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Bereavement Support Links
See also bereavement links for
children
and
young people.
General Bereavement
Help Guide
- coping with grief and loss, support for bereavement
Bereavement by Age Group
(children and teens) (NZ)
Victim Support NZ
- provides info and support to NZ victims of crime
Talking About Bereavement
(UK) - a booklet of information
Winston's Wish
-
supporting bereaved children, teens and their families (UK)
Bereaved Families of Ontario
-
support for bereaved families (Canada)
Dougy Centr
e
- grief support for children, teens and parents (USA)
Grief Net
- information on bereavement (UK)
When Grief Gets Complicated or Leads to Depression
Complicated Grief
- Mayo Clinic (USA)
Explaining Death to Children
My Grandad Plants People!
- a simple and very engaging guide for grown-ups when children ask tricky questions about death by Chris Earl of P&SW Co-operative Society (UK)
Telling Children About Death
(USA) - helpful guidelines
Death of a Partner
Grief Makes Its Own Rules
- for widows and widowers (USA)
When a Parent Has Died
Helping a Child When a Parent Has Died
(NZ)
When a Baby or Child has Died
What to do When Your Child Has Died
- information for parents and carers (NZ)
Experiencing Grief When Your Child Has Died
(NZ)
Miscarriage Support
- a team of volunteers of various ages who have all experienced the loss of babies and would like to provide emotional support and information for women and their families during and after miscarriage and subsequent pregnancies.
Sands NZ
(Stillbirth and Newborn Death Support).
A voluntary, parent-run, non-profit organisation set up to support parents and families who have experienced the death of a baby.
SIDS NZ
is a national organisation of parents, families and friends of babies or young children who have died suddenly and/or unexpectedly of any cause, including SIDS.
Twin Loss NZ
-
A New Zealand wide group for those who have lost one or more or all of their twins, triplets or more from early pregnancy to childhood and beyond, including the loss of a twin sibling in adulthood.
SIDS and Kids Western Australi
a
- for parents experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal and SIDs death (Australia)
The Lost Ones
- after the loss of a child through Miscarriage, Stillbirth or SIDS. Click on 'forum' for the discussion pages.
Helping Siblings after the Death of a Brother or Sister
Helping your child after their sister, brother or cousin has died: information for parents or carers
After a Suicide
SPINZ
is a national information service assisting communities and services to prevent suicide, but also has updated information on support after a suicide has happened.
Survivors of Suicide
- for those impacted by the suicide of someone close
Communities United in Suicide Prevention
(A NZ online group)
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
(SAVE)- suicide prevention info and giving a voice to suicide survivors
After a Drowning Death
Drowning Support Network
for those bereaved by a drowning or aquatic accident of any kind. UK site in origin but open to all. Scroll down for all the various articles, including grief after a drowning.
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