Most of us will face grief at some point in our lives - how to cope, what to expect, how to help others who are grieving, where to find help when you need it, and the role of grief support groups.
"Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak whispers to the o'erwrought heart and bids it break." ~ William Shakespeare (suggested by Bereaved Families of Ontario)
Bereavement.ca - Self-Help and Walking Groups
Bereavement in Adult Life (British Medical Journal)
Bereavement in Childhood (British Medical Journal)
Bereaved Families of Ontario Online: Support Centre
Canadian Foundation for Sudden Infant Death (SIDS)
Child, Teen, and Adult Grief Support and Loss Resources
Compassionate Friends: Support After the Death of a Child
Counseling for Loss & Life Changes
Fernside Center for Grieving Children & Families
Grief and Bereavement in Accidental or Sudden Death
GriefworksBC: Grief Support and Loss Resources
Healing Hearts for Bereaved Parents
Helping Kids Grieve (InteliHealth)
SIDS Network (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
STAGES: Newsletter for Bereaved Siblings
United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities (USMWF)
Angell, James W.
O Susan! Looking Forward with Hope after the Death of a Child. Hope Publishing, 1990
Attig, Thomas
The Heart of Grief: Death and the Search for Lasting Love. Oxford University Press, 2002
Bennett, Cherie
Zink. Delacorte Press, 1999
Bernstein, Judith R.
When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter. Andrews & McMeel, 1998
Bucholz, Judie A.
Homicide Survivors: Misunderstood Grievers. Baywood Publishing, 2002
Campbell, Linda
Tears for Grandma. PublishAmerica, 2003
Dyregrov, Atle
Grief in Children: A Handbook for Adults. Gage Educational Publishing, 1991
Edelman, Hope
Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss. Dell Distributing, 1995
Fanos, Joanna H.
Sibling Loss. Lawrence Erlbaum, 1996
Finkbeiner, Ann K.
After the Death of a Child: Living with the Loss Through the Years. Free Press, 1996
Fitzgerald, Helen, & Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
The Grieving Child: A Parent's Guide. Distican, 1992
Fitzgerald, Helen
The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Parents, Counselors, and Teenagers. Simon & Schuster, 2000
Freitag, Carrie M., & Kerouac, Margaret J.
Aftermath: In the Wake of Murder. Chevron Publishing, 2003
Fry, Virginia Lynn, & Paterson, Katherine
Part Of Me Died, Too: Stories of Creative Survival Among Bereaved Children and Teenagers. Stewart House, 1995
Gellman, Marc, Hartman, Thomas, & Tilley, Debbie
Lost and Found: A Kid's Book for Living Through Loss. Morrow Junior, 1999
Gootman, Marilyn E., & Prothrow-Stith, Deborah
When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving and Healing. Free Spirit Publishing, 1994
Grollman, Earl A.
Bereaved Children and Teens: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals. Beacon Press, 1996
Grollman, Earl A.
Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love. Beacon Press, 1993
Hartnett, Johnette
Children and Grief: Big Issues for Little Hearts. Good Mourning, 1996
Heegaard, Marge E.
When Something Terrible Happens: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief Workbook. Fairview Press, 1992
James, John W., Friedman, Russell, & Matthews, Leslie Landon
When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal With Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses. HarperCollins, 2001
Jarratt, Claudia J.
Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss (Rev. Ed.). Harvard Common Press, 1994
McCurry, Anne
Letters to Sara: The Agony of Adult Sibling Loss. 2001
Myers, Edward
When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults. Penguin Books, 1997
Rando, Therese A.
Grieving: How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies. Bantam Books, 1991
Rosof, Barbara D.
The Worst Loss: How Families Heal from the Death of a Child. Henry Holt, 1995
Smolin, Ann, & Guinan, John
Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One. Distican, 1993
Worden, J. William
Children and Grief: When A Parent Dies. Guilford Publications, 2001
Worden, J. William
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner (3rd Ed.) Springer Publishing, 2002
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