Grief & Loss Resources

Grief and Loss Resources

Below is a series of resources for dealing with grief and loss. Please reach out if you need additional support, our team is here for you. 

• How to Cope with Bereavement During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Grieving the loss of a loved one may be especially challenging right now.
• After a Loved One Dies - How Children Grieve by David J. Schonfeld, M.D., and Marcia Quackenbusy, M.S., MFT, CHES​. This guide is geared toward parents and family, but others who work with children may also find it useful. Teachers, coaches, childcare providers, and other caring adults can offer better support to a child who has lost a loved one when they understand more about how children grieve.
• Helping Children Cope with Death by MADD Canada. This informational article discusses the factors that can impact the grief process, and emphasizes the importance of talking about the deceased. Remembering loved ones and keeping their memory alive is helpful and healing. Many factors influence children’s views on death, such as age, religious beliefs, cultural and/or ethnic values, and their relationship to the deceased person. However, the reactions of their caregivers are of primary importance in determining how children will cope with death.
• Saying Goodbye: Talking to Kids About Death by Christina Frank from Parents Magazine - advice on how to talk to young children about death and grief and answers common questions they might have.
• Letting Children Share in Grief by Catherine Saint Louis from the NY Times - outlines the benefits of giving children the space and opportunity to grieve the loss of a loved one.
• Rainbows - This organization trains caring adults to facilitate grief groups for children and provides resources to support the grieving process. Families can locate grief groups that are running and accepting new members. 
• Good Grief - This organization offers information and support on grief. The organization is also running virtual support groups for grieving families.
• Sesame Street - This page offers activities, articles, and videos for exploring grief with young children.
• What's Your Grief - 64 Children’s Books About Death and Grief - This website lists sixty four different children’s books about grieving, ages ranging from 3-12.
• Healthful Chat - This website is a peer health support community providing online chat rooms for people to talk about their grief.
• Grief in Common - This website is an online community designed to connect those who are grieving based on background and similar experiences for chats and opportunities to meet in person.
• National Alliance for Grieving Children - This organization “promotes awareness of the needs of children and teens grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who wants to support them." - NAGC Mission Statement
• The Centering Corporation - This organization provides educational resources for those grieving the death of a loved one.
• https://optionb.org/book - The website Option B provides people with resources on grief and loss. 
• Youth Light - Art activities for grieving children. 
• National Association of School Psychologists  - Contains articles about death and grief and how to address them and help give children hope. 
• Helpful Children's Picture Books About Grief and Death - This website has a list of picture books that help explain grief and death to children. ​