co., Kent. Co. & Sussex Co.
District of Columbia
Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
Ms. Debby Rager
4201 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-624-0010 x127
Email: drager@wendtcenter.org
Website: www.Wendtcenter.org
DC Department of Health
Maternal & Family Health Administration
Ms. Drena Reaves-Bey, MPA, GCPH, Special Initiatives Coordinator
2700 MLK Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20032
Phone: 202-645-5023 | Fax: 202-645-6491
Email: drena.reaves@dc.gov
Florida
Florida SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Bunny Hamer
P.O. Box 17561
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
Phone: 800-743-7352
Email: flasidsalliance@yahoo.com
Florida Department of Health
Ms. Susan Potts, SIDS Coordinator
4052 Bald Cypress Way
HSFFM Bin A-13
Tallahasse, FL 32399-1723
Phone: 850-245-4465 | Fax: 850-245-4047
Email: susan_potts@doh.state.fl.us
Georgia
Georgia SIDS Project*
Mrs. Diane Manheim, Director
4112-2 E. Ponce de Leon Ave
Clarkston, Georgia 30021
Phone: 678-342-3360 | Fax: 404-296-7211
Email: gasids@mindspring.com
Website: www.sidsga.org
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Infant & Child Health
Kim Washington, SIDS Coordinator
2 Peachtree Street NW, Room 11-393
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-651-7371 | Fax: 404-463-6729
Hawaii
Hawaii Dept. of Health
Family Health Division
Child Wellness Program
Ms. Gwen Palmer, Coordinator
741-A Sunset Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: 808-733-4056 | Fax: 808-733-9032
Email: gwen.palmer@fshd.health.state.hi.us
Idaho
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Ms. Dia Gainor, Bureau Chief, Child Mortality Review Coordinator
590 West Washington Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: 208-334-4000 | Fax: 208-334-4015
Email: gainord@idhw.state.id.us
Ms. Chrissy Bowers, SHARE Contact
2026 Harrison Blvd.
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-388-8834
Email: bowers@hp.com
Website: www.shareofidaho@yahoo.groups.com
Illinois
SIDS of Illinois,Inc.
Ms. Pam Borchardt, Executive Director Operations
710 East Ogden Avenue, #550
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: 630-305-7300 | Fax: 630-305-4773
Email: pam@sidsillinois.org
Services: family, packet, newsletter, individual peer support, support groups, video/DVD support group for rural families, no stillbirth & miscarriage support, provides Spanish materials & services, covers state of IL.
Bereaved Parents of the USA
Pat Moser
P.O. Box 45
Park Forest, IL 60466
Phone: 708-748-7866
Website: www.bereavedparentsusa.org
SIDS/Infant Mortality Program
Illinois Department of Health
Ms. Barbara Breidenbaugh, Program Specialist
500 East Monroe Street, 1st Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-557-2931 | Fax: 217-557-5396
Email: Barbara.Breidenbaugh@illinois.gov
Services: referral to local PHN in family’s county of residence, home visit for counseling & referral to support services, info on SIDS, grief & bereavement to parents via personal letter and packet. No stillbirth/miscarriage services, limited bilingual materials. Covers state of IL.
Indiana
NeoFight*
Ms. Michie Sebree, President
PO Box 17715
Indianapolis, IN 46217
Phone: 317-446-3013
Email: info@neofight.org
Website: www.neofight.org
Indiana State Department of Health
Maternal & Child Health Services
Ms. Beth Johnson, Perinatal Consultant
2 North Meridian Street, Section 8-C
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-233-1344 | Fax: 317-233-1300
Email: bmjohnso@isdh.state.in.us
Baby Works
Ms. Barbara Himes **, Coordinator
2 N. Meridian Street
Section #7-C
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-725-3754 | Fax: 317-887-2408
Email: sidsbhimes@aol.com
SIDS Center of Indiana*
John Schutt
1810 Broad Ripple Avenue, #13
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Phone: 317-254-9255
Email: sidscenter@insids.org
Iowa
Iowa SIDS Foundation
Ms. Patty Keeley
406 SW School St., Ste. 205
Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: 515-965-7655 / 866-480-4741 (toll free) | Fax: 515-964-7506
Email: patty@iowasids.org
Iowa Department of Public Health
Center for Congenital & Inherited Disorders
Ms. Kimberly Noble Piper, Coordinator
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-6466 | Fax: 515-242-6384
Email: kipper@idph.state.ia.us
Kansas
Kansas Dept. of Health Environment
Bureau of Children, Youth & Families
Ms. Linda Kenney, Director
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 220
Topeka, KS 66612-1274
Phone: 785-296-1310 | Fax: 785-296-6553
Email: lkenney@kdhe.state.ks.us
Website: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/c-f/healthy.html
SIDS Network of Kansas, Inc
Mrs. Christy Schunn, Executive Director
1148 S. Hillside, Suite 10
Wichita, KS 67211
Phone: 316-682-1301 | Fax: 316-682-1274
Email: sidsks@aol.com
Website: www.sidsnetworkofkansas.org
Services: psychosocial assessment & ongoing grief counseling by licensed soc. worker, monthly support groups, bereavement newsletter, special day cards and 2 annual memorial services, stillbirth & miscarriage services, bilingual services & materials, and serves state of KS except Doriphon, Leavenworth, Atchison, Wyandotte, & Johnson Counties.
Kentucky
SIDS/OID Network of Kentucky
Ms. Robin Richardson
P.O.Box 186
Caneyville, KY 42721
Phone: 800-928-7437 / 270-879-8008
Department of Public Health
Adult and Child Health Division
Ms. Marcia Burkow, Child Fatality/Injury Prevention Coordinator
275 East Main Street, MS SHS2WC
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502-564-3236 | Fax: 502-564-8389
Email: Marcia.burkow@ky.gov
Louisiana
SIDS Support and Awareness Network of Louisiana*
Mrs. Elizabeth Trahan, Peer Contact
676 Maraist Road
Crowley, LA 70526
Phone: 337-788-3767 | Fax: 504-578-6605
Email: LASIDS@aol.com
Office of Public Health
Ms. Tracy Hubbard, SIDS Risk Reduction Coordinator
1201 Capital Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Phone: 225-342-4837 | Fax: 225-342-8098
Email: thubbard@dhh.la.gov
Maine
Maine SIDS Foundation*
Mr. Roy Bagley
14 Charlonate Drive
Gray, ME 04039
Phone: 207-657-2220 | Fax: 207-657-3737
Email: roybagley@aol.com
Maine SIDS Program
Ms. Luanne Crinion, RN, MS, Program Coordinator
Dept. of Human Services
200 Main Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Phone: 207-795-4450 | Fax: 207-795-4536
Email: luanne.crinion@maine.gov
Mimi Marchant, RN
Orrington, ME 04474
Email: rn451me@verizon.net
Maryland
Center for Infant and Child Loss
Ms. Donna Becker
603 West Fayette Street Room 5-684
Baltimore, MD 21201-1585
Phone: 410-706-5062 | Fax: 410-706-0146
Email: caring@infantandchildloss.org
Website: www.infantandchildloss.org
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Center for SIDS
Ms. Mary McClain, Project Coordinator
One Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-414-7437 | Fax: 617-414-5555
Email: mary.mcclain@bmc.org
Michigan
Families Against SIDS Tragedies*
Mr. Mark Titus
34160 Little Mack
Clinton Township, MI 48035
Phone: 586-790-2602 | Fax: 586-792-1858
Email: mttoothguy@comcast.net
Stepping Stones*
Mr. & Mrs. John Van Regenmorter
Bethany Christian Services
PO Box 294
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Phone: 616-224-7529 | Fax: 616-254-7750
Email: step@bethany.org
Website: www.bethany.org/step
Tomorrow’s Child/Michigan SIDS
Ms. Sandra Frank, Executive Diector
824 North Capitol Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906
Phone: 517-485-7437 | Fax: 517-485-0163
Michigan Department of Community Health
109 West Michigan
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-335-8884
Minnesota
Minnesota SID Center
Kathleen Fernbach, Program Coordinator
Children’s Hospitals & Clinics
2525 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-813-6285 | Fax: 612-813-7344
Email: kathleen.fernbach@childrensHC.org
Website: www.childrenshc.org/sidcenter
STOP-SIDS Minnesota*
Mrs. Trish LaVictoire, President
2873 Upper 138th Street
Rosemont, MN 55068
Fax: 651-310-2106
Mother’s First Program*
Ms. Jessica Richardson, Case Aide
450 N. Syndicate St., #190
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-917-3359 | Fax: 651-917-9160
Email: jessica.richardson@co.ramsey.mn.us
Bittersweet*
Ms. Barb Schaack
2308 Skyline Drive
Bloomington, MN 55442
Email: barbschaack@yahoo.com
A Place to Remember*
Mr. Tim Nelson
1885 University Ave West, #110
St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-645-7045 | Fax: 651-645-4780
Email: tn@aplacetoremember.com
Website: www.aplacetoremember.com
Mississippi
AGAST
Ms. Lee Ward, Executive Director
P.O. Box 3724
Meridian, MS 39303
Phone: 601.679.8954
Email: windward@missing-piece.net
Website: www.agast.org
Mississippi SIDS Alliance*
Mrs. Cathy Files
P.O. Box 2170
Madison, MS 39130-2170
Phone: 877-471-7437
Email: mssids@jam.rr.com
Mississippi State Department of Health
Ms. Lori Genous, SIDS Coordinator
570 East Woodrow Wilson
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: 601-576-7476 | Fax: 601-576-7498
Email: lgenous@mschs.state.msdh.us
Missouri
SIDS Resources, Inc.*
Ms. Lori Ahrens
135 West Monroe
St. Louis, MO 63122
Phone: 314-822-2323 | Fax: 314-822-2098
Email: lahrens@sidsresources.org
Western Region SIDS Resources, Inc.*
Ms. Shay Logan, Program Coordinator
5700 Broadmoor, Suite 1006
Mission, MO 66202
Phone: 913-671-1818 | Fax: 816-753-6906
Email: slogan@sidsresources.org
AMEND*
Ms. Maureen Connelly
4324 Berrywick Terrace
St. Louis, MO 63128
Phone: 314-487-7582
Email: amendgroup@charter.net
Montana
Dept. of Public Health and Human Services
Mrs. Wilda McGraw
1400 Broadway
Cogswell Building, Room C314
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406-444-3394 | Fax: 406-444-2606
Email: WMcGraw@state.mt.us
Nebraska
Nebraska SIDS Foundation*
Ms. Kate Hegarty
PO Box 12025
Omaha, NE 68112
Phone: 402-935-1911
Email: nesids@phonet.com
Website: www.nesids.net
Nebraska Department of Health
Perinatal Child & Adolescent Health
Ms. Jan Heusinkvelt, RN, BSN, Community Health Nurse
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-0165 | Fax: 402-471-7049
Email: jan.heusinkvelt@hhss.ne.gov
Nevada
First Candle SIDS Support Group
Nevada Donor Network, Inc.
Kathleen Bergquist
2085 E. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
Phone: 702-301-3417
Email: FirstCandleLV@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19161950291&ref=mf
Nevada State Health Division
Bureau of Family Health Services
Ms. Cynthia Huth, Health Program Specialist
3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775-684-4285 | Fax: 775-684-4245
Email: chuth@nvhd.state.nv.us
Jo Anne Kock
Partners in Parenting
Phone: 702-222-3130
Email: kockj@unce.unr.edu
Kelly Teems
Phone: 702-418-4098
New Hampshire
New Hampshire SIDS Alliance*
Mr. Charlie Foote
13 Drew Road
Derry, NH 03038
Phone: 617-828-4996
Email: declan4204@comcast.net
New Hampshire SIDS Program
Ms. Audrey Knight **
NH Division of Public Health Services
29 Hazen Drive-Health & Welfare Building
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-4536 | Fax: 603-271-4519
Email: aknight@dhhs.state.nh.us
Services: info & resources on SIDS & grief support, peer contact referral, referral for home visit by local nurse/social worker, no stillbirth or miscarriage services, limited bilingual materials, covers state of NH.
New Jersey
New Jersey SIDS Alliance*
Mrs. Genny Elias-Warren
15 Meadowbrook Road
Boonton Township, NJ 07005
Phone: 973-299-6523
Email: njsids@yahoo.com
The Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) Program
c/o The CJ Foundation for SIDS
The Don Imus WFAN Pediatric Center
30 Prospect Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Laura Crandall, Program Director and Co-Founder
SUDC Parent
In NJ: 973-783-2592 / Toll Free: 800-620-SUDC
Email: laura@sudc.org
SIDS Center of New Jersey
Dr. Thomas Hegyi
Dr. Barbara Ostfeld
Dr. Linda Esposito**-contact for referrals
One Robert Wood Johnson Place
Dept. of Pediatrics, MEB 312, 3rd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: 800-545-7437 | Fax: 732-235-6609
Email: hegyith@umdnj.edu
Services: case management, telephone contact, individual, peer contact, groups, home bereavement visits. Limited services for stillbirth or miscarriage families. Will make local referrals. Services the state of NJ.
SIDS Center of New Jersey
UMDNJ – RWJ Medical School, Dept. of Pediatrics
100 Bayard Street, 3rd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: 732-235-9389 | Fax: 732-235-9340
Remembering Our Babies – Official Website for October 15*
Ms. Lisa Brown
205 Pheasant Hollow Drive
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Phone: 609-275-0866 | Fax: 609-275-0866
Email: basil1964@aol.com
Website: www.october15th.com
New Mexico
New Mexico Grief Services Program
Mrs. Nancy Barickman, Grief Services Coordinator
University of NM School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: 505-272-5719 | Fax: 505-272-0727
Email: nbarickman@salud.unm.edu
New York
NYC SIDS Bereavement Group
Nell K. Gibbon, Program Director
Phone: 917-676-9254
Email: nell@sidsnyc.com
Website: sidsnyc.com
Krystal’s Wish Foundation for SIDS*
35 Highland Road
Ulster Park, NY 12487
Phone: 845-338-5654 | Fax: 845-338-5394
Email: arrowadv@msn.com
New York State Center for SID
Ms. Marie Chandick, Statewide Director
School of Social Welfare
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8232
Phone: 631-444-3690 | Fax: 631-444-6475
Email: marie.chandick@stonybrook.edu
NYS Center for SID
Ms. Evelyne Longchamp, Program Director
New York City Satellite Office
520 First Avenue, Suite 419
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-686-8854 | Fax: 212-532-6564
Email: evelyne.longchamp@sids1.ssw.sunysb.edu
NYS Center for SID
Central New York Satellite
Ms. Cynthia Squillace, Regional Coordinator
990 7th North Street
Liverpool, NY 13088
Phone: 315-634-2191 | Fax: 315-634-1118
Email: csquillace@hospice-pca.org
WNYS Center for SID
Ms. Jan Walkden, Regional Coordinator
Life Transition Center, Inc.
3580 Harlem Road
Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone: 716-837-5189 | Fax: 716-836-1578
Email: jwalkden@palliativecare.org
NYS Center for Sudden Infant Death
Eastern Satellite Office
Albany Medical College
Ms. Mary Whittredge, Regional Coordinator
47 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 101
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-5918 | Fax: 518-262-7237
Email: whittrm@mail.amc.edu
Sister Teresa Geigel at 631.273.1110 speaks Spanish and English.
Good Samaritan Hospital – Perinatal Bereavement Program*
Ms. Pam Magi, Perinatal Coordinator
255 Lafayette Avenue
Suffern, NY 10901
Phone: 845-368-5297 | Fax: 914-368-5358
Email: pmagi@tshs.org
Website: www.goodsamhosp.org
SIDS Support, Inc.*
Mrs. Sheryl Hunt
2 Lentine Drive
Churchville, NY 14428
Phone: 716-234-3481 | Fax: 716-293-2032
Email: sherylhunt@hotmail.com
North Carolina
NC Healthy Start Foundation*
Ms. Christine O’Meara
NC Back to Sleep Coordinator
1300 St. Mary’s St. – #204
Raleigh, NC 27605
Phone: 919-828-1819 | Fax: 919-828-1446
Email: chris@nchealthystart.org
Website: www.nchealthystart.org
KinderMourn, Inc.*
Ms. Chris Crawford, Clinical Director
1320 Harding Place
Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone: 704-376-2580 | Fax: 704-376-0149
Email: chris@kindermourn.org
Website: www.kindermourn.org
SIDS Alliance of the Carolinas*
Ms. Sandy Kennedy
306 Lucas Park Dr.
Greensboro, NC 27455
Phone: 336-545-3348
Email: sandylkennedy@hotmail.com
SIDS Alliance of the Carolinas*
Ms. Jennell Cardin
2468 A Hampton Rd.
Asheboro, NC 27203
Phone: 336-736-3238 / Cell: 336-736-1794
Email: tchriscoe@triad.rr.com
Debbie Southard RN, Child Care Health Consultant
Rockingham Co. Dept. of Public Health
Phone: 336-342-8156
Email: dsouthard@co.rockingham.nc.us
Jeanette Alexander, SIDS Grief Counselor for Burke County
Phone: 828-413-2838
Email: netter652@yahoo.com
North Dakota
North Dakota SIDS Management Program
Kjersti Hintz, RN
North Dakota Department of Heatlh
Division of Family Health
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept 301
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: 701.328.2784 | Fax: 701.328.1412
Email: kchintz@nd.gov
Ohio
District Board of Health – Mahoning County*
Ms. Debbie Moss, Public Health Nurse
50 Westchester Drive
Youngstown, OH 44515
Phone: 330-270-2856 | Fax: 330-270-2860
Email: dmoss@mahoning-health.org
SID Network of Ohio
Ms. Barbara Lattur
421 Graham Road, Suite H
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Phone: 800-477-7437 / 330-929-9911 | Fax: 330-929-0593
Email: barbara@sidsohio.org
Website: www.sidsohio.org
Services: free info about the grieving process, referral & support services to SIDS families, no stillbirth/miscarriage services, no bilingual services or materials, covers the state of OH.
Ohio Department of Health
Child Fatality Review
Ms. Merrily Wholf, SIDS Program Coordinator
246 North High Street, 6th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266
Phone: 614-728-0773 | Fax: 614-564-2442
Email: merrily.wholf@odh.ohio.govs
Oklahoma
The Missing Footprint Foundation
Ms. Denise Phillips, Co-Founder
PO Box 453
Mustang, OK 73064
Phone: 405-226-1966
Judith Karman Hospice
Gladeen Allred, Spiritual Care Coordinator
915 S. Main
Stillwater, OK 74074
Phone: 405-377-8012
Oklahoma State Health Department
Julie Dillard, SIDS Coordinator
Maternal & Child Health Services
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: 405-271-4480 | Fax: 405-271-9202
Email: julied@health.ok.gov
Oregon
Oregon Department of Human Services
Ms. Joyce Edmonds, Public Nurse Consultant
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 825
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503-731-4421 | Fax: 503-731-4091
Email: joyce.k.edmonds@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
The Angel Teddy Bear Foundation*
Kimberly Beeghley
P. O. Box 1082
Latrobe, PA 15650
Email: info@angelteddybears.org
Website: www.angelteddybears.org
New Dawning’s of the Grief Assistance Program, Inc.*
Ms. Christina Williams
321 University Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-685-7448 | Fax: 215-685-7592
Email: williamsgap@aol.com
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Bureau of Family Heath
Ms. Kimberly Early
Health/Welfare Building, East Wing, 7th Floor
7th & Forester Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-772-2762 | Fax: 717-772-0323
Email: kiearly@state.pa.us
Website: www.health.state.pa.us
Services: grief & bereavement referrals, counseling & educational information & resources. Provides services to families who have experienced the death of an infant age 364 days or younger for any reason. Some bilingual materials. Covers state of PA.
SIDS of Pennsylvania
Mrs. Judy Bannon, Executive Director
810 River Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: 412-322-5680 | Fax: 412-322-5686
Email: sidspa@aol.com
Website: www.sids-pa.org
Rhode Island
Rhode Island SIDS Alliance*
Mrs. Mary Wilks, Area Contact
29 Hannah Drive
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone: 401-461-2162
Email: wilksme@aol.com
Rhode Island Department of Health
Ms. Pamela Corcoran
3 Capitol Hill, Suite 302
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-4606 | Fax: 401-222-1442
Email: pamelac@doh.state.ri.us
South Carolina
South Carolina SIDS Information and Counseling
Ms. Sandra Jeter, ACSW, LSW
Robert Mills Complex
Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-737-4061 | Fax: 803-734-3255
Division of Perinatal Systems
Ms. Kathy Swanson, State FIMR Director
Mills Jarrett Complex
PO Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-898-0734 | Fax: 803-898-2065
Email: swansokm@dhec.sc.gov
Hospice of Charleston/Kids Path
Paula Mellichamp, RN, MSN, CHPN,
Kids Path Program Director
phone: 843-529-3100 or toll free 800-617-6152 24-hour service
We serve three counties in coastal South Carolina, Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley.
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Heath
Ms. Nancy Shoup, Program Coordinator
615 E. 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-6286 | Fax: 605-773-5509
Email: nancy.shoup@state.sd.us
South Dakota Infant Loss Center
Ms. Susie Peterson, Director
1305 West 18th Street
PO Box 5039
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Phone: 605-328-7183 | Fax: 605-333-1585
Email: Susie@sdilc.org
South Dakota SIDS Program- MCH
Ms. Nancy Hoyme
615 E. 4th Street
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3737 | Fax: 605-773-5509
Email: nancyy.hoyme@state.sd.us
Lach’s Legacy
Brianne Edwards
PO Box 204
Harrisburg, SD 57032
Phone: 605-213-0194 / 866-784-0245
Email: LachsLegacy@gmail.com
Tennessee
Tennessee SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Lisa Hunt
7603 Moon Crest Ct.
Powell, TN 37849
Phone: 423-947-6669 / Home: 865-938-9848
Email: lisasids@cs.com
Tennessee Department of Health
Ms. Jacqueline Johnson, SIDS Program Director
Cordell Hull Building
425 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37247-4701
Phone: 615-741-7353 | Fax: 615-741-1063
Email: jacqueline.johnson@state.tn.us
Texas
Alliance for Infant Survival, Inc.*
Mrs. Juliet Holden, Executive Director of North Texas
604 N. Sylvania
Ft. Worth, TX 76111
Phone: 817-222-0469 | Fax: 817-222-0476
Email: juliet_holden@hotmail.com
Center for Infant and Child Loss*
Ms. Katherine Ratcliff, Program Coordinator
c/o Any Baby Can, Inc.
217 Howard Street
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: 210-227-0170 | Fax: 210-227-0812
Email: kratcliff@anybabycansa.org
Greater Houston Chapter SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Anita Carmona
916 Satsuma Street
Pasadena, TX 77506
Phone: 713-924-1419
Email: anita.carmona@us.rhodia.com
M.E.N.D. – Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death*
Ms. Rebekah Mitchell, Founder
PO Box 1007
Coppell, TX 75019
Phone: 972-506-9000
Email: rebekah@mend.org
Website: www.mend.org
Amarillo Area Contact
Mrs. Pat Bartlett
4325 Omaha
Amarillo, TX 79106
Phone: 806-355-1548
HopeXchange*
Ms. Lisa Church
26 Towne Centre Way, #731
Hampton, VA 23666
Phone: 757-826-2162
Email: Lisa@HopeXchange.com
Website: www.HopeXchange.com
Southwest SIDS Research Institute
Mrs. Judy Henslee
Brazosport Memorial Hospital
100 Medical Drive
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
Phone: 979-299-2814 | Fax: 979-297-6682
Department of State Health Offices
Development Offices
Title V and Health Resources
Ms. Mary Chan McDermott, Perinatal Coordinator
1100 West 49th Street, M355
Austin, TX 78756
Phone: 512-458-7711 | Fax: 512-458-7650
Email: chan.mcdermott@dshs.state.tx.us
Utah
Utah SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Lisa Hughes, President
1760 American Park Circle
West Valley City, UT 84119
Phone: 801-973-8533
Email: lisajhughes@yahoo.com
Utah Department of Health
Child, Adolescent & School Health Program
Mr. Al Romeo, Program Manager
288 North 1460 West
PO Box 142001
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: 801-538-6870 | Fax: 801-538-9409
Email: alromeo@utah.gov
Vermont
Vermont Department of Health
SIDS Information Program
Ms. Kathy Keleher, Asst. Director of Public Health Nursing
108 Cherry Street
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-863-7333 | Fax: 802-863-7229
Email: kkelehe@vdh.state.vt.us
The SIMON Project*
Mr. Jeff Hunsberger, Public Health, Health Services District Manager
90 Olin Dr.
Eden Mills, VT 05653
Phone: 802-476-0161
Email: jhunsbe@vdh.state.vt.us
Virginia
Virginia SIDS Alliance*
Ms. Terri Newman
PO Box 752
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone: 800-849-7437 | Fax: 757-548-7074
Email: mail@vasids.org
Website: www.vasids.org
Virginia Department of Health
Division of Women’s & Infant’s Health
Ms. Theresa Taylor, Perinatal Nurse Consultant
James Madison Building, 8th Floor
109 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-864-7757 | Fax: 804-864-7771
Email: t.taylor@vdh.virginia.gov
SIDS Mid-Atlantic
Ms. Betty Connal, Executive Director
PO Box 799
Haymarket VA 20168
Phone: 703-955-6899
Email: bconnal@aol.com
Website: www.sidsma.org
Services: peer support, support groups, newsletters, website, referrals, special/memorial events.Stillbirth/miscarriage families welcome to attend groups but are referred to the local SHARE or MISS chapters. Have bilingual materials & refer out to bilingual grief therapists. Serve metro DC, including suburban MD & VA.
Washington
SIDS Foundation of Washington
Ms. Keri Wagenaar, Executive Director
4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Room 348
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206-548-9290 | Fax: 206-548-9445
Email: execdirector@sidsofwa.org
Website: www.sidsofwa.org
Services: free literature, contact with other SIDS parents, support groups, will serve any parent who has had a stillbirth or miscarriage, limited Spanish materials, serves state of Washington but also provides support via mail or phone to Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Montana.
Washington State Department of Health
Ms. Jeanette Zaichkin, Public Health Nurse Consultant
Maternal & Child Health Office
PO Box 47880
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-236-3582 | Fax: 360-586-7868
Email: jeanette.zaichkin@doh.wa.gov
West Virginia
Office of Maternal, Child & Family Health
Ms. Ann Munson, SIDS Coordinator
Bureau for Public Health, DHHS
350 Capitol Street, Room 427
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-558-7997 | Fax: 304-558-3510
Email: annmunson@wvdhhr.org
Wisconsin
Infant Death Center of Wisconsin
Ms. Anne Harvieux, Program Administator
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
P.O. Box 1997
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: 414-266-2746 | Fax: 414-266-3140
Email: aharvieux@chw.org
Website: www.idcw.org
Heather Prigge RN, CLC
St. Croix County Public Health
Phone: 715-246-8458 | Fax: 715-246-8367
Email: heatherp@co.saint-croix.wi.us
Wyoming
Cheyenne Family YMCA*
Ms. Kathleen Gillgannon, Program Director
1426 E. Lincoln Way
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-634-9622 | Fax: 307-635-5063
Email: kgillgannon@qwest.net
Wyoming Department of Health
Ms. Debra Hamilton, RN, MSN, CCM, CNLCP, Perinatal Systems Manager
Office of Women’s Health Coordinator
Community & Family Health Section
4020 House Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 301-777-7944 | Fax: 307-777-8687
Email: dhamil2@state.wy.us
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