Online and In Person Grief Support Organizations for Adults, Children and Families
Compassionate Friends
Supporting family after a child dies
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/
Parents Left Behind
Dr. Susan Averitt began this organization in 2014 after the death of her daughter. This non-profit is based in Fayetteville, AR and is an excellent local resource for supporting families coping with the loss of a child. The website also offers information on local grief retreat opportunities.
https://www.parentsleftbehind.org/
Dougy Center
The National Grief Center for Children & Families
Highmark Caring Place through Fred Rogers Foundation
https://www.highmarkcaringplace.com/cp2/index.shtml
Center for Loss and Life Transition-Dr. Alan Wolfelt
https://www.centerforloss.com/
Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death
https://www.mend.org/infant-loss-organizations
National Alliance for Childrens Grief
The Widowed Parent project-
is committed to supporting widowed mothers and fathers with children in the home.
Alliance of Hope- for suicide loss survivors
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors -Military Loss
Eluna Network-supporting children and families impacted by grief or addiction
Online and In Person Bereavement Support Groups
The Dinner Party-
Building a community of 21–45-year-olds who have each experienced the loss of a parent, partner, child, sibling, other close family member, or close friend.
https://www.thedinnerparty.org/
HealGrief®-
A social support network that is there when everyone else goes away and the real grieving begins. Everything we do is inspired by our core belief that no one should ever grieve alone.
TCF - Loss of a Child
https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcflossofachild/(young child)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcflossofanadultchild/(adult child)
These are large, active sub-groups of Compassionate Friends.
A Memory Grows- a charitable organization offering retreats and outreach to grieving parents, and as a resource to hospitals, clinics, hospice groups, churches and other nonprofit organizations.
Family of Murder Victims
https://www.facebook.com/groups/30147594894/
A mid-size group of family members (not just parents) who have lost loved ones to murder. Active, mid-size group of 1500+
Pat Walkers Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)- critical mental health services such as short-term individual counseling, group counseling, psychiatry, 24/7 mental health emergency services, and case management for University of Arkansas Students.
https://mentalhealth.uark.edu/caps-current-groups-workshops/
Grief Support Resource Links
https://self-compassion.org/test-how-self-compassionate-you-are/
https://www.recover-from-grief.com/art-therapy-activity.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmzqoSc_diY(anchoring heart technique)
https://cynthiagossman.com/amygdala-hijack-vs-grief-burst/
https://pathwayshealth.org/dementia-care/dementia-patients-and-grief/
https://www.griefhealingblog.com/
https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu/
https://stkingston.simplertimes.com/ST-BOOK-ADU-web.pdf
https://elunanetwork.org/national-bereavement-resource-guide
https://www.debbieaugenthaler.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9exVaCMwvo(butterfly hug tutorial)
https://rememberingforgood.com/the-book/
https://www.retreatfinder.com/personal-development-retreats.html(retreats offered worldwide)
https://starfound.org/star-retreats/#register(healing retreats)
https://sparkoflife.org/retreats/(grief retreats)