FREE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS

Children’s Bereavement Center® (CBC) and adult division Lift From Loss® provides FREE grief support groups for children, teens and adults who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Peer grief support groups are open-ended. Participants may join groups at any time during the year after registering. Because grief is unique to each individual, children and their families decide their length of participation at the CBC. Losses can be recent or in years past.

About CBC Groups

• All peer grief support groups are FREE
• Groups for all ages (4+), including adults
• Registration for groups is required and available ongoing
• Groups are available for:
  • Children & Teens
    • Elementary School Groups (Kindergarten - 2nd grade; 3rd - 5th grade)
    • Middle School Groups
    • High School Groups
  • Adults
    • Young Adult Groups for 18 - 30-somethings
    • Adult Groups (In English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole)
    • Dedicated perinatal and infant loss groups for child loss before birth or during infancy
    • Dedicated child loss group for parents and caregivers who have lost a child of any age
• Groups are co-facilitated by mental health professionals & trained volunteers
• Activities include music and art therapy & candle lighting ceremonies
• Groups meet in the evenings every week, all year-round via zoom
• Participants decide how long they wish to attend group
• Open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one as a result of illness, accident, suicide or homicide

Groups welcome all those touched by the loss of a loved one and are non-denominational, culturally diverse and welcoming of all identities

For young children, we are working with our art and music specialists to create activities that our elementary-aged participants can complete at home with their parents or caregivers.

If you or someone you know needs support after the loss of a loved one: 

PLEASE CALL 888-988-5438 or e-mail support@childbereavement.org TO REGISTER FOR OUR FREE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS or click here to fill out this form and we'll call you back during business hours. Calls are returned during office hours Monday - Friday from 9:00am – 5:00pm unless there is a holiday. Registration is required.

Click here to register for Spanish groups

Click here to register for Haitian Creole groups

Looking for a resource on how to talk to a grieving child? Click HERE!

Calls are returned during office hours Monday - Friday from 9:00am – 5:00pm unless there is a holiday.