End of Life Concerns Grief & Bereavement Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Support Groups By Chris Raymond twitter Chris Raymond is an expert on funerals, grief, and end-of-life issues, as well as the former editor of the world’s most widely read magazine for funeral directors. Learn about our editorial process Chris Raymond Fact checked by Fact checked by James Lacy on June 20, 2020 linkedin James Lacy, MLS, is a fact checker and researcher. James received a Master of Library Science degree from Dominican University. Learn about our editorial process James Lacy Updated on June 20, 2020 Print More in End of Life Concerns Grief & Bereavement Assisted Living Hospice Care Palliative Care Pain & Symptom Control The Dying Process Funeral & Memorial Planning Each of us mourns the death of a loved one differently. While some people attempt to cope with their grief by themselves and do not want or need outside assistance, many others seek and find comfort in sharing the pain, anger, depression and other emotions they feel following a loss. This article provides a list of grief and bereavement support groups and organizations that offer nationwide grief support and recovery services, information and other resources to help the bereaved. Tom Merton / Caiaimage / Getty Images About This List The following groups and organizations offer nationwide grief, loss and bereavement support and recovery services, information and other resources. Because many of these groups specialize in the grief associated with a particular type of circumstance, this list is arranged alphabetically by the type of loss. (The "General Loss" category offers listings that you might find helpful regardless of the cause of death.) Moreover, this list is not comprehensive. The groups and organizations shown below appear here because they offer assistance regardless of where you live. Therefore, you should also search for grief, loss and bereavement support and recovery groups in your community. These meetings are often held in churches, community centers, hospitals and healthcare clinics, funeral homes, school gymnasiums, and other gathering spaces. If you cannot locate information about a grief support and recovery group in your community online, then you should contact a local funeral home for suggestions. Finally, every listing/URL below is accurate as of the date at the end of this list but, unfortunately, Internet links can change. Grief, Loss & Bereavement Support Groups Addiction Loss• GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing), http://grasphelp.org Aircraft/Aviation Loss• ACCESS (AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services), http://www.accesshelp.org Child/Grandchild Loss• Bereaved Parents of the USA, http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org• Compassionate Friends, The, http://www.compassionatefriends.org• COPE (Connecting Our Paths Eternally) Foundation, The, http://www.copefoundation.org• Grief Healing, http://www.griefhealingdiscussiongroups.com• Grieving.com, http://forums.grieving.com• MISS Foundation, The, http://www.missfoundation.org• Webhealing.com, http://webhealing.com/forums Firefighter Loss• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, http://www.firehero.org General Loss• AARP, http://www.aarp.org/relationships/grief-loss• Aftertalk, http://www.aftertalk.com• Dougy Center, The, http://www.dougy.org• Grief Healing, http://www.griefhealing.com• GriefNet.org, http://www.griefnet.org• GriefShare, http://www.griefshare.org• Grieving.com, http://forums.grieving.com• Light Beyond, The, http://www.thelightbeyond.com• National Alliance for Grieving Children, http://childrengrieve.org• Actively Moving Forward (AMF) (for young adults), https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/• New York Life Foundation, The, http://www.newyorklife.com/achildingrief• Open to Hope, http://www.opentohope.com• Rainbows, http://www.rainbows.org Law-enforcement Loss• C.O.P.S. (Concerns Of Police Survivors), http://www.nationalcops.org LGBT Loss• Hospice Foundation of America, http://hospicefoundation.org• National Resource Center on LGBT Aging, http://www.lgbtagingcenter.orgNote: Many LGBT bereavement support groups operate locally, and you should search for one in your area. Military/Armed Services Loss• Camp Hometown Heroes (for children/teens), http://www.hometownheroes.org• T.A.P.S. (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors), http://www.taps.org Miscarriage/Pregnancy/SIDS/Stillbirth Loss• Baby Center, http://community.babycenter.com/groups/a15155/miscarriage_stillbirth_infant_loss_support• First Candle, http://www.firstcandle.org • Grief Healing, http://www.griefhealing.com• Grieve Out Loud, http://grieveoutloud.org• Hand to Hold, http://handtohold.org• Hope After Loss, http://www.hopeafterloss.org• Missing GRACE Foundation, http://www.missinggrace.org• Naomi's Circle, http://www.naomiscircle.org/index.html• Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, http://www.nationalshare.org• Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Program, http://www.sudc.org• Tears Foundation, The, http://www.thetearsfoundation.org Murder Loss• Parents of Murdered Children, http://www.pomc.com/index.html Parent Loss• Camp Erin (for children), http://www.moyerfoundation.org/programs/CampErin.aspx• Grief Healing, http://www.griefhealingdiscussiongroups.com• Grieving.com, http://forums.grieving.com• Webhealing.com, http://webhealing.com/forums Pet Loss• APLB (Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement), http://aplb.org• Grief Healing, http://www.griefhealingdiscussiongroups.com• Grieving.com, http://forums.grieving.com• Pet Loss Grief Support, http://www.petloss.com Sibling Loss• Bereaved Parents of the USA, http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org• Compassionate Friends, The, http://www.compassionatefriends.org• Grief Healing, http://www.griefhealingdiscussiongroups.com• Grieving.com, http://forums.grieving.com• Twinless Twins Support Group, http://www.twinlesstwins.org• Webhealing.com, http://webhealing.com/forums Spouse/Partner Loss• Beginning Experience, http://www.beginningexperience.org• Grief Healing, http://www.griefhealingdiscussiongroups.com• Grieving.com, http://forums.grieving.com• National Widower's Organization, http://www.nationalwidowers.org• Widowedparent.org, https://widowedparent.org/• Webhealing.com, http://webhealing.com/forums Suicide Loss• American Association of Suicidology, http://www.suicidology.org• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, http://www.afsp.org• Grieving.com, http://forums.grieving.com• HEARTBEAT, https://www.heartbeatsurvivorsaftersuicide.org/• S.A.V.E. (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), http://www.save.org• SiblingSurvivors.com, http://siblingsurvivors.com• Survivors of Suicide, http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com• Webhealing.com, http://webhealing.com/forums List History 06/20/2020: All links verified09/17/2015: New groups added and all links verified.09/23/2014: New groups added and all links verified.01/31/2014: New groups added.01/03/2014: New groups added and all links verified.02/26/2013: Original list published. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Sign up for our Health Tip of the Day newsletter, and receive daily tips that will help you live your healthiest life. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit