Grieving is an experience we all go through. Lean on family, friends, and even strangers for support. Below we’ve listed several online resources for finding online support forums, in-person support groups, blogs, non-profit organizations, and education about grief.

• Open to Hope is a non-profit that provides resources for those grieving any type of loss, from the death of a sibling to that of a child. The site publishes videos, books, blog, and podcasts. Individuals can easily search the information relevant to them by filtering by the date of their loss and the individual they lost.
• Grief Healing is the blog behind the Grief Healing Discussion Groups. The posts are designed to be informative and helpful to survivors as well as professional and family caregivers who are anticipating or recovering from a loss.
• Grief Haven provides support and educational resources to those grieving, as well as those providing care to them. The site assists healthcare professionals who work with death such as caregivers and hospice.
• The Fred Rogers Company provides resources for parents looking for help on explaining death to their children.
• What’s Your Grief is a blog managed by mental health professionals who have also experienced the loss of a loved one. The site provides e-learning courses and training for health care professionals as well as those grieving.
• Join an online grief forum to ask for advice or just have someone to listen. Popular grief forums include the Grieving.com forums, Grief Healing Discussion Groups, Online Grief Support forum, Grief subreddit and the GriefSupport subreddit.
• To avoid feeling isolated, join an in-person support group. Google “grief support group” and you will find additional local resources near you. National directories of support groups are also available on Grief.com, Psychology Today (click the drop down menu by “Find a Therapist”), and GriefShare.

• The Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors hosts a community forum, local support group directory, and provides books, resources, and other tips for new survivors.
• The Clinician Survivor Task Force provides support to healthcare professionals like therapists who are coping after the suicidal death of a client.
• Friends for Survival is run by a team of volunteers who have all been affected by suicide. The site provides resources on how to give comfort, encourage coping, and otherwise provide support to those grieving the suicide death of a loved one. The site’s Suicide Loss Help Line can be reached at 800-646-7322.
• The Suicide Prevention Resource Center and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention both have resource pages dedicated to survivors.
• Forums include the Suicide Grief Support Forum, the Alliance of Hope Community Forum, the Suicide Bereavement subreddit, and the completely private and confidential Suicide.org Suicide Survivors Forum.

• The Compassionate Friends is a non-profit with chapters in all 50 states that helps families grieve after the death of a child.
• The COPE Foundation helps families grieve as well, with a special focus on helping siblings as well as parents. Their hotline 516-364-2673 is available 9a-9pm on weekdays and 10a-3pm on weekends for peer support.
• Grieving Dads is a blog run by a father who lost his son that provides support to men, who are often overlooked during grief.
• Four Plus an Angel is a blog run by a mother who lost one of her children, and chronicles her family of four children coping and moving forward.
• Still Standing Magazine supports parents who lost a child, particularly at a young age or through miscarriage. There are also resources for medical professionals.
• TAPS provides peer support for families grieving a military member.
• Forums include the Loss of a Child forums on Grieving.com and Loss of an Infant, Child or Grandchild forum on Grief Healing Discussion Groups.

• Camp HOPE, Weekend camp for grieving children and teenagers.
• The Dougy Center, A web site providing support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences.
• The National Alliance for Grieving Children posts blog posts, hosts a local support directory, and shares resources to help children and their caregivers cope with the grief of losing a parent or loved one.
• Forums include the Loss of a Parent or Grandparent forums on Grief Healing Discussion Groups, the Loss of a Parent forums on Grieving.com, and the Children Dead Parents subreddit.

• Soaring Spirits is a community of widowed people who share their stories with each other through local support groups, pen pal programs, online forums, and in-person events.
• The National Widowers’ Organization provides online resources and peer support to men who lost their spouse or partner.
• The Hope for Widows Foundation provides support to other widows through a private Facebook group, online forums, local meetups, and more resources.
• Parents Without Partners helps single parents grieving their spouse or co-parent connect with peers for local support through organizational-led recreational activities and more.
• Widowed Village is a forum run by Soaring Spirits. Other forums include the Young Widow Forum, the Widows & Widowers Support Group on DailyStrength, and the Widowers subreddit.