Additional Resources on Grief & Loss
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- Supporting a Grieving Person
Helping Others Through Grief, Loss and Bereavement - Understanding Depression
Signs, Symptoms, Causes and Help - Improving Emotional Health
Strategies and Tips For Good Mental Health - Healing Emotional and Psychological Trauma
Symptoms, Treatment and Recovery - Coping with a Breakup or Divorce
Moving On After a Relationship Ends - Grieving the Loss of a Pet
Understanding and Coping with the Grief of Losing a Pet - TOOLKIT: Bring Your Life Into Balance
Helpguide's Stress-Busting, Mood-Improving Toolkit for Building Emotional Skills
GRIEF & LOSS: General information
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The
Grieving Process
Helpful handouts on the grieving process, including the stages of grief, how to take care of yourself, and the different ways
people react to loss. (Hospice of the North Shore & Greater Boston) -
Life after Loss: Dealing with Grief
Guide to coping with grief and loss, including normal grief reactions to expect. (University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center) -
Grief & Bereavement Support
Provides insights into grieving and the grief process. A companion page contains detailed information about children's grief and adolescents grief as well. (Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement) -
Teenagers: Death and Grief
Article for teens on how to cope with grief and loss. Includes tips for dealing with the pain and taking care of yourself during the grieving process. (The Nemours Center for Children's Health Media/Nemours Foundation). -
Co-workers, too, are often at a loss when tragedy strikes
"Few of us who work in companies large or small escape the inevitable heartache that befalls co-workers. Equally few of us can say confidently that we know how to navigate this road with people we interact with, manage or report to daily." (StarTribune.com | November, 2011).
GRIEF: The Death of a Loved One
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Funeral Resources: Loosing the Life of a Loved One
Organizing a funeral is never an easy task, especially with so much grief and personal memories that accompany it. The best thing to keep in mind is that it is a much-needed and helpful way to allow loved ones to come to terms with a person's death. While some funerals are very religious in content, non-religious funerals can also be arranged. The prayers can usually be substituted for well-chosen parting words to suit the family's beliefs. (Lifeinsurance.org | Funeral Resources) -
Grief: Coping With Reminders After a Loss
Grief doesn't magically end at a certain point after a loved one's death. Reminders often bring back the pain of loss, even years later. Here's help coping —and healing. (Mayo Clinic) -
Grieving and Healing: 5 Steps to Help You Through the Grieving Process
How to work through grieving and begin to enjoy life again (About.com | Senior Living) -
On Being Alone: A Guide for the Newly Widowed
A comprehensive series of articles on grief and loss offering practical, as well as psychological advice. (AARP)
GRIEF & LOSS: Support
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GriefNet.org
GriefNet.org is an Online support community for people dealing with grief, death, and major loss, with over fifty monitored support groups for both kids and adults. -
Compassionate Friends
National, self-help organization for those grieving the loss of a child. Includes a Chapter Locator and supportive online brochures on various aspects of grief.
STAGES OF GRIEF
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The Kübler-Ross grief cycle
Details each stage as it applies to persons facing death or other negative life change. Note that the cycle as presented includes seven stages, including initial shock. (ChangingMinds.org) -
What is Grief?
Lays out general stages of grief with tips for helping someone who is grieving. (University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Counseling Center)
COMPLICATED GRIEF & DEPRESSION
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Major Depression and Complicated Grief
Lists the warning signs and symptoms that suggest grief has progressed to major depression or complicated grief. (American Cancer Society) -
Complicated Grief
Learn the difference between the normal grief reaction and complicated grief. Includes information about symptoms, risk factors, and treatment. Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide)
GRIEF AFTER SUICIDE
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Understanding Mental Illness: Grief after Suicide
Survivors of suicide and their friends can help each other and themselves by gaining an understanding of grief after suicide. (Canadian Mental Health Association) -
Grief After Suicide
Understanding your emotions, as well as suicide in general, may ease your grieving after suicide. (Buddha Dharma Education Association)