The organizations and resources below are listed for informational purposes only. There are many communities available to support those who are grieving. Please be sure to check with your local religious organizations and mental health professionals. You are not alone.
Organizations
National Alliance for Grieving Children
NAGC is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness about the needs of children and teens who are grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who supports them.
Camp Erin
Camp Erin is the largest national bereavement program for youth grieving the death of a significant person in their lives.
The Dougy Center
The Dougy Center in Portland, OR, provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences.
Ele’s Place
Located in Michigan, Ele’s Place is a non-profit, community based organization dedicated to creating awareness of and support for grieving children and their families.
Good Grief
Located in New Jersey, Good Grief builds resilience in children, strengthens families, and empowers communities to grow from loss and adversity.
Wendt Center
Located in Washington, DC, the Wendt Center is a full service, staffed, nonprofit organization and emerged as the area’s premier social service agency supporting people with end-stage disease and those left in bereavement.
Books
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working through Grief
Martha Whitmore Hickman
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
Sheryl Sandberg
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
Healthy Healing: A Guide to Working Out Grief Using the Power of Exercise and Endorphins
Michelle Steinke-Baumguard
Grief divided is made lighter. – English Proverb