A Look Back on 9/11 and TAPS Support
After the loss of his father at the Pentagon on 9/11, surviving son gives back as a Legacy Mentor and Group Leader to TAPS Good Grief Camp youth.
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Latest Magazine Articles
When You Can’t Hold a Service Right Away
If you’ve been forced to postpone a full ceremony after a death, read these helpful tips for planning a future ceremony and following through.
Working Together in Treating Suicide Loss Trauma
Home Base and TAPS offer specialized trauma treatment combined with peer-based support to those grieving the loss of a military loved one to suicide.
Memory Boxes: Grief as a Visual Poem
Making memory boxes helps a surviving mother focus on the joy that person gave her life and can continue to give in the form of memories.
What It Means To Hold Space for Someone
Surviving daughter and author Heather Plett shares lessons learned from a gifted palliative care nurse while caring for her mother at home.
Knowledge. Connection. Hope. The Journey of a Surviving Spouse and Her Daughters Through Illness Loss
With the support of TAPS, we are heading toward immense discovery to help illness loss survivors heal from the most traumatic events in our lives.
Men's Virtual Chat: Healing Alongside Other Surviving Fathers
Share stories of your loved one or simply listen and find healing from other men who have experienced the loss of a loved one who has served in the military.
Nature Heals
Nature can be a healer for us. Nature Heals written by Alan Wolfelt explores how to begin integrating it into your grief journey.
Carry the Load in Honor of our Nation's Fallen Heroes
This Memorial May, TAPS proudly partnered once again with Carry The Load as a national, non-profit partner.