Grief Support Groups & Resource Information
Provided by Marisa Moeller, Ph.D.
Addiction Loss
• GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing)
Aircraft/Aviation Loss
• ACCESS (AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services)
Child/Grandchild Loss
• Compassionate Friends, The
• COPE (Connecting Our Paths Eternally) Foundation, The
• Grief Healing
• Grieving.com
• MISS Foundation, The
• Webhealing.com
Firefighter Loss
• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
General Loss
• AARP
• Aftertalk
• Dougy Center, The
• Dying, Funerals & Grief Forum
• Grief Healing
• GriefNet.org
• GriefShare
• Grieving.com
• Hello Grief
• Light Beyond, The
• National Alliance for Grieving Children
• National Students of AMF (Actively Moving Forward; for college students)
• New York Life Foundation, The
• Open to Hope
• Rainbows
Law-enforcement Loss
• C.O.P.S. (Concerns Of Police Survivors)
LGBT Loss
• Hospice Foundation of America
• National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Military/Armed Services Loss
• Camp Hometown Heroes (for children/teens)
• T.A.P.S. (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors)
Miscarriage/Pregnancy/SIDS/Stillbirth Loss
• Baby Center
• CJ Foundation for SIDS
• First Candle
• Grief Healing
• Grieve Out Loud
• Grieving.com
• Hand to Hold
• Healing Hearts
• Hope After Loss
• Missing GRACE Foundation
• Naomi's Circle
• Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
• Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Program
• Tears Foundation, The
Murder Loss
• Parents of Murdered Children
Parent Loss
• Camp Erin (for children)
• Grief Healing
• Grieving.com
• Webhealing.com
Pet Loss
• APLB (Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement)
• Grief Healing
• Grieving.com
• Pet Loss Grief Support
Sibling Loss
• Bereaved Parents of the USA
• Compassionate Friends, The
• Grief Healing
• Grieving.com
• Twinless Twins Support Group
• Webhealing.com
Spouse/Partner Loss
• Beginning Experience
• Grief Healing
• Grieving.com
• National Widower's Organization
• Parents Without Partners
• Single Fathers Due to Cancer
• Webhealing.com
Suicide Loss
• American Association of Suicidology
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Grieving.com
• HEARTBEAT
• S.A.V.E. (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)
• SiblingSurvivors.com
• Survivors of Suicide
• Webhealing.com
Online:
Grief Anonymous Facebook Online Groups - A national support organization dedicated to those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
The following is a list of online support groups that deal with a particular loss:
- The MISS Foundation provides services to families who have experienced the death of a child at any age.
- The Compassionate Friends provides hope and understanding to those who have lost a child at any age due to any cause.
- Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support is a community for anyone in the family who has experienced the tragic loss of a baby.
- First Candle offers online support groups for those who have experienced loss by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, stillbirth and miscarriage.
- SUDC Foundation offers resources and support for bereaved families who lost children due to sudden unexplained death.
- A Little Hope provides support services for children, teens and young adults who have experienced the loss of a parent, sibling, or a loved one.
- The Alcove offers support services for grieving children.
- Gold Star Family supports families who have lost a loved one during military service.
The following are websites that offer support for the loss of all loved ones:
- GriefNet provides online support to help people work through loss and grief issues of all kinds.
- GriefShare is a network of caring people who will walk alongside you through one of life's most difficult experiences so you will not have to grieve alone.
- Daily Strength enables you to share your experience and join a support group so you are able to connect with those on the same path.
- Grief In Common allows you to share the circumstances surrounding your loss by creating a profile and searching for those who you may have a connection.