Roberta's House
Baltimore's family grief center — peer groups for children, teens, and adults, with programs for homicide, infant loss, and overdose grief.
Grief Support Baltimore, MD
Grief support groups in Baltimore
Real, local places to take your grief in Baltimore — starting with the city's dedicated grief organizations. The Baltimore area has 9 Medicare-certified hospice programs in this metro alone, every one required to offer bereavement support — and the 4 nonprofit ones below are where free community grief groups usually live.
Local & Verified
Baltimore’s dedicated grief organizations
Established local centers whose whole mission is grief support.
Gilchrist Grief Care
One-on-one grief counseling, groups, workshops, and remembrance events from the region's nonprofit hospice — open to the community at no charge.
The Counseling Center at Stella Maris
Grief counseling and support groups for adults, teens, and children five and up — in person in Timonium or by telehealth.
The Hospice Route
Hospice grief programs open to the Baltimore community
Every Medicare-certified hospice must offer bereavement support, and nonprofit hospices in particular usually run free grief groups open to anyone — whether or not your person was in their care. Call and ask for the bereavement coordinator.
- Hospice of the Chesapeake, INC.Pasadena, MD · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1988 · (443) 837-1519
- Bridginglife, INC.Westminster, MD · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1992 · (410) 871-8000
- Gilchrist Hospice Care, INCHunt Valley, MD · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1994 · (443) 849-8200
- Heartland Hospice (Baltimore)Windsor Mill, MD · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1995 · (410) 247-2900
- Stella Maris INCTimonium, MD · Other · Medicare-certified since 1983 · (410) 252-4500
- Phr of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · For-profit · Medicare-certified since 1989 · (410) 368-2825
- Amedisys Hospice of Greater ChesapeakeRosedale, MD · For-profit · Medicare-certified since 1996 · (410) 686-5635
- Adoration HospiceBaltimore, MD · For-profit · Medicare-certified since 2021 · (410) 235-1060
- Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of MarylandColumbia, MD · For-profit
Loss-Specific & Meeting Locally
National networks with groups in the Baltimore area
These come straight from each network’s own chapter locator — real groups, run by people who have lived the same loss.
After the death of a child · The Compassionate Friends
- TCF of Greater Baltimore ChapterBaltimore, MD
- TCF of the Patapsco ValleyEllicott City, MD
- TCF of Harford CountyBel Air, MD
- TCF of Prince George's County ChapterBowie, MD
- TCF of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC
- TCF Potomac ChapterPotomac, MD
- Arlington ChapterArlington, VA
Peer groups of bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. More support after the loss of a child →
After a suicide loss · Survivors of Suicide Loss groups
- Afterwards. A NOVA suicide support group.Sterling, VA
- Artful GriefCockeysville, MD
- Suicide Loss Support GroupBel Air, MD
- Suicide Bereavement GroupBethesda, MD
- SOS BaltimoreBaltimore, MD
- Keep Hope Alive: Survivors of Suicide Loss Peer Support GroupWestminster, MD
- S.O.S. LighthouseParkville, MD
- SunriseNorth East, MD
- Howard County Survivors of SuicideColumbia, MD
- Survivors of Suicide Support GroupFrederick, MD
Meeting times and contacts are on AFSP’s support group finder. More support after suicide loss →
For grieving children & teens · NACG member centers
- Kids Grief SupportMaryland, United States
- Family Circle Feeling and HealingMaryland, United States
- BridgingLife (formerly Carroll Hospice)Maryland, United States
Members of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief serving the Baltimore area. More support for children & teens →
By Type of Loss
Groups that fit your specific loss
A widow, a bereaved parent, and someone mourning a dog need different rooms. These pages list the national networks — most with Baltimore chapters or weekly online groups.
Loss of a Spouse or PartnerLoss of a ChildPregnancy & Infant LossPet LossSuicide LossMilitary & Veteran LossChildren & TeensLoss of a Parent
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Questions
What families ask
Are grief support groups in Baltimore really free?
Mostly, yes. Hospice bereavement groups are free — Medicare requires the service — and nonprofit grief centers are typically free or donation-based. If a fee ever blocks you, say so; it is almost always waived.
How do I actually use this hospice list?
Call one nonprofit hospice near you and ask for the bereavement coordinator — that person’s job includes knowing every grief group in the area, including ones no website lists. You do not need to have used the hospice, and there is nothing to sign up for. One call, one question: “What grief groups are meeting near me right now?”
What if I need a group for my specific loss?
Start with our loss-type pages — spouse, child, pet, suicide loss and more. The national networks there run local chapters and scheduled online groups, which is often the fastest route to a room that fits.
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