💜 Grief & Mental Health Resources

If you are in crisis or having thoughts of self-harm, please stop what you’re doing and dial or text “988.”
This is the United States Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, offering free and confidential help 24/7.
Your life is precious. No matter how dark things may seem right now — you are not alone.

 

🌈 Overview

These resources have been thoughtfully compiled by the Auer family and the Rush’s Rainbows team.
Each organization, book, and support group listed here has helped us and other families find light in unimaginable darkness.
We pray that you find comfort, connection, and hope through these communities.

 

🕊️ Nonprofit Organizations for Bereaved Families

These groups provide grief support, care packages, community connections, and healing resources for families who have lost a child:

• Faithfully Restored – faithfullyrestoredwomen.com

• Cosmos For Kolt – cosmosforkolt.org

• Rush’s Rainbows – rushsrainbows.com

• The Teddy Foundation – theteddyfoundation.org

• Barrels For Bodhi – barrelsforbodhi.org

• Jocelyn’s Legacy Foundation – jocelynslegacyfoundation.org

• Rainbows For Makenna – rainbowsformakenna.com

• Grayson’s Footprint Foundation – graysonsfootprint.org

• Cradling Memories – cradlingmemories.org

• Love From Lydia – lovefromlydia.com

• Amos’ Anchors – amosanchors.org

• Our Little Angels (Nebraska-based) – ourlittleangels.org

 

💻 Online Support Groups & Communities

Facebook groups and communities can be lifelines — especially for parents connecting with others who understand their loss:

• Angel Babies

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group

• Life After SIDS Support

• I Am A Mother To An Angel

• Rainbows After A Storm – TTC, Pregnancy and Babies After Loss

• Stillborn But Still Born (IAAMTAA)

• Grieving The Loss Of A Child

• Mothers Grieving The Loss Of A Child – Global

• Stillbirth and Infant Loss Support Group

• Remembering Anastasia & All the Angel Babies

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YouTube Channel:
🎥 Together We Grieve

 

📚 Books & Journals on Grief and Healing

A few books that have brought comfort and understanding to families experiencing child loss:

• Memory Of You: A Guided Baby Memorial Journal — by Autumn Cohen

• Loving The Gone — by Sara Rian

• One Sweet Day — by Alaina Kurenda (illustrated by Hannah Auer)

• Living Hope: Giving Birth to Death — by Christina Varvel (christinavarvel.com/store)

• Unbearable Loss and Redemption — by Alexis Renee

  • Amazon eBook | Paperback

  • Barnes & Noble eBook

  • Author’s Website

🕯️ Additional reading list: Our Little Angels Book List

 

🧠 Therapy & Mental Health Support

Professional help is one of the strongest forms of self-care after loss.

Online Therapy Options:

• Top Online Therapy Comparison Guide

• BetterHelp – Online licensed therapists

• Talkspace – Text, video, and audio therapy

• Faithful Counseling – Christian-based counseling

Local Support Options:

• Hospital grief and bereavement programs (ask for a social worker or chaplain)

• Community grief centers such as Hospice of Palm Beach County or TrustBridge Bereavement Services

 

🎗️ Social Media Support & Real Stories

Instagram:

• @rushsrainbows

• @itsnoahsmommy

• @grievingthemoon

• @lifeafterjoce

• @lossmomclub

TikTok (transparent journeys through grief):

• @itsnoahsmommy – Noah’s mom, Kate (SUID at 7 months)

• @clairejjs – Stone’s mom, Claire (accidental asphyxiation at 3.5 months)

• @grievingthemoon – Luna’s mom, Maci (childhood cancer at 8 months)

• @904gucci – Atlas’ mom, Ansley (SIDS at 7 months)

 

🎖️ Military & Veteran Mental Health Resources

For military families and service members experiencing loss or mental health struggles:

• Military OneSource: Free and confidential counseling for DoD members and families
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• Military & Family Life Counseling (MFLC): In-person short-term counseling

• Base Mental Health Clinic / Family Medicine / Flight Medicine: On-base support

• Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1, or text 838255

 

🚨 Crisis Support (Immediate Help)

If you or someone you love is struggling:

• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial or text 988

• Veteran Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1 (or text 838255)

• Local Hospital Emergency Room: Always available for mental health emergencies

• Find a local grief counselor: via Psychology Today Therapist Finder

 

🌤️ You are not alone.

Grief is not something to fix — it’s something to carry, one day at a time.
If you take nothing else from this page, please remember this:

There is hope. There is help. And there is a community waiting to hold you through it.

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🌴 Florida Local Resources for Grieving Families

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1. Tomorrow’s Rainbow (Coconut Creek, Broward County)

• Free grief support groups specifically for children ages 3 through high school and their caregivers. Tomorrow's Rainbow+1

• Uses equine-assisted therapy and peer support in a natural ranch setting. Tomorrow's Rainbow

• Location: Coconut Creek, Florida (Broward County) Tomorrow's Rainbow+1

• Great fit for families in South Florida who want in-person peer groups for kids and teens.

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2. Children’s Bereavement Center (Southeast Florida)

• Free peer grief-support groups (children, young adults, families) in Southeast Florida. Give Miami Day

• Located in the Miami-area; good outreach for families willing to travel from the Palm Beach region.

• Provides mental-health professional-facilitated groups, art/musical therapy components. Give Miami Day

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3. Valerie’s House (Southwest & Northwest Florida)

• Serves children and families in multiple Florida counties: Fort Myers/Naples (SW FL), Charlotte County, Pensacola (NW FL). Valerie's House

• Offers peer-support groups, adult caregiver support, school-based services, and resources in English & Spanish. Valerie's House

• Especially useful if you or a client travel across Florida or have connections in these regions.

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4. Trustbridge (South Florida) – Bereavement Services

• Provides grief support for families and individuals across many locations in South Florida. University of Miami Health System

• Services include individual counseling, support groups, children’s grief support, and workshops. University of Miami Health System

• Phone: 888-499-8393 (as referenced in their resource guide) University of Miami Health System

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5. Haven Hospice – Healing Hearts Bereavement Support (18 counties in Florida)

• Offers bereavement support groups and one-on-one counseling via telehealth and in-person across 18 Florida counties. Haven Hospice

• Contact: 1-844-LIGHTEN (1-844-544-4836) Haven Hospice

• Good option for families in more rural or outlying Florida counties, beyond just South Florida.