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"Helpful Links" provides a selection of available supportive resources. Any one of these selections will provide multiple links to other resources. Inclusion of a site on this page should not be considered an endorsement. The Center for Infant and Child Loss is not responsible for the availability or content of these sites.

The Grief of Parents When A Child Dies

The Compassionate Friends
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
Nationwide support group for parents who have lost children at any age, gives local support groups information & various grief related information. Also includes sibling grief.
Bereaved Parents of USA
http://bereavedparentsusa.org/
Similar to Compassionate Friends includes local support groups and grief related information
Hospice Foundation of America
http://www.hospicefoundation.org/
Local resources with links and articles on grief
Sibling Loss
http://http://www.counselingstlouis.net/;
For anyone who has lost a brother or sister or adults who grew up with a chronic and fatal disease.
William Wendt Center
http://www.wendtcenter.org//
Washington DC area includes support group info and grief resources
Death & Dying
http://www.death-dying.com/
Message boards, chat and links to other resources
Grief Net http://www.griefnet.org//
Informative link with section for children, library and articles
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB)
http://www.climb-support.org/
Resource for loss of twin or multiples
Parents Of Murdered Children
http://www.pomc.com/
Support for parents who have lost a child to homicide
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D)
http://www.madd.org/
Support for parents who have lost a child through an alcohol related crash
Dedicate a Star
http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/dedicateastar/
Visitors to the site are invited to create a tribute to their little one, using a simple online form. Once the tribute has been approved a twinkling star bearing the child's name will appear in the night sky.
Alive Alone
http://www.alivealone.org/
For parents who have lost their only child.
Twinless Twins Support Group
http://www.twinlesstwins.org/HOME.aspx
For parents who have lost a twin.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

SIDS Network
http://sids-network.org/
Links and articles on SIDS and grief
SIDS Alliance/First Candle
http://www.firstcandle.org/
National parent organization
SIDS Families
http://www.sidsfamilies.com/
Newer site with online support, message boards and SIDS links
CJ Foundation
http://www.cjsids.com
National SIDS organization

Perinatal Loss

MISS Foundation
http://www.misschildren.org/
Informative site for perinatal and infant loss
S.H.A.R.E
http://www.nationalshareoffice.com/
Many grief & perinatal loss articles and links
Hygeia Foundation
http://hygeia.org/
Poems, literature and personal stories related to loss
A Place to Remember
http://www.aplacetoremember.com/
Includes literature to purchase and links to other sites

Children's Grief

The Dougy Center
http://www.dougy.org/
Resources available for parents and children
Explaining Death to a Child
http://www.evergreen-washelli.com/text/qa73153124.htm
Explanation for talking to children about death
Touchstone-The Center for Grieving Children & Adolescents
http://www.touchstonecenter.org/
Many links and activities for kids
Stella Maris - The Center for Grief and Loss
target="new">http://www.stellamarisinc.com/
Bereavement support for children and teens.
Online Support for Children
http://www.kidsaid.org/
For kids dealing with loss, online support, good information.

Online Support Groups

http://www.webhealing.org/
Lots of good information for parents including an up to date message board for all typed of grief and loss.

© 2004 and Last Modified January 2004
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