Bereavement support

General Bereavement Links

For Grieving Teens

When a Baby or Child has Died

  • 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. www.miscarriagesupport.org.nz/
  • 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. www.sands.org.nz
  • 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. www.sids.org.nz
  • 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.  www.twinloss.org.nz
  • Christchurch Multiple Birth Club Bereavement Support offers all families practical resources, creating of tangible keepsakes and emotional support before, during or after the birth and bereavement of a pregnancy, baby or infant twins, triplets or high multiples.
    Contact: Karen Jefferson 021 1684 185 or see www.cmbc.co.nz/bereavement_support.htm
  • SIDS and Kids Western Australia - for parents experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal and SIDs death (Australia)
    http://www.sandswa.org.au
  • The Lost Ones  - INCLUDING AN NZ ONLINE FORUM FOR BEREAVED PARENTS- This site was created because of the limited support and resources that are available here in New Zealand for people who have suffered from or who are still suffering from now, the loss of a child through Miscarriage, Stillbirth or SIDS. Click on 'forum' for the discussion pages. www.thelostones.co.nz

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. www.spinz.org.nz
  • Survivors of Suicide - for those impacted by the suicide of someone close http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com
  • Communities United in Suicide Prevention (A NZ online group)  www.cusp.nz
  • Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)- suicide prevention info and giving a voice to suicide survivors
    http://www.save.org

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