Grief, Loss and Bereavement

Afterhours Inspirational Stories: Death and Dying
Inspirational story and poem collection about death, dying, and grievance.
http://inspirationalstories.com/death-dying-1.html

At Health Newsletter
Resource links for pregnancy loss, sudden infant death syndrome, and widows' support.
http://athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_2_21.html

Becoming Eternal
Selections from a book of 365 essays written by a married couple for the one of them who will survive the other's death.
http://www.becomingeternal.com

Beliefnet.com - Grief and Loss Forum
Multifaith website, providing information, provocative essays and articles, online community and other interactive resources about grief and loss.
http://beliefnet.com/index/index_607.asp

Bereaved Families Online
Located in Ontario, proving local support as well as computer support. Focus is on the healing process in the form of support groups, internet bereavement support, and educational resources.
http://www.bereavedfamilies.net/

Bereavement - A Magazine of Hope and Healing
Offers searchable magazine archives, free online support groups, free electronic sympathy cards, free electronic memorials, and a secure catalog.
http://www.bereavementmag.com

Bereavement Poems and Articles
Poems and Articles connected with grief, loss and bereavement. Includes links and an online memorial tribute.
http://www.bereavement-poems-articles.com

Beyond Indigo
Provides information on caregiving, loss, grieving, and end-of-life issues for family, friends, pets, and loved ones, with an emphasis on the positive.
http://www.beyondindigo.com

Catch a Falling Life
Offers articles, books and professional services for those coping with grief and loss.
http://catchafallinglife.com/

Center for Loss and Renewal
Dedicated to understanding the process of grief, and its impact on laypeople and professionals. It includes a monthly column, "On the path from loss to renewal."
http://www.lossandrenewal.com

The Centre for Grief Education
Based in Melbourne Australia and has as its mission to provide, through research, education, and consultancy, support for bereaved people. Features newsletters, services, directory, and programs.
http://www.grief.org.au/

The Child Bereavement Trust
Charity with on-line information for young people who've lost someone close.
http://www.childbereavement.org.uk/

The Comfort of Home
Resource to find consolation, emotional support, encouragement, stress management, balance, and serenity to help those experiencing grief, loss, disappointment or pain.
http://thecomfortofhome.com/

The Comfort Zone
Writings of comfort and inspiration for those who grieve.
http://www.meyna.com/comfzone.html

Compassion Connection
Offering comfort and hope to those grieving loss of child, spouse, parents, siblings, missing, suicide, tragedy, divorce, abused. Loss of health, loss of pet, loss of job. Processing grief. Inspirational.
http://www.compassionconnection.org

Crisis, Grief, and Healing
A place for people to find help in healing from loss. The honor page (the first internet memorial site) has over 500 memorials, and continues to put up memorials free of charge.
http://www.webhealing.com

Crisis or Challange? - A Guide to Bereavement Stress and Modern Day Terror
An on-line guide for teachers, parents and those who have been victims of terror attacks, traumatic crisis, and long-term stress. A special section on the tradition Jewish attitude to mourning is included.
http://www.crisis.org.il

CRUSE Bereavement Care
National charity set up to offer free, confidential help to bereaved people. Cruse produces booklets on coping with grief which you can buy on-line.
http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/

Death and Dying from About.com
Links for the grieving widow, widower, child, teen and adult. Dedicated to the bereaved, the dying and those who care for them. Includes all issues about dying, pet loss, and memorials.
http://dying.about.com/

Estrangements
Provides information about loss due to estrangement. Includes a journal, lists of books, movies, articles, other references, poetry, and people who have experienced estrangement.
http://www.estrangements.com/

EverandEver.com
Attempts to assist those seeking relief to grief by providing a free one way e-mail address in the name of their deceased loved ones.
http://www.everandever.com

Family Grief Resources
Providing grief resources, articles, recommended reading and support to people coping with the death of a loved one.
http://www.familygrief.com/

Friends Along the Road, Inc.
Relief for those in deep grief, so that they may have time away from pressing obligations in order to rest, seek consolation or healing, and possibly reevaluate their lives. Bulletin board and fund raising activities.
http://www.friendsalongtheroad.org

Good Grief - The Shiva Foundation
About grief, how to deal with it, and how to turn it into a positive, creative experience.
http://goodgrief.org/

Good Grief Resources
A collection of grief resources for the bereaved, their caregivers and those coping with loss.
http://www.goodgriefresources.com

Grief and Loss
Offering articles, discussions, resources and tools for coping with grief and the loss of a loved one.
http://www.aarp.org/families/grief_loss/

Grief and Renewal
International site to support people in their journeys of recovery and rebuilding following a loss. Resources, links, bulletin board, and people's stories of renewal.
http://griefandrenewal.com

Grief Healing
Bereavement support including articles, poetry, links and a section on pet loss.
http://www.griefhealing.com/

Grief Inc.
Official home of Darcie, Tony and Alicia Sims, who are internationally recognized public speakers on the topics of grief and grief support.
http://www.griefinc.com/

The Grief Recovery Institute
Offering information, handbooks, resources, and news to help individuals deal with grief.
http://www.grief-recovery.com/

Grief Workshops
A system for funeral homes, health care facilities, mental health workers and social workers to support those suffering from grief and loss.
http://www.catchafallinglife.com/griefworkshops.htm

GriefLink
Information resource on death related grief for the community and professionals. Includes coping with grief, helpin the bereaved, resources, education, and specific topics.
http://www.grieflink.asn.au/

GriefLossRecovery.com
Articles, memorials, poetry,and provides a safe haven for bereaved persons to share their grief through discussion forums.
http://grieflossrecovery.com/grief/

GriefNet
Support services include resource referral, support groups, a library, and memorial web pages. Links to Suicide Prevention and Survivors' Resources. Rivendell Resources, a charitable corporation.
http://griefnet.org/

Grief's Journey
A collection of resources for dealing with bereavement and loss, including original essays, a discussion bulletin board and chat area. Primarily focused on widows and widowers.
http://www.griefsjourney.com

Griefsong: Healing the Loss
A place where to find creative and nurturing ways to honor grief following the death of a loved one. Includes songs of hope and inspiration, songs for memorials and funeral services, songs for rituals and spiritual renewal as well as meditation resources.
http://www.griefsong.com/

GriefWeb
A collection of literature and links to help you cope with the loss of a loved one.
http://www.geocities.com/griefweb/

Grieving and Loss Support and Resources
Learn about the stages of grief, bereavement after the loss of a loved one, or coping with the loss of a love relationship or pet.
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/grief_loss.htm

Grieving the Loss of a Parent
Alexandra Kennedy.com, seven tasks and ten steps of recovery, supporting a friend, books, tapes, workshops, and articles.
http://www.alexandrakennedy.com/

Healing Grief
Spiritual resources for people in grief. Invitations to contribute stories about after-death communication, miracles, inspirations, mystical photos. Includes a healing journey, bookstore, tapes, consultations, created by a widow to share with other people in grief.
http://www.healgrief.com

Healing Through Grieving
Offers a sixteen-month program including workbooks and journal.
http://www.ghpublications.com/

Heavens Treasures
Conversations on angels, spirits, death, afterlife, Heaven and spirituality; grief, loss, healing, and moving on. Featured books and articles.
http://www.heavenstreasures.com

Hope for Bereaved
Independent, not-for-profit community organization dedicated to providing hope, support and services for the bereaved. Counseling, support services, and books for the grieving.
http://www.hopeforbereaved.com

Journey of Hearts
A healing place in cyberspace created by a physician who combines medicine, psychiatry, poetry, prose and images to provide resources and support.
http://www.journeyofhearts.org

The Koby Mandell Foundation
A foundation to help others cope with the loss of a loved one, this site offers therapeutic programs and events for bereaved families and young people, stories, and a newsletter.
http://www.kobymandell.org/

MedlinePlus: Bereavement
Directory of press releases, articles, and factsheets.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bereavement.html

Memories are Forever
Find ideas on preserving memories and paying tribute to a loved one who has died, and share those memories with others.
http://www.memories-are-forever.org/

Open Heart Seminars
John E. Welshons' workshops, books, and tapes to help heal the grief of the loss of a loved one.
http://www.openheartseminars.com

100 Phrases for Those Who Have Lost a Loved One
These phrases were composed with the purpose to empower and comfort those who have encountered the death of someone they love.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~KX5N-KGYM/e_index.htm

The Rainbow
Hope, inspiration,and encouragement in the form of essays, photos and poems for anyone going through grief recovery.
http://www.rfgifts.com/index.html

The Sibling Connection
Offers support and resources for adults who lost a sibling during childhood or adolescence, including books, articles, general information, and bibliographies.
http://www.counselingstlouis.net

Something To Share
Compelling and inspirational articles, verses, and quotations dealing with loss, spirituality, and perspective.
http://www.somethingtoshare.com

Soras Corporation
Providing sympathy, death and dying relief, bereavement gifts, and inspirational messages.
http://www.soras.com/

Touching Souls; Healing with Bereavement Photography
Todd Hochberg - photographer, national lecturer and published author’s work acknowledges and supports bereaved parents experiencing their baby’s death while educating medical/grief professionals and the public about perinatal loss.
http://www.toddhochberg.com

UCSF Death Notification and Survivor Care Program (DNSCP)
The UCSF DNSCP aims to train and assist notifiers in coping with the inherent stress of death notification duties, as well as address the emotional and practical needs of the families of survivors.
http://www.ucsf.edu/deathnotification/

Widowed Worldwide
Provides a lifeline to people who have become widowed, from which they can seek help, reassurance, comfort and understanding.
http://website.lineone.net/~christopher.brown/widowedworldwide/