Grief Resources & Information

Organizations that walk alongside you

Good Grief

Provides unlimited and free support to children, teens, young adults, and families after the death of a mother, father, sister, or brother — through peer support programs, education, and advocacy.

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March of Dimes

Leading the fight for the health of all moms and babies — working to end preventable maternal health risks and deaths, end preventable preterm birth and infant death, and close the health equity gap.

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American Psychological Association

Guidance on grief and coping with the loss of a loved one, from the American Psychological Association.

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Grief.com — Because Love Never Dies

Dedicated to helping everyone deal with the often unknown terrain that comes with all kinds of grief. Through education, information, and helpful resources, it aims to make the challenging road of grief a little easier.

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Some Facts About Grief

A gentle primer on what grief is and how it moves — helpful facts for anyone navigating loss, from the California Department of Social Services.

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National Support Groups

Communities who understand

Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support

A national community for anyone who experiences the death of a baby — parents, grandparents, siblings, and caregivers. Offers bedside companions, phone support, in-person and online groups, resource packets, and memorial events across 75+ chapters in 29 states.

Star Legacy Foundation

Family support for all types of perinatal loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, neonatal death, and prematurity — available to parents, siblings, grandparents, extended family, and friends.

The Compassionate Friends

A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families who have experienced the death of a child, at any age.

Pregnancy Loss Support Program

Resources and inclusive support for anyone touched by loss — including miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death, or termination for fetal anomalies — as well as support for those pregnant following a loss.

National Alliance for Children's Grief

Guidance and resources for supporting a grieving child, connecting families with local children's bereavement support.

Grief Books

Words for the hardest days

For grieving parents

  • Empty Arms: Coping With Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant DeathSherokee Ilse
  • Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your BabyDeborah L. Davis, Ph.D.
  • Grieving Dads: To the Brink and BackKelly Farley
  • Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child (Good Grief Series)Gary Roe
  • UnexpectingRachel Lewis
  • The Baby Loss Guide: Practical and Compassionate SupportZoe Clark-Coates

For grieving children

  • Where's Jess? For Children Who Have a Brother or Sister DieMarvin Johnson
  • Lost and Found: Remembering a SisterEllen Yeomans
  • The Memory BoxJoanna Rowland
  • We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel InsteadPat Schwiebert
  • Something HappenedCathy Blanford
  • We Had to Say Goodbye Before We Even MetIrene Teague

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