Building a culture where grief due to reproductive loss is no longer neglected.
This is us.
For 30 years, the CRL has been addressing the healing of mind, body, and spirit through a holistic approach that promotes constructive, healthy grieving for those whose lives have been touched by a reproductive loss such as miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, adoption, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), infertility, and sterility.
We are committed as well to educating caregivers and the public on reproductive loss grief issues.
Our Vision.
We are committed to ensure that every bereaved parent has access to resources that aid in coping and eventual recovery.
We aim to raise public awareness of the emotional, social, and psychological consequences that grief from reproductive loss brings to individuals.
Additionally, we seek to collaborate with similar organizations to build strategic alliances, advocating for policy changes that support those who suffer any reproductive loss.
Our Purposes.
To advance education by generating public awareness of the emotional needs of individuals who experience reproductive loss.
To promote health by training community, social, and healthcare workers on the specific reproductive grief care programs used at the CRL to better serve and understand individuals who have experienced a reproductive loss.
To promote health by training community, social, and healthcare workers on the specific reproductive grief care programs used at the CRL to better serve and understand individuals who have experienced a reproductive loss.
To promote reproductive healthcare education that may reduce the risk of infertility.
To promote health by contributing to the prevention of prolonged, complicated or unresolved grief reactions of parents who have had a reproductive loss.
To promote health by contributing to the prevention of prolonged, complicated or unresolved grief reactions of parents who have had a reproductive loss.
Meet the Founders.
Healthcare professionals Kathleen Gray and Anne Lassance founded the CRL in 1992 in order to respond compassionately to the emotional, spiritual, and psychological distress of individuals and families affected by any kind of reproductive loss. With their expertise and commitment to the cause, this non-denominational organization has been offering not only reproductive loss grief care, but also educational outreach to young people on fertility awareness, aiming to educate them on the choices they make that may affect their fertility.
Meet the Director.
Creator of the COEURAGE Reproductive Loss Grief Care Workshops, Laura Aguilar Albo has 20 years of preparation in the education including a bachelor's degree in Pedagogy, a master's degree in Neuropsychology and a master’s degree in Psycho- pedagogical Intervention in Educational Contexts. Certified in perinatal mental health, trauma care, reproductive and birth trauma, and reproductive grief care, providing support for individuals bereaved due to reproductive loss is a cause close to her heart as she personally suffered from her own.
Board members.
KATHLEEN GRAY - DIRECTOR
In 1992 I founded the Centre with fellow nurse Anne Lassance and served as Director until my retirement in June 2024.
Fortunately I can still be a part of this grief care healing work I am so passionate about by serving on the board of directors, where I can bring skills in research, writing and mentoring as well as my experience as a nurse, teacher, presenter at conferences, bereavement counsellor, historian and published author of my book, GRIEVING REPRODUCTIVE LOSS: THE HEALING PROCESS.
Kathleen Gray, RN, MSN, M.Ed
Founder, Centre for Reproductive Loss
MARCY AMENDT - DIRECTOR
Marcy is currently the director of a pregnancy center for youth in Châteauguay and has passionately pursued the vision of establishing a network of pregnancy centers, supported by an executive team, to ensure that no one in Quebec faces an unexpected pregnancy alone. With a deep commitment to serving young women with love and encouragement, Marcy contributes not only through direct support but also through significant behind-the-scenes efforts in building and refining programs, managing volunteers, training, and more. Her remarkable vision, unwavering determination to provide the highest levels of care, and unique ability to draw out the strengths and talents of every member of the CRL enable her to offer exceptional support that helps the Centre excel in its mission.
MARIE-HELENE NAVARRA - TREASURER
Marie-Hélène Navarra is currently a PhD student in Education at Concordia University in the literacy lab. Before returning to graduate school, Marie-Hélène was the Principal at a specialized school for intellectually handicapped children ( https://www.yaldei.org/about-ecole-yaldei), as well as the former Child Development Director at the Westmount and NDG YMCAs of Québec. She has been an active member on non-profit organization boards (www.wiaih.qc.ca) as well as on primary school governing boards.
LAURA AGUILAR - DIRECTOR
Former President and founder of the CRL, Kathleen Gray, who has been Laura's mentor for years, chose and asked her to continue her mission of supporting bereaved families. Laura, as the leader of the organization, recognizes the importance of governance, and she is dedicated to establishing a board that will ensure accountability for the Centre and provide the necessary accompaniment for the continuation of the mission she was entrusted with. Laura has a strong vision for the Centre, particularly one where all organizations that provide support to bereaved individuals collaborate to raise awareness about the importance of this assistance for the betterment of individuals, communities, and society at large.
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