Helpful Resources for Grieving
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The following helpful resources for grieving are not an endorsement by TCF but are included to provide you some resources and information for bereaved families.
Helpful Resources For Grieving
- All About Grief – Fact sheets, books and seminars on grief
- My Grief Assist – Fact sheets, books, videos and music to assist with grief
- Loss of a Child – Hope and support for grieving parents
- Adult Sibling Grief – Information and chat for adult sibling loss
- Alive Alone – Information and newsletters for bereaved parents
- Baby Steps – Loss of a baby information and sharing stories
- Bereaved Parents – Information, poetry and and online chat
- Bereavement Poems & Articles – Poetry, articles and newsletter related to bereavement
- Brothers & Sisters – Tributes and resources for bereaved brothers and sisters
- Dealing With the Loss of a Twin – Loss of a twin articles and stories
- GriefHaven – Support resources for bereaved parents
- Grief Healing – Grief support articles, poetry and chat for the bereaved
- Grief Loss – Grief support newsletter
- Grief Loss Recovery – Grief articles, poetry and stories
- Griefworks BC – Grief support and loss support articles
- GriefNet – Grief support information
- Healing the Grieving Heart – Grief support radio show for bereaved parents
- Heal Grief – Grieving The Death of A Child
- Open to Hope – Information for bereaved families
- Sibling Survivors – Information and resources for bereaved siblings
- Silent Grief – Support for miscarriage and the death of a child
- Suicide Loss Survivors Handbook – Support to assist families survive suicide
- The Grief Blog – Stories and support information for bereaved parents
- The Sibling Connection – Information and articles for bereaved siblings
- Webhealing.com – Information and online support forums for bereaved parents
- How to Help a Bereaved Parent – Guide for others on how to support bereaved parents
Online Memorial & Tribute Sites
AARP – American Association of Retired People Grief and Loss program includes online articles, publications, support groups, and discussion boards on coping with the loss of a family member. ACCESS – Aircraft Casualty Emotional Support Service provides peer grief support and resource information to those who have survived or lost loved ones in air disasters. AFSP – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to advancing knowledge of suicide and the ability to prevent it, and in supporting those who are bereaved after suicide loss. Alive Alone – designed to benefit bereaved parents whose only child or all children have died by providing a self-help network and newsletter to promote communication and healing. BabySteps – named after the baby steps that form the long and difficult road to recovery from the loss of a child. BPUSA – Bereaved Parents of the USA offers support, care, and compassion for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents. Center for Loss in Multiple Births – by and for parents who have experienced the death of one or more children during a multiple pregnancy, at birth, and through childhood. Cancer Care – losing an adult child to cancer
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention – AFSP makes the support group listings directory for suicide loss survivors available as a public service and does not run, recommend, endorse, or fund any of the groups listed.
Amend – Aiding a Mother/Father Experiencing Neonatal & Infant Death. AMEND is an organization based in Tampa, Florida dedicated to providing moral support and encouragement to persons that have experienced a loss during and after pregnancy. We are parents who have experienced such a loss and give of ourselves to help others. Our group extends its support to those individuals who have had an early miscarriage, full-term stillbirth, and infant losses.
Comfort Zone Camp – No charge nonprofit camp for siblings and children (age 7-17) coping with the loss of a sibling or parent
griefHaven – griefHaven provides loving support, hope, and hands-on tolls for those who have lost a child, brother or sister, or grandchild, and also provides education to professionals and others seeking to help bereaved family members rebuild their lives.
GriefNet – offers e-mail support groups for the bereaved including parents, siblings, and grandparents. It also offers a wide variety of bereavement related content including a comprehensive resource guide of bereavement organizations and a sister website for bereaved children, KIDSAID.
Hospice Foundation of America – includes information about hospice care and programs including bereavement support for families using hospice.
MADD – Mothers Against Drunk Drivers has a mission to stop drunk driving, support victims of violent crime, and prevent underage drinking.
National SIDS Resource Center – Provides information services and technical assistance on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and related topics.
NFDA – National Funeral Directors Association provides many grief resources for coping with the death of a child within the family.
NILMDTS – Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation’s national network of photographers donate time and materials to preserve precious memories through photographs taken at the hospital when a baby has died at birth.
POMC – Parents Of Murdered Children provides support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder.
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support – SHARE’s mission is to serve those who are touched by the tragic death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death.
SIDS Network – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Network offers the latest information, as well as support, for those who have been touched by the tragedy of SIDS/OID (other infant death).
SOS – Survivors of Suicide helps those who have lost a loved one to suicide to resolve their grief and pain in their own personal way.
SUDC – Sudden Unexplained Death In Childhood Program offers support, information, advocacy, and research opportunities for those touched by the sudden and unexplained death of a child (over 12 months of age).
TAPS – Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors is made up of, and provides services to, all those who have lost a loved one while serving the country in the Armed Forces.
Twinless Twins – serves in support of twins (and all multiple births) who suffer from the loss of companionship of their twin through death, estrangement, or in-utero loss.
Magazines and Publications:
Still Standing Magazine (Online) Surviving Childloss and Infertility
Additional Helpful Grieving Resources
Stepping Through Grief
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