Grief Resources
WEBSITES:
Great websites with multiple resources on a variety of death related topics:
Best explanation of death and grieving:
http://www.tickld.com/x/old-man-explains-death-and-life-to-grieving-young-man
What to know about losing a child:
How to help parents who have experienced perinatal loss:
http://facesofloss.com/friends-family/10-ways-to-support-the-person-in-your-life-who-has-just-lost-a-baby
https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/helping-parents-whose-baby-has-died.aspx
Funeral homes often have resources online, like this one:
https://www.milesfuneralhome.com/grief-and-healing/
Children and Grief statistics:
https://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/pdf/griefstatistics.pdf
Signs of grief in children/teens:
http://www.griefspeaks.com/id4.html
How to help grieving children:
http://childgrief.org/documents/HowtoHelp.pdf
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/how-to-help-a-grieving-child/
Understanding grief for children developmentally:
https://www.dougy.org/docs/Developmental_Responses_2017.pdf
“Words that Help and Hurt” for children and adults:
http://childgrief.org/documents/WordsthatHelpandHurt.pdf
How to survive anniversaries
http://www.whatsyourgrief.com/dealing-with-the-anniversary-of-a-loved-ones-death/
Pet Loss Can Be Even More Painful Than Death of a Loved One
Men and grief
http://www.whatsyourgrief.com/widowed-dads-resource-round/
http://griefwords.com/index.cgi?action=page&page=articles%2Fhelping11.html&site_id=8
For widowed fathers: Check out the book The Group
Suicide Prevention Resources
http://blog.ted.com/resources-for-suicide-prevention-post-attempt-survivors-and-their-families/
Bill of Rights
For grieving people:
http://www.griefhealingdiscussiongroups.com/topic/5857-the-grieving-persons-bill-of-rights/
For teens:
https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/bill-of-rights/
For the holidays:
https://childrengrieve.org/griever’s-holiday-bill-rights
About Weighted Blankets (effective sleep aids, esp useful for grief related sleep struggles)
SUPPORT GROUPS
Comfort Zone Camps: free camps for children who have lost siblings and parents
Support for girls who have experienced the early loss of their mother
Support, education and research around issues facing bereaved fathers
Compassionate Friends: for parents who have lost children
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/home.aspx
Soaring Spirits: support group for widows
LOCAL BEREAVEMENT PROGRAMS
Jeff's Place http://jeffsplacemetrowest.org, located in Framingham, MA. Free support groups for children and families, also offers counseling, family consultation, educational trainings, and urgent response for communities with death related crises.
Children's Room offering free support for grieving children, teens and families. Located in Arlington, MA
The Carriage House (part of Children's Friend/Seven Hills Foundation), Worcester MA: free grief support groups for children ages 3-18 and their families, meeting every other week Oct-June. http://www.sevenhills.org/programs/grief-support
The Garden: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens: twice monthly free support groups for children and teens who have lost a parent or sibling
http://www.cooley-dickinson.org/programs-services/vna-hospice/the-garden/
Empty Arms Bereavement Support offers support services for miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss in Western MA
http://www.emptyarmsbereavement.org/phone-email-support/