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Grief Support New York, NY

Grief support groups in New York

Real, local places to take your grief in New York — starting with the city's dedicated grief organizations. The New York area has 6 Medicare-certified hospice programs in this metro alone, every one required to offer bereavement support — and the 2 nonprofit ones below are where free community grief groups usually live.

Local & Verified

New York’s dedicated grief organizations

Established local centers whose whole mission is grief support.

OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center — New York

In person & online · Sliding scale

The LA grief center's New York branch — peer support groups for children, teens, adults, and families, grouped by age and relationship to the person who died.

VNS Health Grief Support

In person & online · Free

Free grief groups across all five boroughs — organized by relationship to the person who died, plus Spanish- and Chinese-language, men's, and LGBTQIA+ groups.

The Hospice Route

Hospice grief programs open to the New York 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.

Loss-Specific & Meeting Locally

National networks with groups in the New York 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

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

  • Parents Who Lost a Child to SuicideNYC, NY
  • Parents Who Lost a Child to Suicide (Nationwide)NYC, NY
  • Sharing Hearts, Cold Spring Survivors of Suicide Loss Support GroupCold Spring, NY
  • STRENGTH After Suicide Loss Support GroupRaritan, NJ
  • Joe's Project Support GroupBay Shore, NY
  • Imagine's Teal GroupMountainside, NJ
  • Survivors of Suicide Loss-NYCNew York, NY
  • Sibling Survivors of Suicide and Overdose LossNew York, NY
  • Loss to SuicideBrooklyn, NY
  • Survivors of Suicide Upper West Side-Parents GroupNew York, NY
  • Bereavement Support GroupWarwick, NY
  • Coping After SuicideNew York, NY
  • Piscataway Survivor of Suicide Support GroupPiscataway, NJ
  • Survivors of Suicide LossHartsdale, NY
  • Stephy's Place - Suicide Loss of a Loved OneRed Bank, NJ
  • Youth Suicide Loss Survivor Support GroupPiscataway, NJ
  • Survivors of Suicide Loss - Support SeriesAugusta, NJ
  • Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group - Madison, NJMadison, NJ
  • Survivors After Suicide LossDumont, NJ
  • Sail to HealOyster Bay, NY
  • Holding Space In-Person Support Group for parents who have lost a child to suicideNew York, NY
  • Creating Space: Art-Based Workshops for Youth who have lost a loved to suicideNew York City, NY
  • ConnectionsVaried, NY

Meeting times and contacts are on AFSP’s support group finder. More support after suicide loss →

For grieving children & teens · NACG member centers

Members of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief serving the New York 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 New York 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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One email with every network on this page, plus a short guide to choosing a group. No newsletter, no follow-ups — just the list, to read when you’re ready.

Questions

What families ask

Are grief support groups in New York 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.

While You’re Here

Free tools, if they’d help

Made for the same reason this directory exists. No account, no charge.

Free toolWaves of Grief

Map how your grief actually moves — the waves, not the stages. Many people bring their map to a first group meeting.

Free toolWrite a Eulogy

If a service is coming and the blank page is heavy, this helps you shape what you want to say — step by step, in your words.

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