Bereavement Support Groups
The following is a list of local and national organizations and support groups available to assist individuals and families during the grieving process. Please feel free to contact them to set up an appointment and to access their program schedules.
National Support Groups
Hospice Foundation of America
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
National Hotline for Surviving Friends & Relatives of AIDS Victims (CDC Info)
Rainbows (Loss of a Child of Sibling)
Parents of Murdered Children
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Local Support Groups
Adult Grief (support to grieving families)
DePaul Health Center
Bridgeton,, MO
Bridgeton,, MO
Grief Share (Adults-Loss of a family member or friend)
Cornerstone Ministry Center
Alton, IL
Alton, IL
Grief Share (Adults-Loss of a family member or friend)
Eden UCC
Edwardsville, IL
Edwardsville, IL
Grief Share (Adults-Loss of a family member or friend)
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Collinsville, IL
Collinsville, IL
Grief Support (Adults who have recently lost loved ones)
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Alton, IL
Alton, IL
Grief Support (Loss of a spouse, parents, child, significant other)
St. Anthony’s Medical
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Grief/Loss/Change Support Group (Loss through death, divorce, or other crisis)
Alton,
IL
Hospice Grief Workshops (Adults–Topics vary)
Gateway Regional Medical Center
Granite City, IL
Granite City, IL
Mercy Friends Grief Support (Adults who have lost a family member or friend)
St. Louis,
MO
Mercy Heart Prints (Loss of a baby)
St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
National Share Support Group (Children lost by miscarriage, stillborn, newborn)
St. Charles,
MO
New Day Program (Adults who have lost a family member or friend)
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Highland, IL
Highland, IL
SIDS (Loss of an infant to S.I.D.S.)
Kirkwood,
MO
Southwestern Illinois College Senior Programs (Adults – Topics vary)
Phone Ext. 7031
Belleville, IL
Belleville, IL
Starting Over (Loss of a spouse)
Our Lady of the Snows
Belleville, IL
Belleville, IL
The Compassionate Friends (Support after the death of a child)
Edwardsville,
IL