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A curated directory of grief support organizations, crisis resources, art therapy programs, and veteran services. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out.
In immediate crisis?
Call or text 988(Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) · Text HOME to 741741(Crisis Text Line) · Veterans: call 988, press 1
Crisis & immediate support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
24/7 free, confidential support for people in distress. Call or text 988.
988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
Text HOME to 741741
Veterans Crisis Line
Free, confidential support for veterans and their families. Call 988, then press 1.
988, press 1
SAMHSA National Helpline
24/7, 365-day treatment referral and information service for substance abuse and mental health.
1-800-662-4357
Grief support organizations
Communities, education, and peer support for people navigating loss.
The Dougy Center
The National Grief Center for Children & Families. Free grief support resources, tip sheets, and a provider directory.
GriefShare
Find a local grief recovery support group near you. Faith-based, available in all 50 states and internationally.
What’s Your Grief
Evidence-based grief education with articles, courses, and a supportive online community.
The Dinner Party
Peer support community for 20- and 30-somethings who’ve experienced significant loss. Virtual and in-person gatherings.
Option B
Founded by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. Community and resources for building resilience after loss.
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors
Online community specifically for those who’ve lost someone to suicide.
Art therapy & creative healing
Find a credentialed art therapist or learn more about creative approaches to processing grief.
American Art Therapy Association (AATA)
Find a credentialed art therapist, learn about art therapy education, and access research on creative approaches to healing.
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association
Global directory of expressive arts therapists working across visual art, music, movement, drama, and writing.
The Art Therapy Project
Provides free art therapy to individuals and communities affected by trauma, grief, and mental health challenges.
Psychology Today — Art Therapy Directory
Search for art therapists by location, specialty, and insurance. Includes grief-focused practitioners.
“I'm such a visual person that being able to express the intricacies of grief through a visual medium gives more potency to what I'm feeling, as opposed to just listing out a ton of words that may describe how I'm feeling.”
— Preston Zeller
Veteran & military family resources
Support for veterans, service members, and their families \u2014 including creative healing programs.
VA Mental Health Services
Mental health care for veterans including counseling, therapy, and crisis services. No combat experience required.
TAPS — Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Free peer-based emotional support for anyone grieving the death of a military loved one.
Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network
Places creative arts therapies at the core of patient-centered care in military and veteran medical facilities.
Give an Hour
Free mental health services for veterans, service members, and their families through a network of volunteer professionals.
The Mission Continues
Empowers veterans to find purpose through community impact. Service platoons in cities across the country.
Books & further reading
It’s OK That You’re Not OK
Megan Devine
Challenges the idea that grief is a problem to be fixed. A compassionate, no-BS guide to navigating loss.
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
A memoir of grief after the sudden death of Didion’s husband. Unflinching and precise.
No Death, No Fear
Thich Nhat Hanh
A contemplative perspective on death and grief from the Buddhist tradition.
Bearing the Unbearable
Joanne Cacciatore
Written by a grief counselor and bereaved mother. Explores love, loss, and the courage of compassion.
Grief Is Love
Marisa Renee Lee
Reframes grief as an expression of love and offers a path through loss that honors the relationship.
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