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
David Bradley Childrens Bereavement Program, Wissahickon Hospice of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
Provides free bereavement support programs to children ages 5-18
who have experienced the loss of a relative, friend or loved one.
(610) 617-2400 or 1-800-700-8807
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
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia
Offers bereavement groups, and individual counseling during a person's terminal illness and following the terminal illness for bereaved family members.
(866)532-7669
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)
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