Bereavement support
Dougy Center
Verified activeLast checked 2026-07-13
A national center for grieving children and families, offering peer grief-support groups at its Portland home base, extensive free resources, and a directory of similar programs worldwide.
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- Who it serves
- Children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death.
- Audience
- Bereaved family & friends · Children of patients
- Cancer types
- All cancer types
- Helpful when
- Bereavement & grief
- Format
- Online & in person
- Where
- National · United States
- Cost
- Free
- Languages
- English
- Affiliation
- Affiliation confirmed: Dougy Center
A note about peer support
Peer support can provide understanding and practical encouragement, but group members may share personal experiences that do not apply to everyone. Do not change treatment, medication, or urgent-care decisions based only on advice from an online group.
How this listing was checked
Automated link check plus manual review of the organization's public pages confirming the program is currently offered (2026-07-13).
Next scheduled review: 2027-01-09.
Listing updates
- 2026-07-12 — Added to the directory from the organization's public website.
Details like eligibility, funding, and availability change — always confirm with the organization. Directory methodology
Sources: dougy.org
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