Support Groups
Our Homicide Support Group to better serve the needs of those impacted by violent crime is currently running the first Tuesday of every month. If you have questions or would like to attend one of these meetings, please contact Iliana Neve at ineve@norcopa.gov.
Looking for additional support? Browse the Bereavement Resources and Support Groups listed below.
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| AARP-American Association of Retired People: Grief & Loss Online articles, publications, support groups, and discussion boards on coping with the loss of a family member. |
| ACCESS-AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services Phone: 1-877-227-6435 Provides peer grief support and resource information to those who have survived or lost loved ones in air disasters. |
| BabySteps Offers resources and a place to share. |
| Bereaved Parents of the USA Self-help group that offers support, understanding, compassion and hope especially to the newly bereaved be they bereaved parents, grandparents or siblings struggling to rebuild their lives after the death of their children, grandchildren or siblings. Provides monthly support meetings, newsletter and resources. |
| Camelot for Children Adress: 2354 W. Emmaus Ave., Allentown, PA 18103 Phone: 610-791-5683 Children ages 12 and up meet with professionals as a group or individually for an informal session to develop understanding and skills to deal effectively with illness or loss of a loved one. |
| GriefNet.org Offers e-mail support groups for the bereaved including parents, siblings and grandparents. It also offers a wide variety of bereavement related content including a comprehensive resource guide of bereavement organizations. |
| Jewish Family Services of the Lehigh Valley Phone: 610-821-8722 Bereavement support group. |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Grief Support Services Phone: 610-969-0330 Lehigh Valley Health Network's Grief and Support Services offers emotional, psychological and spiritual support to help people cope with grief, loss and life transition. |
| Parents of Murdered Children Phone: 1-888-818-7662 Provides support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder. |
| Survivors of Homicide Support Group through Crime Victims Counsel Phone: 610-437-6610 Support groups are hold throughout the year as needed. |
| TAPS-Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Phone: 1-800-959-8277 TAPS is made up of, and provides services to, all those who have lost a loved one while serving the country in the Armed Forces. |
| Twinless Twins Phone: 1-888-205-8962 Serves in support of twins (and all multiple births) who suffer from the loss of companionship of their twin through death, estrangement or inutero loss. |
| MISS Foundation Provides support to families after the death of their baby or young child. |
Additional Resources
VINE
The nation’s leading victim notification network. It allows survivors, victims of crime, and other concerned citizens to access timely and reliable information about offenders or criminal cases in US jails and prisons.
Megan’s Law
Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law, 42 Pa.C.S § 9799.32(1) and § 9799.67(1), requires the State Police to create and maintain a registry of persons who reside, or is transient, work/carry on a vocation, or attend school in the Commonwealth and who have either been convicted of, entered a plea of guilty to, or have been adjudicated delinquent of Certain Sexual Offenses in Pennsylvania or another jurisdiction.
United Justice System
The Pennsylvania Judiciary Web Portal provides the public with access to various aspects of court information, including appellate courts, common pleas courts, and magisterial district court docket sheets; common pleas courts and magisterial district court calendars; and PAePay.
Download the Crime Victim App
Available on Google Play and the App Store, currently being revamped. Contact Victim Services Coordinator, Iliana Neve, at INeve@norcopa.gov for more information.
FindHelp.org
FindHelp helps users locate free or reduced-cost resources for food, housing, financial assistance, and healthcare based on their location.
North Penn Legal Services
North Penn Legal Services offers free legal services for low-income residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Services include individual representation (ranging from document preparation to litigation), information, referral and advice through a telephone helpline, community legal education, and support for those clients who will be taking responsibility for handling some or all aspects of their own issue.
Bloom
Bloom offers sanctuary and a continuum of care to heal, empower, and employ survivors of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and addiction. As a faith-based non-profit, Bloom empowers women to heal and create a new future through its emergency response, its two-year residential program, pregnant and parenting survivor services, and its independent living housing.