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SANDS stands for The Stillbirth and
Neonatal Death Society and is a national organization, established in
1975. They work throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
to support bereaved parents and families, and to press for improvements
in care during pregnancy and when a baby has died. SANDS has referred several
English families to our web site. We strongly support their efforts. |
Focus on Fundraising for Sands |
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Established in 1995, this is the first online
information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers. |
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Living Beyond Loss |
Air Legacy |
Aerial Ash Scattering - Colorado Rocky Mountain region and parts of Kansas,
Nebraska and Wyoming. |
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A fairly comprehensive list of several non-profit groups and organizations
that
can be of great support in helping you to cope with the grief of losing
a loved one. |
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AARP
- American Association of Retired
People Grief and Loss program includes online articles, publications,
support groups, and discussion boards on coping with the loss of a family
member.
ACCESS Aircraft Casualty
Emotional Support Service provides peer grief support and resource
information to those who have survived or lost loved ones in air disasters.
AFSP
- American Foundation for Suicide prevention is dedicated to advancing
knowledge of suicide and the ability to prevent it.
Alive Alone
designed to benefit bereaved parents whose only child or all children have
died by providing a self-help network and newsletter to promote
communication and healing.
BabySteps
- named
after the baby steps that form the long and difficult road to recovery from
the loss of a child.
BPUSA
- Bereaved Parents of the USA offers support, care, and compassion for
bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents.
Center for Loss
in Multiple Births
- by and for parents who have experienced the death of one or more children
during a multiple pregnancy, at birth, and through childhood.
Childrens’ Memorial Garden
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CMG's mission is to unite all U.S. memorial gardens
dedicated in memory of children through a national registry and to offer
families in sorrow multiple avenues of healing and hope through Networking,
Education, Awareness, and Resources (N.E.A.R.).
Compassion
Connection - contains articles and
readings for all who have suffered a loss.
Comfort Zone
Camp - No charge
nonprofit camp for siblings and children (age 7-17) coping with the loss of
a sibling or parent
Good Grief Resources - Good
Grief Resources connects
the bereaved and their caregivers with as many bereavement support resources
as possible in one efficient and easy-to-use website directory.
griefHaven
- griefHaven provides loving support, hope, and hands-on tolls for those who
have lost a child, brother or sister, or grandchild, and also provides
education to professionals and others seeking to help bereaved family
members rebuild their lives.
GriefNet - offers
e-mail support groups for the bereaved including parents, siblings, and
grandparents. It also offers a wide variety of bereavement related content
including a comprehensive resource guide of bereavement organizations and a
sister website for bereaved children,
KIDSAID.
GROWW
- Grief Recovery Online offers wide variety of grief and bereavement
resources.
Hospice
Foundation of America
- includes information about hospice care and programs including bereavement
support for families using hospice.
MADD
- Mothers
Against Drunk Drivers has a mission to stop drunk driving, support victims
of violent crime, and prevent underage drinking.
MISS
- Mothers
in Sympathy and Support provides emergency support to families after the
death of their baby or young child.
National SIDS
Resource Center
- provides
information services and technical assistance on sudden infant death
syndrome (SIDS) and related topics.
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep -
When a baby or infant has died, Now I Lay Me Down to
Sleep, through its nationwide network of professional photographers, will
arrange a tasteful private sitting at the hospital with no charge for any
services or pictures.
Parents Of
Murdered Children
- provides
support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to
create a world free of murder.
SHARE
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
- SHARE's mission is to serve those who are touched by the tragic death of a
baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death.
SIDS Network
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Network offers latest information, as well as
support, for those who have been touched by the tragedy of SIDS/OID (other
infant death).
SOS
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Survivors of Suicide helps those who have lost a loved one to suicide to
resolve their grief and pain in their own personal way.
SUDC
- Sudden Unexplained Death In Childhood
Program offers support, information, advocacy, and research opportunities
for those touched by the sudden and unexplained death of a child (over 12
months of age).
TAPS
- Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
is made up of, and provides services to, all those who have lost a loved one
while serving the country in the Armed Forces.
TLC - National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children is
dedicated to helping traumatized children and families restore a sense of
safety and reduce the effects of trauma; information available about trauma,
resources, and training for professionals.
Twinless Twins
- serves
in support of twins (and all multiple births) who suffer from the loss of
companionship of their twin through death, estrangement, or in-utero loss. |
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