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Grief Support St. Louis, MO
Grief support groups in St. Louis
Real, local places to take your grief in St. Louis — starting with the city's dedicated grief organizations. The St. Louis area has 26 Medicare-certified hospice programs in this metro alone, every one required to offer bereavement support — and the 6 nonprofit ones below are where free community grief groups usually live.
Local & Verified
St. Louis’s dedicated grief organizations
Established local centers whose whole mission is grief support.
The Listening Place
Walk-in Wednesday-evening listening sessions with trained grief volunteers in Webster Groves, plus a monthly grief group — no appointment needed.
The Hospice Route
Hospice grief programs open to the St. Louis 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.
- Mercy HospiceSaint Louis, MO · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1988 · (314) 729-4400
- Bethesda Hospice CareSaint Louis, MO · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2002 · (314) 446-0623
- Evertrue HospiceSaint Louis, MO · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2007 · (314) 446-2539
- St Luke'S Hospice ServicesChesterfield, MO · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2007 · (314) 205-6707
- New Haven Hospice Care, INCNew Haven, MO · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2017 · (573) 237-2878
- Crown Hospice of St Louis, INCCreve Coeur, MO · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2024 · (314) 918-5354
Plus 20 more Medicare-certified hospices across the metro — every one searchable, with inspection results and family ratings, on Medicare Care Compare. All of them provide bereavement support to families in their care; the nonprofit and government ones above are the likeliest to run open community groups.
Loss-Specific & Meeting Locally
National networks with groups in the St. Louis 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
- St. Clair County ChapterBelleville, IL
- Madison County ChapterGodfrey, IL
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
- South County Survivors of Suicide Loss Support GroupSt. Louis, MO
- SOS - ProvidentSaint Louis, MO
Meeting times and contacts are on AFSP’s support group finder. More support after suicide loss →
For grieving children & teens · NACG member centers
- Crime Victim Center- Counseling ServicesMissouri, United States
- Camp Courage – TeensMissouri, United States
- Bridges Grief Support GroupMissouri, United States
- Crime Victim Center Youth CounselingMissouri, United States
- Love Like JacksonMissouri, United States
Members of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief serving the St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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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