Open Directory - Health: Mental Health: Grief, Loss and Bereavement
See also: This category in other languages: - These phrases were composed with the purpose to empower and comfort those who have encountered the death of someone they love. - Inspirational story and poem collection about death, dying, and grievance. - Resource links for pregnancy loss, sudden infant death syndrome, and widows' support. - Selections from a book of 365 essays written by a married couple for the one of them who will survive the other's death. - Multifaith website, providing information, provocative essays and articles, online community and other interactive resources about grief and loss. - Located in Ontario, proving local support as well as computer support. Focus is on the healing process in the form of support groups, internet bereavement support, and educational resources. - Offers searchable magazine archives, free online support groups, free electronic sympathy cards, free electronic memorials, and a secure catalog. - Poems and Articles connected with grief, loss and bereavement. Includes links and an online memorial tribute. - Provides information on caregiving, loss, grieving, and end-of-life issues for family, friends, pets, and loved ones, with an emphasis on the positive. - National charity set up to offer free, confidential help to bereaved people. Cruse produces booklets on coping with grief which you can buy on-line. - Offers articles, books and professional services for those coping with grief and loss. - Dedicated to understanding the process of grief, and its impact on laypeople and professionals. It includes a monthly column, "On the path from loss to renewal." - An on-line guide for teachers, parents and those who have been victims of terror attacks, traumatic crisis, and long-term stress. A special section on the tradition Jewish attitude to mourning is included. - A place for people to find help in healing from loss. The honor page (the first internet memorial site) has over 500 memorials, and continues to put up memorials free of charge. - Links for the grieving widow, widower, child, teen and adult. Dedicated to the bereaved, the dying and those who care for them. Includes all issues about dying, pet loss, and memorials. - Provides information about loss due to estrangement. Includes a journal, lists of books, movies, articles, other references, poetry, and people who have experienced estrangement. - Attempts to assist those seeking relief to grief by providing a free one way e-mail address in the name of their deceased loved ones. - Relief for those in deep grief, so that they may have time away from pressing obligations in order to rest, seek consolation or healing, and possibly reevaluate their lives. Bulletin board and fund raising activities. - About grief, how to deal with it, and how to turn it into a positive, creative experience. - Bereavement support including articles, poetry, links and a section on pet loss. - Official home of Darcie, Tony and Alicia Sims, who are internationally recognized public speakers on the topics of grief and grief support. - A system for funeral homes, health care facilities, mental health workers and social workers to support those suffering from grief and loss. - Offering articles, discussions, resources and tools for coping with grief and the loss of a loved one. - International site to support people in their journeys of recovery and rebuilding following a loss. Resources, links, bulletin board, and people's stories of renewal. - A collection of resources for dealing with bereavement and loss, including original essays, a discussion bulletin board and chat area. Primarily focused on widows and widowers. - Author and grief expert David Kessler's site. Includes questions and answers, articles, tips for coping, and information about books he's written alone and with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. - Information resource on death related grief for the community and professionals. Includes coping with grief, helping the bereaved, resources, education, and specific topics. - Support services include resource referral, support groups, a library, and memorial web pages. Links to Suicide Prevention and Survivors' Resources. Rivendell Resources, a charitable corporation. - A place where to find creative and nurturing ways to honor grief following the death of a loved one. Includes songs of hope and inspiration, songs for memorials and funeral services, songs for rituals and spiritual renewal as well as meditation resources. - Learn about the stages of grief, bereavement after the loss of a loved one, or coping with the loss of a love relationship or pet. - Alexandra Kennedy.com, seven tasks and ten steps of recovery, supporting a friend, books, tapes, workshops, and articles. - Offers a sixteen-month program including workbooks and journal. - Independent, not-for-profit community organization dedicated to providing hope, support and services for the bereaved. Counseling, support services, and books for the grieving. - A healing place in cyberspace created by a physician who combines medicine, psychiatry, poetry, prose and images to provide resources and support. - Directory of press releases, articles, and factsheets. - Find ideas on preserving memories and paying tribute to a loved one who has died, and share those memories with others. - John E. Welshons' workshops, books, and tapes to help heal the grief of the loss of a loved one. - Compelling and inspirational articles, verses, and quotations dealing with loss, spirituality, and perspective. - Based in Melbourne Australia and has as its mission to provide, through research, education, and consultancy, support for bereaved people. Features newsletters, services, directory, and programs. - Charity with on-line information for young people who've lost someone close. - Writings of comfort and inspiration for those who grieve. - Offering information, handbooks, resources, and news to help individuals deal with grief. - A foundation to help others cope with the loss of a loved one, this site offers therapeutic programs and events for bereaved families and young people, stories, and a newsletter. - Hope, inspiration,and encouragement in the form of essays, photos and poems for anyone going through grief recovery. - Offers support and resources for adults who lost a sibling during childhood or adolescence, including books, articles, general information, and bibliographies. - Todd Hochberg - photographer, national lecturer and published author’s work acknowledges and supports bereaved parents experiencing their baby’s death while educating medical/grief professionals and the public about perinatal loss.