T.A.P.S. Military Children and Grief
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) provides frontline care for the families of those who have died while serving in the Armed Forces. For these surviving loved ones, their grief is focused now on giving meaning and purpose to their fallen hero’s life and service.
TAPS has an extensive online library of resources and programs that are offered to families and children impacted by the loss of an Armed Forces loved one.
Individual Grief Counseling: The opportunity to sit one-on-one with a skilled therapist who understands grief and trauma can help you work through some of the hardest parts of your loss. Finding the right fit is important, and we can help. The right grief counselor can help you discover strengths, develop your own coping skills, and help you work through questions, changes in relationships, and secondary losses. TAPS relies on a large network of strong community partners, and we are confident we can connect you with resources specific to your needs. Each resource has been verified and actively supports the TAPS mission. Call the TAPS military survivor helpline at 800-959-TAPS (8277) or email info@taps.org to be connected with grief and trauma resources.
Survivor Connections: Every TAPS program is designed to help you feel companioned as you grieve, supported as you rebuild and united with other survivors as we choose to hope. We gather at seminars or online for practical advice, sharing groups and to connect with others like us. Our young survivors grieve together, play together and learn to laugh again at Good Grief Camp. We come together in our local communities with other survivors at care groups or TAPS Togethers activities. We find opportunities to create healthy habits, seek hope and connect with nature at our Women’s Empowerment and Men’s Programming events. And, we rediscover traditions and memories through our Sports & Entertainment events. Through a wide variety of programming, TAPS helps survivors create rich lives despite loss, knowing we carry our loved ones with us – knowing that Love Lives On. Click here to find a TAPS group, mentor, or community program.
