Friends Way

Friends Way is a Rhode Island-based behavioral health nonprofit that provides peer-support bereavement services for children, teens, young adults, and caregivers following the death of a significant person in their lives. The organization operates as a division of Gateway Healthcare and a Brown University Health partner, offering free support groups, specialized grief programming, volunteer-led sessions, community outreach, and professional education. Its services emphasize family-centered, trauma-informed, and expressive support rather than drug development or medical products. Friends Way is active in Southeastern New England and works closely with hospitals, schools, funeral homes, pediatricians, and mental health agencies.