Support Resources

Stillbirth & Neonatal Loss Organizations

• Nurture Mental Health: Group therapy practice specializing in early pregnancy loss and miscarriage, carrying to term, recurrent loss, fertility-related guilt, stillbirth, late-term loss, termination for medical reasons, and infant loss. We accept most major health insurances. https://www.nurturementalhealth.com/

• Ho'omana Counseling: https://www.hoomanacounseling.com/

• Postpartum Support International, Hawaii Chapter: Access to resources list of local providers. www.postpartum.net

• Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies: https://www.hmhb-hawaii.org/

• Let Grace In: Anyone grieving the loss of a child, birthed or stillborn, including second- or third-trimester loss. Services include weekend HOPE retreats, online resources for grieving families, and educational seminars. Fee: No charge for retreats and online services. Scholarships available for seminars (open to public). Letgracein.org

• Compassionate Friends: Self-help group assists parents and siblings with adjustments to grief and loss. Oahu meetings are held the first Saturday of every month, 10:00–11:30 a.m., at Pagoda Tower, 1525 Rycroft St., Honolulu, HI 96814.‍ ‍www.compassionatefriends.org

• Compassionate Friends Parent Chat Network: A network of chat rooms specifically for bereaved parents, siblings, and family members. A schedule of chat times can be found on the main website. A direct link to the chat rooms is available at http://www.compassionatefriends.org/Resources/Online_Support.aspx. www.compassionatefriendshawaii.org

• Dakota Lee Foundation: Hosts an annual PAIL remembrance walk in October. https://www.dakotaleefoundation.org/

• Healing Music LLC: https://www.healingmusicmoment.com/

• Sweetgrass Collective: Loss/bereavement doula, equitable sliding scale. https://www.sweetgrasscollective.org/

• Heather Heintz: Specializes in grief and all perinatal loss, including fertility challenges, miscarriage, fetal diagnosis, stillbirth, adoption loss, premature birth, neonatal loss, and traumatic birth experiences.

• Both/And Therapy: TFMR support; offers individual therapy and support groups. https://bothandtherapy.com/

• Pacific Birth Collective: Maui support, including support groups, bereavement doulas, resources and support, and postpartum doula services. https://www.pacificbirthcollective.org/

• The Grieving Well: Variety of grief support services for the whole family. Available to provide doula support during or after a perinatal loss. No insurance accepted. https://www.thegrievingwell.com/

• Best Birth: Bereavement doulas available for natural loss. Pro-life. https://www.bestbirthhawaii.com/

General Grief Websites

• What’s Your Grief?: Run by two mental health professionals with 10+ years of experience both professionally and personally in grief and bereavement. From their own grief experiences comes the desire to help others find a place that talks about what they are feeling, without having to fumble through their journey. Includes a library of past blog subjects to access as needed. Free subscription delivered to your email weekly. http://www.whatsyourgrief.com

• Grief & Healing Discussion Page: An interactive website with online grief discussion chat and helpful resources. Tom Golden, LCSW, is an author, speaker, and psychotherapist with 30+ years of professional experience in death and dying. Grief and Healing Discussion sites offer places to honor loved ones in your own words. Although this is a general site, it is highly recommended because of the author’s focus on men’s grief issues. http://www.webhealing.com

• Grief Diaries: A safe place for grievers to share their losses. Carol Scibelli is an award-winning comedian and playwright who has experienced her own loss and grief and uses humor to work through it. Includes links to a Facebook page and information introducing Grief Diaries. The site is a starting point for exploring other great grief network resources, vetted and ready for use. http://www.griefdiaries.com

• Grief Net: Provides online support for those dealing with grief and loss issues on either a personal or professional level. Rules of conduct are required for participation in email discussion groups for users’ safety. http://www.griefnet.org

• Online Grief Support – General: A “for and by the people grieving” online grief support community providing free access to information, education, and grief forums to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Includes a comprehensive alphabetized listing of support programs for many kinds of loss. www.mygriefangels.org

• Institute of Reproductive Grief Care: Website offering support for those dealing with reproductive loss, grief, and coping. Includes toolkits with suggestions and links to additional resources: www.reproductivegrief.org

Hawai’i Pacific Health

• Soaring Spirits: National network of support for anyone grieving the loss of someone they love, with a special emphasis on those who have been widowed. http://www.soaringspirits.org

• National Alliance for Grieving Children: Offers listings of local agencies for support. A few in Hawaii are listed in the BNOH guide, including a program that offers special assistance to grieving children and teens.www.nationalallianceforgrievingchildren.org

• LiveLoveLau: A foundation for bereaved children that offers college assistance for children in California and Hawaii. Address: 268 Bush Street, #4014, San Francisco, California 94104. Phone: (415) 890-3528. www.livelovelau.org

• The Grieving Center for Children, Teens & Families: A safe and caring place where children, teens, and their families grieving a death or other loss can find support to grow through their healing process. Dedicated to providing educational and supportive resources for professionals and others who interact with grieving children, teens, and families.http://www.grievingchildren.org

• Feelings of the Fathers: A site dedicated to fathers who are suffering the loss of their child. Includes articles and links to other father-specific web pages. A good starting point for a father. http://www.thelaboroflove.com/forum/loss/fathers.html

• Fathers Grieve Too: A father's letter offering advice and sharing experiences with other fathers facing loss.http://members.tripod.com/~Tamy/father.html

• Kokua Mau: Hawaii’s trusted resource for accurate information on advance care planning (ACP), hospice, and palliative care. https://kokuamau.org/