Right now

Get help now

Immediate lines first, then places to turn for ongoing support. This page is information, not clinical care.

Right now

Medical emergency: call 911
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
NHPCO HelpLine: 1-800-658-8898

Outside the United States, contact your local emergency number or national health helpline.

Ongoing support

Grief and bereavementCited evidence on grief after a death, plus directory listings for grief organizations.Counseling and spiritual supportGrief, spiritual, and psychological support pathways, and who provides them.Mental health and valuesReligious coping, help-seeking, and how chaplains and clinicians work together.CaregiversCaregiver burden evidence, the GUIDE dementia model, and support programs.Find a hospice or palliative providerMedicare Care Compare, the NHPCO provider finder, and a verified Southeast Michigan directory.Verified resource libraryIndividually checked external resources, tagged by confidence tier.

Prepare for a conversation

Name what mattersTurn priorities into questions you can bring to a care team.Conversation frameworksEvidence-based ways to open a serious-illness conversation.Find a starting pointA short matcher if you are not sure what kind of support you need.

Values in Care is in early development.

An independent project helping families and care teams navigate end-of-life decisions with clarity and compassion. We welcome faith leaders from specific traditions, interfaith and secular/humanist leaders, clinicians, chaplains, palliative and hospice teams, and funders to review and strengthen this work. If this resonates, reach out.