Our Mission:

The Bill Sweeney Charity is dedicated to providing compassionate, specialized bereavement care to families affected by perinatal death, and to promoting healing for those who support them. Our mission is rooted in the belief that no family should face the grief of losing a child without the proper care and support. We offer access to perinatal palliative care, one-on-one and family counseling, and peer support groups, regardless of a family's ability to pay.

There is currently no mandated training for healthcare professionals—such as doctors, nurses, and sonographers—on perinatal palliative care. This gap often leaves providers feeling unprepared and uncomfortable when faced with the needs of grieving families. Through our charity, we aim to fill this gap by providing specialized education, conferences, and training programs for healthcare workers, ensuring they are equipped to offer compassionate, informed care to parents navigating this unimaginable loss.

We also advocate for the Certified in Perinatal Loss Care (CPLC) certification, available through the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC). This certification equips healthcare professionals with the skills necessary to provide the highest quality of perinatal bereavement care.

Through our services, we strive to create a compassionate, informed, and supportive environment for grieving families and the healthcare providers who care for them.There is no mandated training for doctors, nurses, sonographers, etc. for perinatal palliative care, leaving most health care workers feeling uncomfortable and unequipped to provide quality bereavement care. Our charity is designed to allow access to perinatal palliative care, one-on-one & family counseling as well as support groups, regardless of their ability to pay.

We incorporate community  education through conferences & specialized training programs to those who care for these special babies & their parents, and encourage certification for this type of specialized care for all health care workers that work with this population. 

A CPLC (Certified in Perinatal Loss Care) certification is available through HPCC (Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center).

​Learn more about the counseling, bereavement and child play therapy services we offer at SilverLeaf Counseling.