Whether you are grieving the swift accidental death of your child, or have said good bye to a cherished spouse of fifty years, grief is a process. The uniqueness of someone who mattered enough to grieve over leaves a hole in your heart that is their exact shape. You can never fill that hole. You don't get over it, but with the Shepherd's help you can get through it. Here are some online resources to help you get through the grief process.
AARP
Grief and loss resources from AARP |
Grief
Digest
A magazine for those who grieve |
National Hospice
and Palliative Care
To create an America where every individual can value the experience of the end
of life. |
AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services
ACCESS is a national non-political, non-profit, tax-exempt (501c3)
organization established to aid and facilitate the grieving process of
people who have been affected by or involved in an air crash. |
Griefnet
GriefNet.org is an Internet community of 47 e-mail support groups and two web
sites for persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. |
National Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome Foundation
A clearinghouse of information about SIDS |
American Red Cross
American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides
relief to victims of disasters and helps people, prevent, prepare for, and
respond to emergencies. |
Hannah's Prayer
Ministries
Christian support for fertility challenges including infertility or the death
of a baby at any time from conception through early infancy. |
Parents of Murdered
Children
To provide support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while
working to create a world free of murder |
Association of Professional Chaplains
They are an interfaith professional pastoral care association of providers of
pastoral care endorsed by faith groups to serve persons in physical, spiritual,
or mental need in diverse settings throughout the world. |
Hope
After Abortion
A site for women grieving an abortion |
PetLoss
A gentle and compassionate web site for pet lovers who are grieving over the
death of a pet or an ill pet |
Centering
A grief resource center |
Hospital
Chaplains' Ministry of America
HCMA is a nonsectarian, non-profit faith mission organization that recruits,
trains, certifies, places, and oversees Chaplains in healthcare facilities and
programs nationwide. |
SHARE
Pregnancy and Infancy Loss Support
SHARE is a not-for-profit nondenominational organization providing support to
those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy
loss, stillbirth or newborn death. |
Christian Chaplain
and Counselor Society
Offering resources to the Christian chaplain, pastoral and Christian counselors,
and critical incident stress debriefers |
International
Association Of Christian Chaplains- Inc.
A community of Christian chaplains committed to provide high quality pastoral
care in this 21st Century. |
Silent
Grief
Support for all who have suffered miscarriage and later child loss |
Family
Grief.com
Articles and resources on dealing with grief |
MADD
A resource site from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers |
The
Compassionate Friends
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist
families toward the positive resolution of grief following the
death of a child of any age and to provide information to help
others be supportive. |
Gospelcom.net
Biblical guidance on grief |
National Association
of Catholic Chaplains
The National Association of Catholic Chaplains is a professional association
for certified chaplains and clinical pastoral educators who participate in the
healing mission of Jesus Christ. |
WidowNet
WidowNet is an information and self-help resource for, and by, widows
and widowers. |
M.E.N.D.
M.E.N.D. is a Christian not-for-profit corporation whose purpose
is to
reach out to those who have lost a child due to miscarriage,
stillbirth
or early infant death and offer a way to share experiences
and
information through support groups, the quarterly newsletter,
and our
Internet web site. |
Center for Loss and Life Transition
"Though
grief is a natural and necessary process, it's also an
extraordinarily difficult
one. We're here to help mourners and those who care for them." Alan
D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., Director |
Carrying To Term Pages
After a devastating prenatal diagnosis, it's too
often assumed that a mother will automatically
terminate. If you have determined to carry your
unborn baby to term despite his or her fatal
condition, this web site was designed for you. |
Help for Those Who Grieve
Find daily devotions, the writings of well-known authors and
personal notes of the Wrights and others. Other
resources include specific grief and loss help,
hymns, quotes and more that bring encouragement, comfort, hope and a treasury of Christian truths in times of suffering. |
GriefShare
GriefShare is a special place where you can find help as you grieve
the loss of a family member or friend. |
Comfort
Café is a Web site devoted entirely to
women. Their mission is to offer hope, help, and healing to
women in all life stages and walks of life. |
