Grief Counseling & Support Groups

A Little HOPE

Provides funds for grief counseling and bereavement support services to children and teens who have experienced the loss of a parent or loved one.
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Air Force Crossroads - Casualty & Loss

Contains information on handling the loss or casualty of a loved one, including dealing with grief, benefits, necessary papers, funeral arrangements and memorial services and more.
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AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services (ACCESS)

An air disaster bereavement support network dedicated to connecting those who have survived or lost loved ones in private, military and commercial plane crashes and other aviation tragedies with individuals who have lived through similar losses. Call toll-free helpline: 1-877-227-6435.

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American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.

An organization of mothers who have lost a son or daughter in the service of our country, which provides support to these mothers and their families and works with Veterans and other Veteran organizations.
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Bereaved Parents of the USA

National support group for parents who have had a child die, at any age from any cause. Find chapter locations.

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Compassionate Friends

Self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings.

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Coping with Grief & Loss

Provides sources of information on handling grief and bereavement, including coping with loss, loss of a spouse, stages of grief and how to find help to cope with grief.
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From the Warfront to the Homefront Foundation Inc.

A referral-based organization that provides assistance to Veterans and their families. Works with other organizations to help with job training, housing, financial, family support and mental health.
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Gold Star Family Support

Programs for children, teens and adults that address the needs of those who suffer the loss of a Service Member.
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Gold Star Wives of America

Organization of military widows/widowers whose spouses died while on active duty or from service connected disabilities. Services include counseling, financial assistance and help with paying for college, as well as special resources for widows/widowers of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF and OIF).

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Grief Guidelines for Parents

Suggestions and advice regarding dealing with your child's grief over the loss of a loved one.
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Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Contact information for free mental health counseling services that can help with problems relating to alcohol and drug addiction, depression, bereavement and other counseling and treatment needs.
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Society of Military Widows

Provides services and support to widows of members of all branches of the uniformed services of the United States.
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Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

Supports and assists surviving families of those who have died in service to America through a wide variety of programs including those for grieving children and peer support programs.
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United Warrior Survivors Foundation

Peer-to-peer support, survivor transition assistance, emergency aid and financial planning and bereavement counseling for surviving spouses of Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations personnel killed in the line of duty since September 11, 2001.
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VA Bereavement Counseling

VA offers bereavement counseling to parents, spouses and children of Armed Forces personnel who died in the service of their country. Also eligible are family members of reservists and National Guardsmen who die while on duty. Contact Readjustment Counseling Service at 202-273-9116 or via e-mail at vet.center@va.gov.

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Vet Centers

Centers offer readjustment counseling and outreach services to all Veterans who served in any combat zone and their family for military-related issues. Services include individual counseling, group counseling, marital and family counseling, bereavement counseling, medical referrals, assistance in applying for VA benefits, employment counseling and alcohol/drug assessments. Find the Vet Center in your state.

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Widowed Information & Consultation Services (WICS)

Provides a supportive environment and service to widowed men and women through their adjustment to the loss of a spouse or partner by death and into their lives as a single person.
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