This page contains links to related sites and information. For your convenience, we have sorted these links into two main categories:
Grief-related Organizations
AARP: Coping with Grief and Loss
For widowed and bereaved adults.
AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services
Aids and facilitates the grieving process of people who have been affected by, or involved in, an air crash.
Alive Alone
Assists bereaved parents that lost an only child or all of their children.
Alliance of Grandparents, A Support in Tragedy (AGAST)
Dedicated to assisting all grandparents when a grandchild dies.
Bearable Times
A club for kids and teens dealing with death. Bereaved Parents of the USA
Aids and supports bereaved parents and families struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child.
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Represents a voice for pediatric cancer families and survivors to the general public, the medical community, government, schools, employers, and the media.
Center for Loss and Life Transition
For bereaved adults and children and bereavement caregivers.
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB)
For bereaved parents of one or more twins, or multiples.
The Compassionate Friends
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS)
For families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Death and Dying: Beyond Indigo
For bereaved individuals.
Grief & Loss Resource Center
Features grief and bereavement resources and links to memorial collections.
Grief Inc.
Provides program speakers to discuss grief-related issues.
GrowthHouse
Resources for life-threatening illness and end-of-life care.
GROWW-Grief Recovery Online
Provides message boards, resource listings and secure chat rooms for the grieving.
In Loving Memory
Dedicated to helping parents cope with the death of their only child or all their children through conferences/outreach.
National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved
Offers pastoral and spiritual support to the bereaved, caregivers, agencies, congregations and dioceses.
The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Provides peer support groups for grieving children.
National Donor Family Council
For families of those who died and became organ and/or tissue donors.
Parents of Murdered Children (POMC)
Dedicated to helping the survivors of homicide victims with supportive family services after the murder of a family member or friend.
Parents Without Partners
Devoted to the welfare and interests of single parents and their children
Self Esteem Advisory Service
For adults and children.
SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
For families who have experienced the death of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
Society of Military Widows
For widows of members of all branches of the uniformed services of the United States.
The Sturbridge Group: Bereavement Training and Consultation
Provides training and consultation on the issues of death, dying, and grief.
THEOS Foundation, Inc.
322 Blvd. Of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 471-7779
Publishes THEOS magazine, books and organizational materials for widowed men and women.
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Provides services to those that lost a loved one while serving in the Armed Forces.
Ultimate Loss
For bereaved individuals.
WidowNet
An information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers.
Wings of Light
Support and information network for aircraft-accident survivors and others directly affected by aviation accidents.
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End-of-Life Issues
American Hospice Foundation
Aids programs that serve the needs of terminally ill and grieving individuals of all ages.
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
ABCD works with the public, clinicians, policymakers, and organizations to improve end-of-life care.
Association for Death Education and Counseling
For death-care professionals seeking information on death education, bereavement counseling, and care of the dying.
Empowering caregivers
For people experiencing the challenge of caring for a parent, a spouse or a child.
Finding Our Way
Focuses on issues regarding death and dying in America today.
FuneralHomeDirectory.com
A directory of funeral homes and other services for individuals planning a funeral.
Hospice Foundation of America
Provides information for professionals and families on issues relating to caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement.
Last Acts
For professionals and volunteers working to improve care of the dying.
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Dedicated to improving end-of-life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.
The National Next Of Kin Registry
(NOKR) is a service for locating next of kin in urgent situations. NOKR is designed as an emergency contact system to help if you or your family member is missing, injured or deceased. NOKR is a free service to the public as well as local and state agencies.
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