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The following organizations also provide support and assistance to grieving families, some of which are focused on specific causes of death or ages:

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

www.afsp.org
888-333-2377

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

988 or 800-273-8255 (TALK)

American Association of Suicidology

suicidology.org

Parents of Murdered Children

www.pomc.com
888-818-7662

Haven of Northern Virginia

www.havenofnova.org
703-941-7000

Crisis Link

www.crisislink.org
703-527-4077

Pregnancy, infant death

mymiscarriagematters.org
www.missfoundation.org (national)
https://nationalshare.org/virginia
info@nationalshare.org, 800-821-6819

Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC)

https://sudc.org/
800-620-SUDC

Loss of only child or all children

alivealone.org

Mental Health Resources

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(an advocacy group)
https://www.nami.org/Home
Support groups: https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Support-Groups

Resources from TCF national conference speakers
bobbaugher.com
jillcolucci.com
nathanpeterson.net

Other helpful websites and organizations:
www.bereavedparentsusa.org
www.griefshare.org
www.goodgrief.org
www.thebereavementjourney.com
www.journeyofhearts.org
www.healingheart.net
www.spacebetweenbreaths.com
www.holdingontolove.com
https://griefhaven.com
www.centerforloss.com
opentohope.com