Grief & Loss Resources

 

AARP

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers people to choose how they live as they age.

ALLIANCE OF HOPE FOR SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS

Since 2008, the Alliance of Hope has been working to decrease stigma, increase understanding of the suicide loss experience, and provide direct support to survivors.

THE AMERICAN COUNSELING ASSOCIATION

The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession.

 

ASSOCIATION FOR DEATH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

The Association for Death Education and Counseling®, The Thanatology Association®, is one of the first interdisciplinary organizations in the field of dying, death and bereavement. Its 1,500 members include a wide array of psychologists, counselors, social workers, educators, researchers, hospice personnel, clergy, and volunteers.

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER

Boston Medical Center is committed to empowering all patients to thrive, through our innovative and equitable care.

BROOKE’S PLACE

Brooke’s Place provides support groups, therapy services and community education to empower children, teens, young adults and their families to thrive in the midst of grief.

 

CANCERCARE

Founded in 1944, CancerCare is the leading national organization providing free, professional support services and information to help people manage the emotional, practical, and financial challenges of cancer.

CENTER FOR LOSS & LIFE TRANSITION

The Center for Loss and Life Transition is dedicated to “companioning” grieving people as they mourn significant transitions and losses that transform their lives. 

COALITION TO SUPPORT GRIEVING STUDENTS

The Coalition to Support Grieving Students is a unique collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing classroom teachers (including teachers, paraprofessionals, and other instructional staff), principals, assistant principals, superintendents, school board members, and central office staff, student support personnel (including school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and other student support personnel), and other school professionals who have come together with a common conviction: grieving students need the support and care of the school community.

 

CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS

Rebuilding Shattered Lives of Survivors and Co-Workers Affected by Line-of-Duty Deaths.

EVERMORE

Evermore is a national nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of bereaved people. 

FIRST CANDLE

First Candle is committed to the elimination of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths through education, while providing support for grieving families who have suffered a loss.

 

GOOD GRIEF

Good Grief builds resilience in children, strengthens families, and empowers communities to grow from loss and adversity.

GRIEF.COM

Grief.com is dedicated to help everyone deal with the often unknown terrain that comes along with all kinds of grief. 

CENTER FOR GRIEF RECOVERY AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES

Our team specializes in bereavement and provides professional development opportunities, case consultation, and presentations to institutions and groups.

 

GRIEF IN COMMON

Chat With Others In Grief.

GRIEF & LOSS BOOKS

My curated list of Grief & Loss Books on Amazon.

Click here for a curated list of my favorite Mindfulness and Grief & Loss books on Amazon. (Earns commissions.)

GRIEFNET.ORG

GriefNet.org is an internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, trauma, and major loss.

 

GRIEF SHARE

A GriefShare support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. 

GREIVING.COM

Grieving.com is a a community of people supporting each other. 

HEALGRIEF.ORG

HealGrief® is a social support network that is there when everyone else goes away and the real grieving begins.

 

HELPGUIDE.ORG

HelpGuide.org is an independent nonprofit that runs one of the world’s leading mental health websites.

HOPE FOR BEREAVED

HOPE for Bereaved understands that when someone close to you dies, it changes your life. Those suffering from grief need the support of others who share that experience.

HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

HFA is a trusted source of information on end of life, hospice care and grief. 

 

MISS FOUNDATION

Welcome to the MISS Foundation’s website where you will find quick access to counseling resources, advocacy information, research on traumatic grief, education for healthcare providers and community members, and support services for those grieving the death, or impending death, of a child. 

MYGRIEF.CA

MyGrief.ca is an online resource to help people move through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN’S GRIEF

The National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG) is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness about the needs of children and teens who are grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who supports them.

 

NOVA

Our mission is to champion dignity and compassion for those harmed by crime and crisis.

OPEN TO HOPE

Helping people find hope after loss.

OPTION B

OptionB.Org helps people who are navigating loss and hardship find a way forward.

 

PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN

For the families and friends of those who have died by violence. POMC provides the on-going emotional support needed to help parents and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a “new life” and to promote a healthy resolution.

SUICIDE AWARENESS VOICES OF EDUCATION

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) was founded by survivors of suicide loss in Minneapolis in 1990, and people bereaved by suicide have always been a central part of the mission, goals, and history of SAVE, which now serves communities across the country.

SAFE PLACE GRIEF GROUP

Free grief support meetings for survivors of suicide loss held virtually on the 1st & 3rd Wed of every month from 6-7:30PM/EST. Advance registration required.

 

SAMARITANS

Offering Care to Suicide Loss Survivors.

SOARING SPIRITS

Soaring Spirits has one goal; to connect widowed people with each other

TRADEGY ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS

TAPS is the national nonprofit organization providing compassionate care and comprehensive resources for all those grieving the death of a military or veteran loved one. 

 

THE CHILDREN’S ROOM

Creating safe, supportive communities so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone.

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS

The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.

THE DOUGY CENTER

Dougy Center provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and families who are grieving can share their experiences before and after a death. 

 
 
 

TWINLESS TWINS

TTSGI is made up of twins who have lost their twin due to death at any age.