Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
July 2026 (event times shown in PST)
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month is observed each July to honor and support parents grieving the death of a child of any age, from pregnancy loss through adulthood.
Twelve organizations across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom take part with free virtual peer support groups, recorded webinars, and ongoing grief podcasts for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents.
A Child of Mine (UK)
A Child of Mine is a Staffordshire-based UK charity providing emotional and practical support, peer groups, and healthcare-professional training for families after the death of a baby or child of any age; the charity founded National Bereaved Parents Day in 2020.
Virtual Events & Meetings
National Bereaved Parents Day
A global candle-lighting and social media remembrance moment for bereaved parents, held under the theme “This is my place,” inviting participation by lighting a candle and sharing using #NBPD26.
Time: Friday, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, PST
Date(s): Friday, July 3, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Social media (#NBPD26) — achildofmine.org.uk
The Compassionate Friends
Founded in 1969, The Compassionate Friends is an international peer support nonprofit with hundreds of U.S. chapters, offering friendship, understanding, and grief education to bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents after the death of a child of any age.
On-Demand Resources
Components of Living Intentionally After Profound Loss
Type: Recorded Webinar
Duration: 60 minutes
A recorded TCF webinar led by Andy McNiel exploring how bereaved parents can move toward intentional living after profound loss.
Access: youtu.be/ofQYbUo4c8U
Post-Bereavement Growth and Tenets of Transformational Living
Type: Recorded Webinar
Duration: 60 minutes
Andy McNiel discusses principles of post-bereavement growth and transformation for parents rebuilding life after a child’s death.
Access: youtu.be/cNsegkihUmk
Managing Guilt, Grievances, and Sorrow After Profound Loss
Type: Recorded Webinar
Duration: 60 minutes
TCF CEO Andy McNiel addresses guilt, grievances, and sorrow as common companions to grief and offers strategies for coping.
Access: youtu.be/i0emPy4ohkI
When Grief Lives in the Body
Type: Recorded Webinar
Duration: 60 minutes
Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki explores the physical, somatic dimensions of grief and how bereaved parents can care for their bodies while mourning.
Access: youtu.be/PrvHXD1hIuQ
Sibling Panel For Parents
Type: Recorded Panel
Duration: 60 minutes
A recorded panel led by Keith Singer in which surviving siblings share perspectives to help bereaved parents better support their remaining children.
Access: youtu.be/yZpPkykWuk8
Coping with Profound Loss: Foundations of Hope and Purpose
Type: Recorded Webinar
Duration: 60 minutes
Andy McNiel offers foundational strategies for finding hope and purpose while coping with the profound loss of a child.
Access: youtu.be/qoR3qD_QKIE
The Compassionate Friends of Canada
Established in Winnipeg in 1977 as the Canadian affiliate of The Compassionate Friends, this peer support organization offers free chapter meetings across Canada for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents grieving the death of a child.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Vancouver, BC Chapter Meeting
A standing video-conference chapter meeting open to bereaved parents outside the host chapter’s immediate area.
Time: Tuesday, 7:30 – 8:30 PM, PST
Date(s): 1st Tuesday monthly; Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Video conference — contact [email protected] to confirm meeting link
Ottawa, ON Chapter Meeting
A standing video-conference chapter meeting open to bereaved parents outside the host chapter’s immediate area.
Time: Thursday, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, PST
Date(s): 1st Thursday monthly; Thursday, July 2, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Video conference — contact [email protected] to confirm meeting link
Waterloo, ON Chapter Meeting
A standing video-conference chapter meeting open to bereaved parents outside the host chapter’s immediate area.
Time: Monday, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, PST
Date(s): 2nd Monday monthly; Monday, July 13, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Video conference — contact [email protected] to confirm meeting link
Winnipeg, MB Weekly Chapter Meeting
A weekly video-conference chapter meeting open to bereaved parents outside the host chapter’s immediate area.
Time: Tuesday, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, PST
Date(s): Every Tuesday in July: 7, 14, 21, 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Video conference — contact [email protected] to confirm meeting link
Winnipeg, MB Monthly Chapter Meeting
A monthly video-conference chapter meeting open to bereaved parents outside the host chapter’s immediate area.
Time: Wednesday, 4:30 – 5:30 PM, PST
Date(s): 3rd Wednesday monthly; Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Video conference — contact [email protected] to confirm meeting link
Burin Peninsula, NL Chapter Meeting
A standing video-conference chapter meeting open to bereaved parents outside the host chapter’s immediate area.
Time: Wednesday, 2:30 – 3:30 PM, PST
Date(s): Last Wednesday monthly; Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Video conference — contact [email protected] to confirm meeting link
The Dougy Center
Founded in 1982 in Portland, Oregon, The Dougy Center pioneered peer grief support for children, teens, young adults, and their families, offering free groups organized by age and type of loss along with its Grief Out Loud podcast.
On-Demand Resources
Grief Out Loud
Type: Podcast
Duration: Ongoing series, approximately 46 minutes per episode
An internationally acclaimed podcast from The Dougy Center featuring open conversations about death, dying, and grief, including episodes relevant to bereaved parents.
Access: dougy.org
First Candle
First Candle is a national nonprofit committed to ending SIDS, sleep-related infant death, and stillbirth while providing free bereavement support, a 24-hour grief line, and educational webinars for grieving families.
On-Demand Resources
Bereavement Training for Hospitals
Type: Video
Duration: Not published; runtime estimated per default for video
A free training video from First Candle on trauma-informed care and support for families after the death of a baby or a stillbirth.
Access: firstcandle.org/programs/bereavement-training-for-hospitals
MISS Foundation
Founded in 1996, the MISS Foundation is an international 501(c)3 organization providing counseling, advocacy, research, and education for families after the death of a child of any age, including HOPE Mentor peer support and virtual support groups.
Virtual Events & Meetings
MISS Foundation Virtual Support Group
A Zoom peer support group for bereaved parents, hosted monthly; email the facilitator at least 24 hours ahead of the meeting to receive the Zoom link.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, PST
Date(s): 2nd Wednesday monthly; Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — missfoundation.org
Sands (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity)
Sands is the United Kingdom’s leading pregnancy and baby loss charity, supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby, improving bereavement care, and funding research to reduce the number of babies who die.
On-Demand Resources
Voices of Baby Loss
Type: Podcast
Duration: Ongoing series, varies per episode
An ongoing Sands podcast featuring interviews with parents, professionals, researchers, and volunteers touched by baby loss.
Access: sands.org.uk/support-you/podcast
Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
Founded in 1977, Share is a national nonprofit serving families affected by pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or infant death through peer support groups, a nationwide chapter network, and educational resources.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Share Zoom Support Group
A Zoom support group open to bereaved parents with no pre-registration required.
Time: Monday, 9:00 – 10:00 AM, PST
Date(s): Monday, July 13, 2026 (per Share’s published July schedule)
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — nationalshare.org
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a leading pediatric research hospital that offers grief and bereavement support, including its Connecting Through Grief podcast for parents navigating early grief after a child’s death.
On-Demand Resources
Connecting Through Grief When a Child Dies
Type: Podcast
Duration: 7 episodes, approximately 20–30 minutes each
A multi-episode podcast series in which bereaved parents share their experiences of early grief after the death of a child.
Access: stjude.org
Star Legacy Foundation
Founded in 2006 and based in Minnesota, Star Legacy Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to stillbirth education, research, and prevention, offering live interactive virtual support groups and the Beyond The Silent Stars podcast.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Bereaved Parents: Late Pregnancy Loss (Group 1)
A live, interactive online support group for parents who have experienced a late pregnancy loss.
Time: Monday, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, PST
Date(s): 1st & 3rd Monday monthly; Monday, July 6 and Monday, July 20, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
Bereaved Parents: Late Pregnancy Loss (Group 2)
A live, interactive online support group for parents who have experienced a late pregnancy loss.
Time: Thursday, 5:00 – 6:00 PM, PST
Date(s): 2nd & 4th Thursday monthly; Thursday, July 9 and Thursday, July 23, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
Bereaved Parents: Early Pregnancy Loss
A live, interactive online support group for parents who have experienced an early pregnancy loss.
Time: Tuesday, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, PST
Date(s): Every Tuesday in July: 7, 14, 21, 28, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
Pregnancy After Loss
A live, interactive online support group for parents who are pregnant again after a pregnancy or infant loss.
Time: Monday, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, PST
Date(s): Every Monday in July: 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
Dad’s Grief Discussion
A live, interactive online support group for fathers grieving a pregnancy or infant loss.
Time: Monday, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, PST
Date(s): 2nd & 4th Monday monthly; Monday, July 13 and Monday, July 27, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
Grandparents & Extended Family
A live, interactive online support group for grandparents and extended family members grieving a pregnancy or infant loss.
Time: Wednesday, 5:00 – 6:00 PM, PST
Date(s): 1st & 3rd Wednesday monthly; Wednesday, July 1 and Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
Parenting After Loss
A live, interactive online support group for parents raising children while also grieving a pregnancy or infant loss.
Time: Wednesday, 10:00 – 11:00 AM, PST
Date(s): 1st & 3rd Wednesday monthly; Wednesday, July 1 and Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
Infant Loss / SUID / SIDS
A live, interactive online support group for parents grieving infant loss, SUID, or SIDS.
Time: Wednesday, 4:00 – 5:00 PM, PST
Date(s): 2nd Wednesday monthly; Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
Grupo de Apoyo para Padres en Duelo
A Spanish-language live, interactive online support group for bereaved parents.
Time: Friday, 5:00 – 6:00 PM, PST
Date(s): 1st Friday monthly; Friday, July 3, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Online support group — starlegacyfoundation.org
On-Demand Resources
Beyond The Silent Stars
Type: Podcast
Duration: 59 episodes, approximately 15–50 minutes each
A Star Legacy Foundation podcast covering stillbirth and infant loss through interviews with families and professionals.
Access: starlegacyfoundation.org/podcast
SUDC Foundation
The SUDC Foundation is a national nonprofit supporting families affected by sudden unexplained death in childhood, providing peer-based bereavement care and free educational webinars for families and medical professionals.
On-Demand Resources
SUDC Foundation 5-Part Educational Webinar Series
Type: Recorded Webinar Series
Duration: 5 sessions, approximately 60 minutes each
A recorded webinar series on sudden unexplained death in childhood investigation and family care, open to bereaved families as well as medical professionals; free account creation is required to view.
Access: sudc.org
VITAS Healthcare Bereavement Services
VITAS Healthcare is a national hospice provider offering free grief and bereavement support to the community, including weekly Zoom support groups for parents grieving the death of a child.
Virtual Events & Meetings
Parents Grieving Children
A weekly Zoom support group for parents grieving the death of a child, free and open to anyone regardless of hospice affiliation.
Time: Monday, 12:00 – 1:00 PM, PST
Date(s): Every Monday in July: 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026
Format: Virtual
Platform: Zoom — vitas.com