Grief Support
Grief Resources
Individual counseling, local grief support groups, and online websites may help in working through your grief.
GriefShare is a nationwide network of groups of people who meet weekly to share and support each other during the grief recovery process. Visit www.griefshare.org to find a support group near you.
Online resources include discussion forums, educational tools, and a community for people who are dealing with grief. You may find one or more of the following websites to be helpful:
Whether your family has had a child die (at any age, from any cause), or you are trying to help those who have gone through this life-altering experience, The Compassionate Friends exists to provide friendship, understanding, and hope to those going through the natural grieving process. Through a network of more than 625 chapters with locations in all fifty states, as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, The Compassionate Friends has been supporting bereaved families after the death of a child for four decades.
For more than fifty years, AARP has been serving its members and society and creating positive social change. AARP’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for all as we age, leading positive social change and delivering value to members through information, advocacy and service. Here you’ll find articles, discussions, and helpful information on dealing with end of life care, the challenges faced by caregivers, and how to deal with grief after a loss.
For those aged 18-25, it is reported that 1 out of 3 young adults are actively grieving. Healgrief, a 501c3 organization, provides resource information, an app for messaging, as well as facilitated virtual support groups that are moderated by professionals. In light of COVID-19, the age limit has been adjusted to 18-30 year olds.
Launched in October 2009, the content of the Grief Healing Blog is aimed at professional and family care-givers who serve the needs of anyone anticipating or coping with significant loss, including animal lovers, the elderly, the seriously ill and dying, and those who are living with disabilities.This blog is designed and intended to share any useful, accurate and reliable information about care giving, loss, grief and transition, whether it is found on the Internet or written by the author herself. For more information, visit: https://www.griefhealingblog.com/p/about-grief-healing.html. To further support the path to healing, Marty has created online discussions groups that can be joined at www.griefhealingdiscussiongroups.com
The Grief Resource Network features the entire spectrum of services, assistance, comfort and guidance for those who are suffering from the loss of a loved one. Some specific areas include government resources, crisis relief assistance, meetings/events, regional service providers, grief related research studies/data as well as book and movie recommendations. We are a network created by grieving people, for grieving people.
Open to Hope is an online community offering inspirational stories of loss, hope, and recovery. Their mission is centered in the belief that hope is the bridge between loss and recovery. The website provides Open to Hope articles, Open to Hope podcasts, Open to Hope TV episodes, Open to Hope book information and Open to Hope author information.
Moving away from the idea that grief is a problem that needs to be “fixed,” Speaking Grief validates the experience of grievers and guides those wishing to support them. There is no “right” way to grieve. By sharing diverse representations of bereavement, Speaking Grief illustrates that grief is a universal, yet individual experience.