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Coping with Loss

Coping with loss can be a very difficult journey. ADEC has compiled these resources for individuals who are looking for help or who wish to offer support to another who is coping with a loss.

The articles below have been drawn from The Forum, ADEC's member newsletter, because of their relevancy and appropriateness for the nonprofessional. (These articles may not be reprinted without the express written consent of ADEC. Contact adec@adec.org to request reprints.)

Other resources include links to Web sites presented by other organizations that may be useful. (Note about links.)

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Bereavement Rituals
Incorporating Extraordinary Experiences in Death Rituals
Second Lining at Death in New Orleans
Incorporating Loss into Our Holiday Rituals
A Pre-Death Ritual for Mable

Links:
AARP Ways to Remember


Cancer and Death
Surviving Losses from Cancer

Links:
National Cancer Institute Loss, Grief and Bereavement Site
Anerican Cancer Society Coping with Grief and Loss


Children and Grief
Joining Together as a Global Community of Grieving Children
Music Therapy wtih Adolescents Experiencing Loss

Links:
The Dougy Center
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Helping Grandchildren Deal with Grief
Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center


End-of-Life Issues
Death with Dignity: The Oregon Experience
The Art of Dying: A Mind-Body Transformation
When to Refer to Hospice

Links:
Compassion and Choices
Five Wishes


Grandparents' Grief
Grandparents’ Grief—Who Is Listening?


Grief
Surviving Losses from Cancer

Links:
Grief's Journey

AARP Grief and Loss Resources

AARP's Guide for the Newly Widowed


Hospice--What is it?
Perinatal Hospice: A Holistic Approach for When Death Comes
at the Beginning of Life

When to Refer to Hospice
The Art of Dying: A Mind-Body Transformation

Links:
Caring Connections
Hospice Foundation of America
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization


Losing a Child at Any Age

Pregnancy, Children and Infants
Perinatal Hospice: A Holistic Approach for When Death Comes
at the Beginning of Life

Perinatal Bereavement: A Lifelong Process

Links:
Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA)
Compassionate Friends

MISS Foundation
RTS Bereavement Services
SHARE -- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc.

Losing Adult Chldren
Links:
AARP--Ways Parents Can Cope


Media and Death
Cinema and Its Depiction of Cultural Aspects of Death and Dying
The Healing Power of Music in Bereavement
Media Portrayals of Death and Dying


Pet Loss
From the Backyard to the Pet Bed: The Changing Role of Animals in Society
Coping with Animal Companion Loss Across the Age Continuum

Links:
Animal Chaplains
Argus Institute
Rainbows Bridge Grief Support Center

UC Davis Pet Loss Support Hotline
Tufts University Pet Loss Support Hotline
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine Pet Loss Support Program
The Virtual Pet Cemetery
Bright Stars Forever Pet WebRing


Sibling Loss
Losing a Sibling in Adulthood
Sibling Grief Throughout the Childhood
Mode of Death and Effects on Sibling Grief


Suicide
Suicide: Prevention and Postvention

Links:
American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
SAVE: Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Coping with Loss
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Hotline -- 800-273-TALK (8255)
Suicide Prevention Resource Center


Traumatic Loss: Violence, Terrorism, War and Natural Disasters
Getting Beyond Terrorism: Life in a War Zone
and its Impact on Our Family
Grief, Trauma and Combat
Firefighter Remembrance

Links:
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
National Center for PTSD fact sheet on community violence
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
Parents of Murdered Children (POMC)


**Note: The Association for Death Education and Counseling is not responsible for the availability or content of the sites it links to, nor does the ADEC endorse, warrant or guarantee the products, services or information described or offered at these other Internet sites. Users cannot assume that the external sites will abide by reasonable privacy practices.

Updated: August 7, 2007

 

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