Local Survivor Support

TAPS Care Groups are local survivor support groups, available across the country, and provide emotional support and camaraderie for military survivors. Many find they learn new coping skills and stress-relieving strategies by talking to others who can relate.

While each meeting is co-hosted by a volunteer TAPS Peer Mentor and/or a volunteer mental health professional, there is no guided, structured therapy. Instead, we offer the most therapeutic thing we can imagine — time to talk, opportunities to listen, and the precious feeling of knowing we are not alone.

If you are grieving the death of a loved one in service to America, you will be warmly welcomed — regardless of the circumstances of the death, your relationship to the deceased, military service branch, or where the death occurred.

Find a Care Group »

Co-hosted by a volunteer TAPS Peer Mentor and/or a volunteer mental health professional in a location near you, this is a time for non-structured time to talk, opportunities to listen, and the precious feeling of knowing we are not alone.

"It was a big help to me to meet other people with the same feelings. You felt their pain and they felt yours. Everyone may deal with it differently, but the pain is the same."

Facilitate or Start a Care Group »

If you are a mental health professional and/or a TAPS Peer Mentor and would like to volunteer to facilitate and/or start a TAPS Care Group in your area, email caregroups@taps.org. See also how to become a TAPS Peer Mentor.

"Leading a support group is just a real lovely way to remember my son. I am honored by people sharing their stories."

 

 

Community Resource Report »

When you request a community resource report, you’ll receive information specific to your circumstances about grief support resources in your community such as bereavement groups, parenting support and more.

"We do the research, make phone calls to group facilitators and ensure the groups are an appropriate fit for you."

 

Thank you to our Sponsors

 

If you are a supporter interested in sponsoring a TAPS program, please call 202-588-8277 or sponsor@taps.org.