The following organizations, websites and books are designed to help children and teens who experience grief and loss.
The Center for Grieving Children
Provides educational and support materials to grieving children, teens, their families, schools and other community agencies who support them.
49 York Street
PO Box 1438
Portland, ME 04104
(207)775-5216
The Center for Grieving Children, Teens and Families
Provides peer grief support groups for preschoolers, elementary school age, middle school age, teens and young adults. Also training workshops and resources for professionals, phone consultations and referrals.
1139 E. Luzerne St.
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215)744-4025
The
Center for Loss and Bereavement
Provides grief counseling for individuals and families,
support groups for bereaved children, and community
education.
3847 Skippack Pike, PO Box 1299
Skippack, PA 19474
(610)222-4110
The Dougy Center
The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Serves as a model in providing peer support groups
for grieving children; has printable information
on "How to Respond to Our Children" in the wake
of terrioristic attacks on U.S., has a bookstore.,
local resource referral.
PO Box 86852
Portland, OR 97286
(503)775-5683
Hospice Foundation of America
Offers information to professionals and families about caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement, including resources specifically for children and teens. Annual Bereavement Teleconference Living with Grief: Loss Later In Life on April 24, 2002, will be offered at WHYY and other locations throughout the region.
2001 S. Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
(202)638-5419 or 1-800-854-3402
Peter's Place:
A Center for Grieving Children and Families
Offers free peer support groups for grieving children, pre-teens and teens ages 3 to 18, and their families to help with the healing process after a loss.
150 N. Radnor-Chester Rd.
Suite F130
Radnor, PA 19087
(610)687-5150
Supporting Grieving Children and Families website
A death education resource for schools, youth and families, compiled by the University of Delaware. Provides links to death education resources including books, websites, support groups, help lines newsletters, videos, CDs, hospices, memorial sites and summer camps. The site also offers a speakers bureau and
a unique section on grieving for pets. Teachers, counselors, medical professionals and families will all benefit from the extensive collection of materials available.
RELATED BOOKS
A Child's Book About Funerals and Cemeteries, by Earl Grollman and Joy Johnson. Centering Corporation, 2001.
The Fall of Freddie The Leaf, Leo Bufegolia
Fatherloss: How Sons of All Ages Come to Terms With the Deaths of Their Dads, by Neil Chethik. Hyperion, 2001.)
The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein. Harpercollins Juvenile Books, 1986.
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Ways to Explain Death to Children, Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen.
Living When a Loved One Has Died, Earl Grollman. Beacon Press, 1995.
Nobody's Child Anymore: Grieving, Caring and Comforting When Parents Die, Barbara Bartocci, Sorin Books, 2000.
BOOKS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE GRIEVE AND UNDERSTAND DEATH
Especially for Young Children
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, Judith Viorst (jE)
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death, Laurene Krasny Brown (j155.937 B813w)
When People Die, Sarah Levete (j155.937 L577w)
Fiction for Older Children
Sun and Spoon, Kevin Henkes (j)
A boy looks for a special way to remember his grandmother who died recently.
Picture Books
Rudi's Pond, Eve Bunting (jE)
Dealing with the death of a friend.
Saying Goodbye to Daddy, Judith Vigna (jE)
Dealing with a sudden loss and the funeral experience.
Especially for Teens
Death is Hard to Live With: Teenagers Talk about How They Cope with Loss, Janet Bode (155.937 D349I)
How It Feels When a Parent Dies, Jill Krementz (155.937 K881h)
(Recommended by the staff of the Collection Development Office, Free Library of Philadelphia)
RELATED BOOKS
Compassion
Books, Inc.
Over 400 resources to help children and adults through
serious illness, death, loss, grief and bereavement.
Reviewed and selected by knowledgeable professionals.
477 Hannah Branch Road
Burnsville, NJ 28714
(800)970-4220
CD-ROM: A
Look at Children's Grief
Linda Goldman. ADEC, 2001.
Available through the Association for Death Education
and Counseling.
342 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
(860)856-7503
But I Didn't Say Goodbye
Barbara Rubel. Griefwork Center, Inc., 1999.
(For parents and professionals helping child suicide
survivors)
Children Are Survivors Too: A Guidebook
for Young Homicide Survivors
Kathleen Aub. Grief Educational Resources, Inc.
(For parents and others supporting a grieving child
after a homicide.)
Coping with Trauma: A Guide to Self-Understanding
J. Allen. American Psychiatric Press, 1999.
Coping with Traumatic Death
Bob Baugher and Lew Cox. Distrubution by R. Baugher,
PhD - contact kbaugher@yahoo.com, 2000.
(For parents and others who've experienced the death
of a loved one by homicide.)
Everything You Need to Know When Someone
You Know Has Been Killed
Jay Schleifer. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 1998.
(Speaks directly to teens suffering traumatic loss.)
Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One
Ann Smolin. Fireside, 1993.
How To Go On Living When Someone You Know
Dies
Therese A. Rando. Bantam Books, 1988.
(Describes navigating the path ahead after a loss;
addressses many different types of loss including
suicide, homicide and accidental death.)
I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye:
Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death
of a Loved One
Brook Noel, Pamela D. Blair. Champion Pr Ltd., 2000.
Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide
Earl Grollman & Max Malikow. Beacon Press Books,
1999.
(Addresses the questions and concerns of young people
following the suicide of a friend or peer.)
Living with Grief After Sudden Loss:
Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke
Ken Doka, Editor. Taylor and Francis, 1996.
My Son...My Son...: A Guide to Healing After
Death, Loss or Suicide
Chris Bolton. Bolton Press Books, 1999.
(A message of hope for suicide survivors.)
No Time for Goodbyes: Coping With Sorrow,
Anger and Injustice After a Tragic Death
Janice Harris Lord. Pathfinder Publisher, 1991.
No Time to Say Goodbye: Coping With Sorrow,
Anger and Injustice After a Tragic Death
Carla Fine. Main Street Books, 1999.
Remember Lee: The End Is the Beginning -
A Touching Story About the Unexpected Loss of a
Child
Linda Musser. Centering Corp., 1996.
Surviving When Someone You Love is Murdered
Lula Redmond. Psychological Consultation & Education
Services, Inc., 1989.
(Written for professional but valuable also to survivors
of homicide.)
A Terrible Thing Happened
Margaret Holmes. American Psychological Association,
2000.
(A story to help younger children (4-8 yrs.) who've
experienced trauma understand their feelings and
reactions.)
What Will We Do? Preparing a School Community
to Cope With Crises
R. Stevenson, editor. Baywood Publishing Co., 1995.
When a Community Weeps
E. Zinner and M. Williams, Eds. Taylor and Francis,
1999.
(Case studies in group survivorship including human-made
and natural disasters and terrorism.)
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