# Grief Support Resources ## expand\_more ![Spring tree blossoms starting to emerge](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/hds2/files/griefsupport-banner-spring2020-dnh-9379.jpg) Visit the [Student Support](/community-life/student-life/student-support "Student Support") page for more resources, including accessibility/disability policies, Title IX information, learning support assistance, health and wellness resources, and more. ## On campus **HDS Office of the Chaplain and Religious and Spiritual Life** Swartz 110 Phone: 617.496.7540 **Office of Student Life** Swartz 106 Phone: 617.496.3091 [**Counseling and Mental Health Services**](https://camhs.huhs.harvard.edu/find-help-now) Through Harvard University Health Services [**HDS Denominational Counselors**](/academics/ministry-studies/denominational-instruction "Denominational Instruction") The HDS Office of Ministry Studies employs part-time denominational counselors who serve the needs of several particular faith communities at the Divinity School. [**Harvard Chaplains**](https://chaplains.harvard.edu/) Harvard Chaplains is the umbrella organization of 38 chaplains representing 26 of the world’s traditions, united in their commitment to serving Harvard’s diverse student communities. --- *The sites below are maintained by organizations external to HDS. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply endorsement.* ## Off-campus bereavement groups [**Mount Auburn Hospital Bereavement Support Groups**](https://mountauburnhospital.org/patients-visitors/spiritual) Mount Auburn Hospital offers three eight-week-long bereavement support groups series a year. Each series will meet for eight Wednesday evenings, 6–7:30 pm in the Clough Conference Room. Any adult who has experienced the death of someone close is welcomed. Participants have experienced the death of a spouse or partner, child, sibling, friend, or other relative. Contact Beth Loomis, director of pastoral care, at or 617.575.8606. [**National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255**](https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) [**The Compassionate Friends (TCF) of Boston: Supporting Family After a Child Dies**](https://www.compassionatefriends.org/find-support/chapters/chapter-locator/) Meeting information: first Tuesday of each month 6–7:30 pm Trinity Church of Boston (Parish House, Lower Level Room A) 206 Clarendon Drive, Boston, MA 02116 or 617.539.6424 [**VNACare**](https://vnacare.org/community/bereavement-support) Bereavement support groups are offered several times a year in various locations. There is no charge for the group, but registration is required. ## Grief Support Resources - [*All There Is with Anderson Cooper*](https://www.cnn.com/all-there-is-anderson-cooper) - [Being with Love, Death and Grief: Tara Brach and Frank Ostaseski](https://www.tarabrach.com/being-with-love-death-grief-tara-brach-frank-ostaseski/?cn-reloaded=1) - *Fresh Air*: A Mother Remembers Her Adolescent Daughter’s Death from Cancer February 3, 2025 (episode) - [*On Point*, WBUR](https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2015/01/02/grief-mourning-tom-ashbrook-family): How We Grieve January 2, 2015 (episode) - [Actively Moving Forward](https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/) (AMF): College students supporting one another in grieving theillness or death of a loved one - [GriefShare.org](http://www.griefshare.org/): A website that provides listings of local grief support groups - [The Dougy Center](http://www.dougy.org/): The national center for grieving children and families - [Center for Loss and Life Transition](http://www.centerforloss.com/): Articles and book excerpts - [Hold the Door for Others (PDF)](https://holdthedoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/finding-your-way.pdf): A detailed workbook on “Finding Your Way Through Loss and Sudden Adversity” - [Help Guide: Coping with Grief and Loss](https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/coping-with-grief-and-loss.htm) - [Hampshire College’s Grief Resources Bibliography (PDF)](https://www.hampshire.edu/sites/default/files/shared_files/Grief_Resources_Bibliography.pdf): Extensive bibliography of books organized by subtopic and audience - [Six Tips for Dealing with Grief and Loss in Recovery](https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/6-tips-for-dealing-with-grief-loss-in-recovery/) - [HealGrief](https://healgrief.org/) - [ModernLoss](https://modernloss.com/) - [The Grieving Person's B](https://chaplain.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/grieving-person-bor.pdf)[ill of Rights (PDF)](https://chaplain.yale.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/grievers-bill-of-rights.pdf) - courtesy of the Yale University Chaplain's Office - [Helpful Tips for Grieving College Students (PDF)](https://chaplain.yale.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/helpful-tips-for-grieving-college-students.pdf) - courtesy of the Yale University Chaplain's Office - [Helping Children to Cope with Grief](https://choicemutual.com/kids-bereavment/) - [Emotional Healing After a Miscarriage](https://online.nursing.georgetown.edu/blog/emotional-healing-after-miscarriage-guide-women-partners-family-friends/) - [Grief.com](https://grief.com/) - [COVID Grief Network for Young Adults (20’s and 30’s)](https://www.covidgriefnetwork.org/) - [Dealing with Grief and Bereavement](https://nanha.org/2020/02/11/dealing-with-death-grief-and-bereavement/): National Association of Nursing Home Attorneys - [What’s Your Grief](https://whatsyourgrief.com/) - [The Dinner Party: 20’s and 30’s](https://www.thedinnerparty.org/) - [Compassionate Friends: Death of a Child](https://www.compassionatefriends.org/) - [Resources for Bereavement and Grief](https://memorialchurch.harvard.edu/resources-bereavement-and-grief): The Memorial Church of Harvard University - [Grief Following the Death of a Loved One](https://springhillrecovery.com/coping-with-grief/) due to Substance Use Disorder - [Survivors of Homicide](https://www.survivorsofhomicide.com/) - [Alliance of Hope](https://allianceofhope.org/), for suicide loss survivors - [American Foundation for Suicide Prevention](https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someone), for suicide loss survivors - [Massachusetts AA Meetings](https://www.aa.org/find-aa/massachusetts/) - [Grief Resources for College Students](https://collegeeducated.com/resources/grief-resources-for-college-students/) - [The Children's Room](https://childrensroom.org/), Arlington MA, for grieving children, teens, and families