Grief NavigationYour path to support
Support for the changes, separation, and losses that can follow a loved one’s incarceration.
You may be grieving their absence, a changed relationship, lost routines, or the future you expected together. You do not have to describe your relationship in a particular way to deserve support. Seeking support does not require excusing harm, maintaining contact, or making a decision about forgiveness.
Free adult peer support meetings on Zoom for people who have or had a loved one in the carceral system. Explore the current meeting calendar and confirm which group fits your circumstances. These are peer support meetings, not individual therapy.
Explore resource →Educational information about grief that others may not acknowledge, including losses that are not deaths and grief affected by stigma.
Explore resource →You can acknowledge the harm someone caused and still need support for what you have lost. There is also space here if the person is not incarcerated, or if your own safety means ending contact.
Explore grief you feel you can’t share →