The Bonnie Babes Foundation provides national, 24-hour grief counselling services to Australian families who have lost a baby.

The Foundation's trained counsellors will provide grief counselling for any member of the family or friends grieving after pregnancy loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, premature-birth loss, genetic termination (forced abortion due to complications), and neonatal death (death shortly after birth).

Our counselling services also support families with infertility issues and families who have a baby with an illness or complication following birth.

If you require the counselling services of the Foundation, please telephone (03) 9803 1800 fax on (03) 9803 2699 or email: enquiry@bbf.org.au.

Coping with Pregnancy Loss

The Bonnie Babes Foundation has three free publications:

'You are part of our lives and will always live in our hearts'

This book contains information that can help families cope in their time of grief.   Many Australian hospitals have copies. If yours does not, please contact the Foundation and a copy will be mailed to you.

Click here to download a copy of 'You are part of our lives and will always live in our hearts'

‘A Dad’s Story'

This book discusses a father’s grief and is available by contacting the Foundation.

‘Talking to children about Grief and Loss’

This book discusses ways to explain to your child grief and loss and is also available by contacting the Foundation.

Grief Counsellor Training

The Bonnie Babes Foundation's grief counselling services are provided by professionally trained and caring individuals. Although it is not a prerequisite for counselling, many of our counsellors have suffered the unfortunate loss of a baby, and therefore have a first-hand appreciation of the experience.

The Bonnie Babes Foundation Grief Counselling Certificate training for peer support counsellors is presented over two days. It equips peer support counsellors with the ability to listen to and validate effectively the grief of an individual experiencing a pregnancy loss through miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth.

Grief Counsellors learn strategies to help individuals in their journey through the grief process and counsellors are encouraged to recognise and work within their level of expertise.

Counsellors are offered follow up supervision and support from our honorary Psychologist Dr Diane McGreal (Dip. Teach, BA Grad. Dip. Clin.Hypn, MAPs, MASH Psychologist, MedPsych)  and other experienced counsellors.

If you would like to join our caring team of dedicated counsellors, please contact the Foundation by telephoning (03) 9803 1800, fax on (03) 9803 2699 or enquiry@bbf.org.au

Grief Counselling Training Courses 2008

The upcoming dates for the 2008 Grief Counselling Training Courses are:

MAY 2008
10th and 11th: Canberra, ACT

Please ring (03) 9803 1800 or email enquiry@bbf.org.au for course information details and registration forms.

New grief counselling support group - Werribee, VIC

On the 1st Thursday of each month there will be a counselling support group held at:

Salvation Army Church Hall, 211 Watton St, Werribee, VIC. 3030.

This support group will be facilitated by one of the Bonnie Babes Foundation's volunteer grief counsellors, Kerry Batstone. The first support group will be held on the 1st of May and the sessions will run between 1:30-2:30pm.  The Hall's contact number is 9741 7359.  For any queries you can contact the Bonnie Babes Foundation on 03 9803 1800 or by email at enquiry@bbf.org.au.

Support Group - Brisbane

The Bonnie Babes Foundation now has a Brisbane Support Group.  The meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month from 7pm-9pm at Kedron-Wavell Community Centre.  For further information please contact Jodie McKenzie or Barb on (07) 3353 6285.

Support Group - Gold Coast

A Gold Coast self-help support group is held on the last Thursday of every month.  This support group consists of families who have lost a baby at various stages of pregnancy, so everyone is welcome.  For information, ring Debbie on 07 5598 1147.