Grief Resources


Memoirs about the loss of a child:

Dispatches from Grief: A Mother’s Journey Through the Unthinkable by Danielle Crittenden
A Heart That Works by Bob Delaney
Finding the Words by Colin Campbell
Fi by Alexandra Fuller
I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye by Ivan Maisel 
Blue Nights by Joan Didion
Confessions of Child Loss by Emily Graham
Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li
The After Grief by Hope Edelman

Books about loss:

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
In Love by Amy Bloom
Crying in the H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Memorial Days: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks
Ghost Stories: A Memoir by Siri Hustvedt

Grief Support in the US:

Evermore.org
Making meaningful changes in communities, science, and advocacy.

Griefshare.org
A grief recovery support group where you can find help and healing.

The Dougy Center
Provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences.

Parents of Murdered Children
Provides support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder.

Bereaved Parents of the USA
Offers support, compassion, and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents or siblings struggling to rebuild their lives.

Compassionate Friends
Provides support to families experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.