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Our
Resources
At the Center, we want to give our community the opportunity to explore and learn about the process of grief using a variety of resources and tools. Our Resource page is here to provide relevant books, links, and activities to help you and your loved ones along their grief journey.
Articles
Articles and readings that offer support, guidance and information.
Online
Library
Healing Children's Grief
By Grace Hyslop Christ
Dream New Dreams
By Jai Pausch
Timmy's Christmas Surprise
By Grace Hyslop Christ
The Empty Room
By Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
Bear's Last Journey
By Grace Hyslop Christ
The Worried Child
By Paul Foxman
Widow To Widow
By Genevieve Davis Ginsburg
Who Belongs Here?: An American Story
By Margy Burns Knight
Final Journeys
By Maggie Callanan
Eight Stories Up
By DeQuincy A. Lezine
And Still They Bloom - A Family's Journey of Loss
By Amy Rovere
Emerging from the Heartache of Loss
By Carol Wiseman
When Dinosaurs Die
By Laurene Brownv
View the whole Library
Activities
When children are grieving the death of someone close to them or trying to come to terms with the serious illness of a family member, they experience many emotions. Young children use their imagination and other nonverbal resources to understand their loss. As they get older, they can more easily put into words what they are going through. Sometimes it is hard to share these thoughts and feelings with others. Here are some ideas for helping children and teens express their feelings in a healthy and safe way. These activities can also help bring parents and children together, at a time when the support of the family is of unparalleled importance.
Helpful
Links
Descriptions of helpful websites focusing on specific losses, serious illness and online support for all ages.
General Information & Support
Grief Net
Email support groups, online memorials and more
Crisis, Grief and Healing
Info from Tom Golden. Online support, male grief
Lotsa Helping Hands
Create an online community to provide support during times of need
Journey of Hearts
An online healing place for anyone grieving a loss.
Hospice Foundation of America
Info and resources for families, friends and professionals on end of life care and grief
What's Your Grief
Promotes grief education, exploration, and expression in both practical and creative ways
Suicide Loss
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Prevention, education, and resource and support for survivors or suicide loss
SAVE- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Prevention, support groups and info for survivors or suicide loss
American Association for Suicidology
Prevention, resources and support for suicide loss survivors and attempt survivors
Child Loss
The Compassionate Friends
Grief support after the death of a child
Partner Loss
Widow Net
Info and self-help resources for and by widows and widowers
Other Causes of Death
AirCraft Casualty Emotional Emotional Support Services
Grief support for people affected by air disasters
National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children
Support, education, prevention, advocacy, and awareness for families and friends of those who have died by violence
Hello Grief
A place for teens, parents and other adults to share and learn about grief. Memorial walls and forums
KidsAid
A website for kids to share their grief
Sesame Street Workshop
Elmo and friends video for children. How to talk about death and help grieving children. Links to additional resources and activity ideas
E Hope
Helps to communicate the day to day care giving needs
Lotsa Helping Hands
Create an online community to provide support during times of need
Caring Bridge
Connect loved ones during a serious illness. Create a personal website for support
National Coalition for Cancer Survivors
Advocacy, education and survivorship skills for navigating a cancer diagnosis
Hospice Foundation of America
Info and resources for families, friends and professionals on end of life care and grief
Courageous Parents Network
Provides parents with the skills, tools, and virtual support they need to cope and adapt during their child's illness journey.
TAPS -Tradgedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Death of a person who served our country
Sesame Street Workshop
Hear from Elmo and children and families with parents in the military. Covers pre deployment, deployment and homecomings; links to additional resources and activity ideas
Lotsa Helping Hands
Provides support during times of needs
Maine Army National Guard Family Program
Information, support and resources for all military families statewide. They also can connect you with services in other states.
Military Kids Connect
MilitaryKidsConnect (MKC) is an online community of military children (ages 6-17 years old) that provides access to age-appropriate resources to support children from pre-deployment, through a parent's or caregiver's return.
Training &
Consultation
The Center for Grieving Children is a leader in the field of children’s grief support and the use of the Volunteer Peer Support Model, including peer support with an intercultural population and families facing serious illness. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff provides training and consultation to other children’s grief support programs, summer camps, hospice workers, schools, health care providers, churches and other youth serving organizations.
We will travel to your site, locally or nationally, and deliver a professional, engaging and informative training that is customized to meet your goals and objectives. Common topics include:
- Understanding and supporting grieving children and teens
- Helping families facing serious illness
- Reflective Listening
- Peer support model
- The impact of grief on the workplace
- Group facilitation skills
- The purposeful use of activities with groups
- Complete volunteer training in the peer support model
If you’d like to sign up your organization for a training or consultation, please fill out our contact form.