Grief Resources

USA Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988

Monterey County

  • Papillon Center for Loss & Transition https://www.papillon-center.org/

  • Hospice Giving Foundation https://hospicegiving.org/

  • Monterey County Office of Emergency Services - Care for Community https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/administrative-office/office-of-emergency-services/situational-awareness/emergency-services-interactive-maps

  • Monterey County Rape Crisis Center https://www.mtryrapecrisis.org/reporting-options

  • United Way Monterey County - Mental Health https://211montereycounty.org/mental-health/

  • SPCA Monterey County https://www.spcamc.org/for-pet-owners/end-of-life-compassion/pet-loss-support.html

  • BirchBark Foundation - Pet Loss Support https://www.birchbarkfoundation.org/griefsupport

  • Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County https://www.vtcmonterey.org/

  • The Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County https://blindandlowvision.org/

  • County of Monterey COVID-19 Resources https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/home-covid-response

California

  • Red Cross - CA Virtual Family Assistance Center https://www.redcross.org/virtual-family-assistance-center/ca-virtual-family-assistance-center.html

  • California Hospice and Palliative Care Association https://www.calhospice.org/

  • Soaring Spirits International - Widowed Support https://soaringspirits.org/

  • UCSF Bereavement Resources and Services https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/bereavement-resources-and-services

  • California Funeral Alternatives https://www.californiafuneralalternatives.com/

  • Village Movement California - Senior Membership Organization alleviating social isolation https://villagemovementcalifornia.org/

  • Family First Intervention - California Addiction Intervention https://family-intervention.com/directory/intervention/california/

  • Divorce Help http://divorcehelp.org/

  • California Association of Veteran Service Agencies https://californiaveterans.org/

  • California COVID-19 Support https://covid19.ca.gov/resources-for-emotional-support-and-well-being/

National

  • My Grief Angels http://www.mygriefangels.org/

  • The Compassionate Friends - Online Support for Child Loss https://www.compassionatefriends.org/

  • Military Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors https://www.taps.org/

  • Veterans Crisis Line https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

  • Institute on Aging - The Friendship Line https://www.ioaging.org/services/all-inclusive-health-care/friendship-line/about-the-friendship-line

  • Grief Support https://whatsyourgrief.com/

  • Refuge in Grief https://refugeingrief.com/

  • Resolve - The National Infertility Association https://resolve.org/

  • Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement https://www.aplb.org/

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness https://nami.org/

  • National Institute on Mental Health https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention https://afsp.org/

  • National Council for Adoption http://www.adoptioncouncil.org/

  • Spiritual Emergence Network USA http://www.spiritualemergence.org/

“Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness, we will discover the infinite power of our light.”
— Brene Brown
“Perhaps the butterfly is a proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.”
— Anonymous
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
— Les Miserables
“The idea that appreciating what you’ve got is the antidote for the pain of what you are missing, that is central fallacy. Gratitude and grief don’t cancel each other out. They exist side by side.”
— Megan Devine
“You’re not a victim for sharing your story. You are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth. And you never know who needs your light, your warmth and raging courage.”
— Alex Elle

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”

— Helen Keller