Bereavement Support
Follow the links below to find information and organizations that are available to help you and the families your serve.
Online newsletter subscriptions are available from some and many have Facebook pages set up for current information.
Not comfortable attending a support group,
but would like to access information on
the computer at your convenience?
You may find the following helpful:
- GriefNet, www.griefnet.org
- An internet community of persons dealing with grief, death and major loss.
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Also Group for those working with the bereaved.
- Grief Recovery Online, www.groww.org
- GROWW offers a wide variety of grief and bereavement resources. Newsletter signup available online.
- www.widownet.org, online information and self-help resource for, and by widows and widowers.
Ohio
Cincinnati
Children/Families
Fernside, Cincinnati, www.fernside.org
Cleveland
Hospice of the Western Reserve, Northern Ohio, www.hospicewr.org
Cleveland & Columbus
Cornerstone of Hope, www.cornerstoneofhope.org
Columbus
Evergreen Program, www.mountcarmelhealth.com/hospital-programs/bereavement-counseling
Hilliard
GriefShare, www.srumc.org
Youngstown
Hospice of the Valley, Inc., www.hospiceofthevalley.com
Bereavement Professionals
Centering Corporation, www.centering.org
GriefWatch/Perinatal Loss, www.griefwatch.com,
Doug Manning, www.thecarecommunity.com
James Miller, Willowgreen, www.willowgreen.com
Sherry Williams-White, www.newleaf-resources.com
Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., www.centerforloss.com
Marta Felber, LifeWords, www.lifewords.com
Children/Family Grief
The Dougy Center, www.dougy,org
Linda Goldman, Children’s Grief and Loss Issues, www.childrensgrief.net
Infant Loss
A Place to Remember, www.aplacetoremember.org
GriefWatch/Perinatal Loss, www.griefwatch.com,
Men’s Grief
Tom Golden, LCSW, www.webhealing.com
Music and meditation
Paul Alexander, www.griefsong.com
National
AARP Grief and Loss, www.aarp.org/relationships/grief-loss
Grief and Renewal, www.griefandrenewal.com
Grief Healing, www.griefhealing.com
LegacyConnect, www.connectlegacy.com
National Funeral Directors Association, www.nfda.org
Wings, A Grief Education Ministry, Nan Zastrow, www.wingspeak.org
AIDS
The NAMES Project Foundation, www.aidsquilt.org
Adult Sibling Grief
Adult sibling grief community, www.myadultsiblinggrief.com
Children/Family Grief
The Dougy Center, www.dougy.org
Children’s Grief and Loss Issues, Linda Goldman, www.childrensgrief.net
Children’s Grief Education Association, www.childgrief.org
Death of a Child
The Compassionate Friends, www.compassionatefriends.org
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, www.madd.org
Parents of Murdered Children, www.pomc.com
M.I.S.S., www.misschildren.org
Infant Loss
A Place to Remember, www.aplacetoremember.com
CLIMB, Center for Loss in Multiple Birth, Inc., www.climb-support.orgSHARE Atlanta, www.shareatlanta.org
Military Loss
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, www.taps.org
Pet Loss
Grief Healing, www.griefhealing.com
SIDS
First Candle (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance), www.sidsalliance.org
National SIDS Resource Center, www.sidscenter.org
Suicide
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, www.afsp.org
SOS, Survivors of Suicide, www.survivorsofsuicide.com
Wings, A Grief Education Ministry, Nan Zastrow, www.wingspeak.org
Widow/Widowers
WidowNet, www.widownet.org
Young widow/widowers, www.ywbb.org
Educational Opportunities
American Academy of Bereavement, an affiliate of CMI Education Institute, www.cmieducation.org
Association for Death Education and Counseling, www.adec.org
Certified Celebrants, In-Sight Institute, Doug Manning & Glenda Stansbury, www.InSightBooks.com
The Center for Loss & Life Transition, Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D., www.centerforloss.com
Mount Ida National Center for Death Education, www.mountida.edu
Children
Children’s Grief Education Association, www.childgrief.org
National SIDS Resource Center, www.sidscenter.org
Other
Blogs
Jan Warner, www.griefspeaksout.com
Memorial resources
BEAReavementbears, Acton, MA, www.bereavementbears.com
MemoryBEARS4U, Jean Scott, Tontogany, OH, www.memorybears4u.com
Bereavement magazine, www.bereavementmag.com
