General Resources for Coping With Grief and Loss |
Support Groups and Ways to Honor and Remember Your Child |
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Resources for anyone who is bereaved or supporting someone who is (general resources, funeral planning, memorial websites, etc.)
Open to Hope "Giving a voice to grief and recovery" Articles, TV, radio, and articles for coping with the death of a loved one. http://www.opentohope.com/ What's Your Grief? Information and support on the grieving process http://www.whatsyourgrief.com/ Grief Watch Resources for bereaved family and professional caregivers, also a store to purchase remembrance items, birth announcements, etc. http://griefwatch.com/ Centering Corporation – A Grief Resource Center Books, resources, support, and information after any loss http://www.centering.org/ The Grief Recovery Institute General information about recovery from grief be it for the professional or the grieving individual http://www.grief-recovery.com/ Wintergreen Press and Babies Remembered Materials and resources for grieving families, from the author of Empty Arms http://wintergreenpress.org/ Elizabeth Kubler Ross’s Web site The author of On Death and Dying and On Children and Death a wonderful site with many resources and tips for those touched by grief and loss http://www.ekrfoundation.org/ Hospice Hospice.net a Web-site dedicated to end of life issues including explaining death to children and general information on bereavement http://www.hospicenet.org/ Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255 Resources for Funeral Planning Meaningful Funerals http://www.meaningfulfunerals.com/ MISS Foundation Funeral Planning Toolbox http://www.missfoundation.org/professionals/toolbox/funerals Cremation Information “everything you wanted to know...but were afraid to ask” http://www.cremationinfo.com/cremationinfo/index.htm Do it Yourself Funeral Planning http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/index.php?page=diy-funerals Biodegradable Urn For those looking for as natural a burial as possible https://urnabios.com/ Beautiful urns and cremation jewelry for babies, children, and adults. Some also have other memorial gifts. http://www.inthelighturns.com/youthful.html http://www.stardust-memorials.com/ http://www.urngarden.com/infant-and-child-urns http://www.perfectmemorials.com/ Customized Caskets for Children and Adults Amazing and personal! http://www.treyganemdesigns.com/ Fundraising for Funeral Expenses Go Fund Me http://www.gofundme.com/ You Caring http://www.youcaring.com/ Crowdrise https://www.crowdrise.com/ Give Forward http://www.giveforward.com/ Creating Your Own Memorial Website Much Loved http://www.muchloved.com/g_home.aspx Legacy.com http://www.legacy.com/ns/ http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/ Virtual Memorials http://www.virtual-memorials.com/ Memory Of http://www.memory-of.com/Public/ Remembered Forever http://www.remembered-forever.co.uk/ Qeepr http://www.qeepr.com/ Substance Abuse Support For yourself or someone you love Alcoholics Anonymous http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org Narcotics Anonymous http://www.na.org Alanon: For family and friends affected by someone’s drinking/ drug use http://www.al-anon.alateen.org Gamblers Anonymous http://www.gamblersanonymous.org Overeaters Anonymous http://www.oa.org Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous http://www.foodaddicts.org Domestic Violence Support The National Domestic Violence Hotline http://www.thehotline.org/ Help for Abused and Battered Women http://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/help-for-abused-and-battered-women.htm National Coalition Against Domestic Violence http://www.ncadv.org/ |
Support Groups and Organizations for the Coping with the Death of a Child
The Compassionate Friends Online and local community resources and support for bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings http://www.compassionatefriends.org/home.aspx The MISS Foundation Resources for grieving families http://www.missfoundation.org/ Bereaved parents of the USA Support for bereaved parents http://bereavedparentsusa.org/ Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Remembrance Photography (NILMDTS) Amazing, compassionate, and free professional remembrance photography before, at, after, or near the time of death of your child. Beautiful... https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/ SHARE Pregnancy and infant loss support and resources for parents and caregivers http://www.nationalshare.org/ Pieta A Support Group for Bereaved Parents of Central Mass http://www.saintgeo.com/Pieta.htm Places and Events Where You Can Honor the Memory of a Child Angel of Hope Statues A listing of the locations of Angel of Hope Memorial Statues as based on the book The Christmas Box written by Richard Paul Evans http://www.richardpaulevans.com/angel-statues/locations Children’s Lighthouse Memorial, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, MA A beautiful, serene, and peaceful setting by the ocean at the Edgartown Light. Cobblestones are etched with the names of children of all ages gone too soon. Annual ceremony in September but it is open year-round. Visit the Out of the Darkness Facebook Page for photos. http://www.marthasvineyardhistory.org/childrenmemorial.php Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting Held annually the second Sunday in December around the world at 7pm. Many local chapters have official ceremonies, but you can participate in your own home, too! http://www.compassionatefriends.org/News_Events/Special-Events/Worldwide_Candle_Lighting.aspx Compassionate Friends Walk to Remember Held every year as part of the National Conference. You can submit your child's name to be carried by another bereaved parent if you are unable to attend. http://www.compassionatefriends.org/News_Events/Special-Events/Walk_to_Remember.aspx |