Support for life with loss

Find grief information, peer community and guidance on available support. Since August 2026, calls to the Griefline number connect to SANE’s Service Enquiries team.

Specialist bereavement counselling and support, including telephone and telehealth options. Ask about the right service for your location and circumstances.

Specialist support after the death of a baby or child, with a round-the-clock support line, information and ways to connect with others.

Phone and online counselling for young people aged 5–25 living in Australia. You can talk about grief, worries at home or anything else that feels difficult.

Grief and suicide bereavement resources, including a national online LGBTQIA+ community. Individual counselling is offered to people bereaved by suicide in Victoria.

A faith-based option for people who would welcome a Christian approach. Find locally hosted or online groups and ask the host about the format before joining.

Any Ordinary Day

Leigh Sales

Journalism and lived experience

An Australian journalist explores the lives of people facing sudden, life-changing events. Interviews and research sit together in an account of loss, uncertainty and what comes afterwards.

The Space Between the Stars

Indira Naidoo

Memoir

The Australian broadcaster writes about her younger sister’s death and the role of the natural world in her own life afterwards. A personal account for readers drawn to reflection and connection with nature.

Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in Between

Bryan Mellonie; illustrated by Robert Ingpen

Children’s picture book

An Australian picture book that explains living and dying through people, animals and plants. Read together with a child, allowing them to ask questions in their own time.

An introduction to how grief can change over time, including why anniversaries and unexpected reminders can bring strong feelings back. There is no set sequence you have to complete.

Small, practical ideas for rest, daily life and asking for help. Choose something that feels possible today; you do not need to do everything at once.

Explains anticipatory grief and some feelings that can come with caring for someone who has a terminal illness. Includes a short video and suggestions for finding support.

Age-specific activities, information and support for families before and after a death. Includes material for parents and caregivers, and a Spanish-language resource collection.

Ideas for listening, offering practical help and sharing memories without trying to fix another person’s grief. For friends, family and colleagues who want to be there.

Ways to keep supporting someone after the first weeks, remember important dates and continue making room for the person who died in conversation.

Explores why people in the same family can grieve differently and why tensions may grow after a death. A starting point for understanding difficult feelings and seeking support.

Information for people grieving a pet or assistance animal, including grief before a death. The UK charity also describes its pet-loss support options; check access from your location.

Conversations about the many ways people experience grief. Browse episode descriptions and choose a topic that feels right; listening can be an alternative when reading feels hard.