A WORD OF HOPE

One of the most difficult challenges we can go through is the loss of a loved one. Death interrupts our lives, and takes us through a journey of deep pain and suffering. The tears, pain, guilt, anger, disappointment, and a host of other emotions are often too hard to carry. But there is hope for healing, and recovery from our loses. We hope these resources assist you in this difficult journey, and please do not forget the words of our Savior in Matthew 5:4…. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

RESOURCES FOR ADULTS

• What’s Your Grief (Website)

• Mourner’s Bill of Rights (PDF)

• Comfort for the Day: Living Through the Seasons of Grief (Website)

• National Bereavement Resource Guide: State by State Bereavement Listing

• Journey Through Grief - A Guidebook for Families

• Grief Intelligence: 7 Truths… By Ashley Bush (PDF)

• Chaplaincy Healthcare Grief Resources (Website)

• A LifeCare Guide to Grief & Bereavement (PDF)

• Center for Loss & Life Transition (Website)

• Grief after Suicide (SAVE)

• The Mourner's Six "Reconciliation Needs" (Article)

• On the Wings of Grief: A Bereavement Journal for Adults

• Heal Grief (Website)

• Books and Recommended Resources from GriefShare (PDF)

• Coping with Loss: Bereavement in Adult Life (PDF)

• Dealing with Disenfranchised Grief (NPR)

RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN & TEENS

• Statistics on Childhood Grief (Infographic)

• Understanding Childhood Grief (Infographic)

• The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children & Families

• Supporting Students Coping With Grief

• Kids Matter Inc - How to Help a Grieving Child

• National Alliance for Grieving Children (Website)

• About Childhood Grief (Article)

• Grief During COVID-19 for Children & Teens

• Sesame Street in Communities: Helping Kids Grieve

• After A Loved One Dies: How Children Grieve… (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)

• Grief Interventions for Children with ADHD

  
  

RESOURCES FOR CHURCHES

• Comforting the Grieving: A Biblical Approach

• Life After Loss: A Seminar on How to Adjust to Loss (NAD)

• Comfort for the Day Seminars (Website)

• Understanding the Grieving Process - Focus on the Family (Website)

• Grief Counseling Resource Guide (PDF)

• Leading Grief Ministries (Article)

• Grief Care Fellowship (Website)

• The Role of the Church in Improving Mental Health in African American Communities (Article)

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS

People grieving a death often feel like no one understands what they’re going through. And truthfully, no one’s grief is exactly the same. But many individuals find that the help they appreciate most comes from sharing with others who are also grieving a loss.

• GriefShare

• Grief Recovery Method (1 on 1 and Groups)

• DivorceCare

• Grief Net Support Groups

• 'If The Trees Can Keep Dancing, So Can I' : A Community Poem To Cope In Crisis

Grief Related Webinars and Videos

CLINICAL COUNSELING DIRECTORY