Montana
Parental Rights After Miscarriage (as of October 2023): In Montana, parents have the right to the release and burial of their child. (Please note: A death certificate is mandatory if a stillbirth occurs after 20 weeks of gestation or if the baby weighs 12 ounces or more at the time of birth.)
The Compassionate Friends
If you are a member (or a friend) of a family that has suffered the death of a child, The Compassionate Friends is here to help you and provide support for the family. Feel free to contact TCF’s National Office at 877-969-0010 or nationaloffice@compassionatefriends.org if you need assistance in finding a local Chapter or you have any other questions.
LIFTS
An Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Support Group is available in Billings.
Tree of Life Doula Care
Saying goodbye to a baby is never something anyone should have to do. The experience can be terribly confusing, emotionally charged, and physically difficult. It can feel isolating, especially when others don’t understand. We can lend an ear, extend a hug, cry with you, help your family with logistics, and even support you during birth—whatever you might need. We will walk the path with you. We have been there. We know.
Life After Loss
Life After Loss is a free monthly grief support group for individuals and/or couples who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal loss. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month, from 6:00-7:30pm at North Valley Hospital’s Professional Office Building. 711 13th Street East, Whitefish (across the street from Walgreens). Call Katrina at (406) 261-0724 for more information.
Share
Share offers in-person and online support groups for grieving families in Montana.
Rainbow Bereavement Support
A list of local support groups and resources.
Roots Family Collaborative
Grief and loss, at any stage, can be isolating. But you are not alone. Our support groups are here for you to connect with others in a safe and welcoming space. Come join us.
Community Children’s
Gone Too Soon meetings are a sacred space created for those who have experienced the loss of a child in order to share, if they so choose (there is never an obligation to share), their grief journey and find a support network of others who have experienced child loss. Peer lead monthly support meetings are held in the ALPS Boardroom, on the 2nd floor of the Florence Building, in downtown Missoula.
Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital
Primary Children's Hospital Bereavement Program offers support and education to families after the death of their child. In addition to the support offered on a child's dying day, outreach continues in the form of grief educational mailings, outreach phone calls, meetings with clinicians, grief groups for parents and siblings, and our annual Memorial Tribute held each May. We also sponsor summer camps for children ages 7-17.
The hospital's bereavement program tracks resources in the five states that Primary Children's serves including Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada. As you and your family journey through grief and mourning, we are a supportive partner. Please feel free to call us at (801) 662-3778 or email us at any time to talk about your child and how we can support you in your grief.