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Kansas
Featured Providers
Grief support professionals and organizations who serve this state. Inclusion as a featured provider is a paid listing; Founding Members are lifetime complimentary listings. Neither constitutes a clinical endorsement.

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Grief and Bereavement Support
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care — Solace House
Visit →Solace House is a community grief support center offering groups for adults grieving the death of a loved one. No hospice affiliation required.
All groups are free of charge. Serves both Missouri and Kansas sides of the metro.
Topeka Hospice House
Visit →Inpatient hospice and grief support serving the Topeka community with bereavement counseling, support groups, and remembrance events open to all — not limited to hospice families.
Community bereavement support available regardless of whether your loved one was in hospice care.
Ascension Via Christi — Bereavement Services
Visit →Hospital-based grief support in Wichita, including individual counseling and remembrance programs.
Child and Family Grief
Looking for support for a grieving child or teen? NACG offers resources and a national searchable directory to help families find childhood-bereavement programs and services near them.
National resource. NACG maintains this directory independently; Grief Navigation does not verify or endorse the programs listed.
Sunflower House
Visit →Children's grief center providing peer support groups, family nights, and school-based grief programs for children and teens who've experienced a death.
Free services. Also offers resources for parents and schools supporting grieving children.
Kansas City Hospice — Camp Erin Kansas City
Visit →Free weekend bereavement camp for children and teens ages 6–17 who've experienced the death of someone close. Combines grief activities with camp fun.
Part of the national Camp Erin network through Eluna.
Traumatic or Violent Loss
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV)
Visit →Statewide coalition connecting survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their grieving families to local advocacy programs, counseling, and legal services.
Find a local program directory on their website.
Kansas Attorney General — Victim Services Division
Visit →Provides crime victim compensation, notification, and advocacy for Kansans impacted by violent crime, including families of homicide victims.
Administers the Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board.
Specialized Grief Support
Kansas State University — Pet Loss Support Hotline
Visit →Veterinary student-staffed hotline providing compassionate listening and support for people grieving the loss of a pet.
Operates during academic semesters. Leave a message and a student will return your call.
Find Professional Help
KDADS — Behavioral Health Services
Visit →Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services connects Kansans to community mental health centers, substance use treatment, and crisis services.
Kansas has 26 Community Mental Health Centers — find yours through KDADS.
Kansas 211
Visit →Free, confidential referral service connecting Kansans to local health and human service programs, including grief counselors and support groups.
Immediate Help in Kansas
Kansas 988
Visit →Kansas's crisis lifeline, connecting callers to local crisis centers and mobile crisis response teams across the state.
Kansas has four community mental health center crisis lines that back up 988.
Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ
Visit →Statewide hub for suicide prevention resources, survivor support, and crisis intervention training.
National Resources
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Visit →Free, confidential support for anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Available 24/7 via phone, text, or chat.
Also available in Spanish. Veterans: press 1. LGBTQ+ youth: press 3.
Crisis Text Line
Visit →Free crisis counseling via text message. Trained crisis counselors respond within minutes, 24/7.
Works on most major carriers. WhatsApp option also available.
The Compassionate Friends
Visit →National organization supporting families after the death of a child. Offers online support groups, a closed Facebook community, and local chapters.
Extensive library of grief resources specific to child loss.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Visit →Free, confidential treatment referral and information service for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use disorders.
Available 24/7, 365 days a year. English and Spanish.
NAMI Helpline
Visit →The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides free peer support, information, and referrals for people affected by mental health conditions.
Available Monday–Friday, 10 AM–10 PM ET. Text 'Helpline' to 62640.
Psychology Today Therapist Finder
Visit →Searchable directory of licensed therapists, psychiatrists, and support groups. Filter by location, insurance, specialty, and issue.
Free to search. Profiles include bios, specialties, and accepted insurance.
The Dougy Center
Visit →National center for grieving children and families. Offers resources, training, and a directory of children's grief programs nationwide.
Pioneering organization in children's grief support since 1982.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Visit →National organization offering support groups, education, and advocacy for suicide prevention and for those who've lost someone to suicide.
Local chapters in all 50 states. Annual Out of the Darkness walks.
Immediate Help — Available Nationwide
Call or Text 988
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week anywhere in the United States — free, confidential, and ready for anyone experiencing emotional distress or grief.
If this is a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately.
Grief Navigation provides these listings as a starting point. Inclusion does not constitute a clinical endorsement or guarantee of services. Programs, eligibility, costs, and availability may change. Contact each organization directly to confirm current information. If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a mental-health emergency, call 911 or contact 988.