Additional Resources for Grief and Healing

BOOKS:

Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies by Marta Felber
Widow to Widow by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg, MS
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner
Second Firsts: Live, Laugh and Love Again by Christina Rasmussen
The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman

ONLINE RESOURCES:

Alliance of Hope

The Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors provides healing support for people coping with the shock, excruciating grief and complex emotions that accompany the loss of a loved one to suicide.

http://www.allianceofhope.org

American Widow Project

The mission of the American Widow Project is to provide military widows with the vital support through peer-based support programs designed to educate, empower, inspire and assist in rebuilding their lives in the face of tragedy.

http://americanwidowproject.org

Camp Widow

Camp Widow® is a weekend long gathering of widowed people from across the country and around the world. We come together to create a community that understands the life-altering experience of widowhood. Camp Widow® provides practical tools, valuable resources, and peer-based encouragement for rebuilding your life in the aftermath of the death of a spouse… all in a fun, uplifting, laughter-filled atmosphere.

http://www.campwidow.org

Gary Roe – Healing Is Possible

Gary’s website provides a range of resources on grief and healing, including the Good Grief mini-course that some of our members have drawn benefit from.

http://www.garyroe.com/

Grief Share

Grief Share is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.

http://www.griefshare.org

Modern Widows Club

A widow mentoring organization. We inspire widows to live a life where anything is possible by being a friend, mentor & advocating in their favor. We hold kindness, compassion & James 1:27 to heart. Moving forward while reaching back.

http://modernwidowsclub.com

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

If your spouse or partner is/was involved in hospice, this organization offers up to one year of free grief counseling. They also offer community outreach counseling for people whose spouse or partner were not in Hospice but still need grief counseling. Finally, if the counseling offered does not meet your needs, contact the bereavement department of your local Hospice as they are usually happy to help you locate grief services and support in your area that is more appropriate for you.

https://www.nhpco.org/

Soaring Spirits International

SSLF is an inclusive, non-denominational organization focused on hope and healing through the grieving process. We are positive and forward thinking, while focusing on offering our members the tools and resources they need to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the death of a loved one.

www.soaringspirits.org/

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

TAPS offers grief resources and bereavement counseling to those grieving the loss of a loved one serving in the Armed Forces. There are transition services, counseling and outreach provided through a national peer support network at no cost to those surviving families and loved ones. They also partner with the Department of Veteran Affairs.

http://www.taps.org/

Widowed Village

Widowed Village connects peers with each other for friendship and sharing. The moderators, administrators, and others involved in running this site are widowed people like you. Peer support is an excellent, social way to learn more about living with loss while gaining the energy and ideas for your path to a new life.

http://widowedvillage.org

Young Widow Forum

The Young Widow Forum is a moderated online community that exists to help the young widowed to recover, reclaim and rebuild by facilitating the exchange of experiences, information and support. The forum offers opportunities to share your story and relate to others who share similar experiences. Sections of the board include General Topics, Timeline (topics based on time since loss), Specific Circumstances (topics based on whether or not you have children, or if your relationship was affected by suicide, addiction, mental illness or domestic violence, extreme care giving etc), Socializing and Encouragement.

http://widda.org/

Second Firsts

Second Firsts was founded in 2010. We provide a scientific and process-oriented approach to releasing pain consciously and methodically by relying on our brain’s ability to give birth to new pathways, new habits and new brain connections.

http://www.secondfirsts.com

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT:

American Psychological Association (APA) Online Help Center

APA’s Psychology Help Center is an online consumer resource featuring articles and information related to psychological issues affecting your daily physical and emotional well-being. The website has a number of online resources, including a tool to look up phsychological support and counseling in your area.

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/

National Suicide Prevention

Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If you feel you are in a crisis, whether or not you are thinking about killing yourself, please call the Lifeline. People have called the lifeline for help with substance abuse, economic worries, relationship and family problems, sexual orientation, illness, getting over abuse, depression, mental and physical illness, and even loneliness. When you dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255), you are calling the crisis center in the Lifeline network closest to your location. After you call, you will hear a message saying you have reached the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. You will hear hold music while your call is being routed. You will be helped by a skilled, trained crisis worker who will listen to your problems and will tell you about mental health services in your area. Your call is confidential and free.

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Recovery Village

Phone: 844.278.8408. The Recovery Village assists clients develop the necessary coping skills to maintain abstinence and the ability to problem solve other areas of life. Implementing evidence-based methods that combine clinical expertise, personal preferences, and scientific research; psychologists and mental health professionals utilize these methods to help patients learn new strategies for dealing with grief, sadness, depression, and substance abuse.

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/

PARENTING AND CHILD SUPPORT:

New Song Center for Grieving Children (Arizona)

New Song Center for Grieving Children, a program of Hospice of the Valley, offers grief support group experiences for children, teens, young adults and their family caregivers following the death of a loved one. New Song creates a safe place in which children engage in developmentally appropriate activities including art, play, and journaling. Adults attend their own support groups, where they learn how to help children process grief in a healthy manner and how to help themselves cope with loss. The center also provides grief education for caregivers, community groups, schools clergy, medical and mental health professionals. Services are all provided at no cost to participants.

http://www.hov.org/

Stepping Stones of Hope

Our programs provide support for grieving families to help bereaved children become healthy, well-adjusted adults and adults in a child’s life learn skills to navigate their own grief journey as well as build family cohesion.

http://steppingstonesofhope.org

Grief Camps for Children

Grief camps are a great way for kids to learn about grief and to realize they are not alone. Many camps teach kids about grief and they also educate parents how kids grieve differently than adults. The following are examples of websites for kids grief camps held in several states, however, if you don’t see one for your state, it is definitely worth doing a search online for your state