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Online Support Community (Live Chats)
The Compassionate Friends
Volunteer-moderated live chats for adults grieving the death of a child.
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How to get help
Select an Enter Room link for the desired chat, register, and create a username and password. The official page advises participants not to use a full name, email address, or Facebook account as the username.
Who this service helps
Bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings age 18 or older who are grieving the death of a child, sibling, or grandchild.
Where this service is available
Service area: Virtual grief-support chats accessible to eligible adults throughout the North Texas region and elsewhere.
A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.
About this service
The Compassionate Friends offers virtual chapters through an Online Support Community. Trained volunteers who are also bereaved parents, siblings, or grandparents oversee general and topic-specific live chats intended to provide mutual comfort, hope, support, encouragement, and friendship rather than professional counseling.
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