You are worth hearing.
You are worth healing.
Compassionate support for people whose children are parented by others - no matter how that came to be.
People who seek support at Bellis come to us with a wide array of experiences. This includes adoption, foster care, termination of parental rights, transfer of custody, parental alienation, custody disputes, open child protection cases, and many other circumstances. At Bellis, we welcome everyone regardless of the circumstances surrounding their parenting status.
Bellis is a groundbreaking, national nonprofit whose mission is to improve the lives of those facing complex grief and ambiguous loss, with a focus on those whose children are parented by others, and to raise the standard of care for systems serving them.
Peer Support Groups
Free, confidential peer-support groups for people whose children are parented by others.
Find community, understanding, and space to heal.
Facilitator Training Program
The Stronger Together Peer Support Model™ trains professionals and organizations to offer trauma-informed, expert-led peer-support groups for people experiencing ambiguous loss related to custody separation.
Learn how to bring Bellis’s proven framework to your community.
Give to Bellis
Your support makes healing possible - one story, one family, one community at a time.
Your support helps Bellis provide free programs, retreats, and facilitator training for people navigating ambiguous loss.
FREE GUIDE
A supportive approach to ambiguous loss
Understand ambiguous loss and learn how trauma-informed peer support can help create steadier, more connected experiences for people in your program.
Download this resource to learn:
What ambiguous loss is and why it matters in program settings
How trauma-informed peer support supports steadiness, connection, and participation
“The care and understanding of this group is beyond what I expected. I feel heard, seen and loved.”
- Bellis Participant
