Garet’s Place is a safe and supportive community for parents navigating the unimaginable loss of a child due to mental health struggles. In the wake of such profound grief often comes overwhelming questions, anxiety, isolation, misplaced guilt, and heartbreak that few truly understand.
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No parent should ever have to endure the loss of a child. When that loss comes through mental health struggles, the grief can feel especially complex and unbearable.
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Garet’s Place exists to remind parents they are not alone. Through in-person and online gatherings, this space offers connection, compassion, and hope for healing. It is a place to share stories, ask difficult questions, process grief without judgment, and find support from others walking a similar path.
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While every journey through grief is different, Garet’s Place is committed to creating a space where healing, understanding, and community can begin.
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Garet Forever 19
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY SON GARET
ABOUT DAWN
My greatest passion in life is mentoring our youth by equipping them with personal and professional tools to live their greatest lives. I am a music business entrepreneur and a mother of two adopted sons with special needs and mental health issues. After losing my youngest to mental health, my mission shifted into not only helping students and young adults learn about mental health and grief/trauma, but also supporting parents who are going through the same things I did, to let them know that they are not alone.
In our hardest times, community is more important than ever, even when it's the last thing we want. The process will always be hard, but if I can help make the transition a little more bearable by providing resources for these parents, then I have succeeded.
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