Resources
for Parents
who have lost a Child...
Following are some helpful resources for parents who have
lost a child.
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Alive Alone is an organization for the education and charitable
purposes to benefit bereaved parents, whose only child or all children are
deceased, by providing a self-help network and publications to promote
communication and healing, to assist in resolving their grief, and a means
to reinvest their
lives for a positive future.
www.alivealone.org/
Angelic Whispers is a website for grieving
parents to give each other support.
www.angelfire.com/or2/AngelicWhispers/
Baby Steps is named after the baby steps
that form the long and difficult road to recovery from the loss of a child.
No parent, relative or friend is immune from the pain that results from the
loss of a young loved one.
www.babysteps.com/abmainframe.html
Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA) is a
nationwide organization designed to aid and support bereaved parents and
their families who are struggling to survive their grief after the death of
a child.
www.bereavedparentsusa.org
Compassionate Friends The mission of The
Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution
of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide
information to help others be supportive.
www.compassionatefriends.com
Web Healing is a site to help you understand and honor the many
different paths to heal strong emotions. Tom Golden, LCSW, of Washington
D.C. is an internationally known psychotherapist, author, and speaker on the
topic of healing from loss. His Honor Page may be of particular interest for
those who have suffered the painful end to childhood cancer.
www.webhealing.com/
Ethan's House This site is for bereaved
parents who have suffered the loss of children or infants. The site accepts
original poetry submissions from visitors.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/2703/
The Grief Recovery Institute is a series of
feature articles on the subject of Grief Recovery and people's reaction to
loss and what to do about it. The articles combine educational information
with answers to commonly asked questions.
www.grief-recovery.com/ArticleIndex.html
Grief and Loss Resource Center offers
helpful resources for the grieving person, as well as ministers, counselors
and public health servants.
www.rockies.net/~spirit/grief/grief.html
Grief Warehouse is a warehouse of
information and personal experience - a
place you can come, gather ideas, and share what has worked for you.
www.griefwarehouse.org/
Living Beyond Loss Written by parents who have lost 3
daughters
http://adrr.com/living/
M.I.S.S. Foundation is an organization
that provides immediate and ongoing support to grieving families, helping
them to empower themselves by proactive community involvement and
volunteerism, and reducing infant and toddler death through research and
education.
www.misschildren.org/
Alliance of Grandparents, A Support in Tragedy
- Founded in 1993 by 7 bereaved Grandparents, AGAST is a non-profit
organization, which helps with information packets, personal contact, a
quarterly newsletter, and peer contacts. They also recognize the unique
grief a Grandparent feels as they comfort their own child mourning the death
of their child.
www.agast.com
Silent Grief is a well designed web site that
provides an impressive collection of articles on child loss, chat, forums,
and links.
www.silentgrief.com
The Unthinkable Grief - Sheri & Bob Strit of
the About Guides to Marriage say, "Marriages Can Survive the Loss of a
Child". Read their tips here.
http://marriage.about.com/cs/parenting/a/unthinkgrief.htm
