I’ve included useful links to online resources to help with various types of loss. Scroll through the types of loss to find what information may relate to you.
A nice general online resource is Grief.com. David Kessler has created this site to help folks find local support as well as offer quality content for you. It’s a wonderful starting place.
Sudden Loss
Sudden loss happens all sorts of ways. You and I both know, this is a horrible truth about life. We are left with the reality of the fragility of life. Every moment counts.
Here are some links for you if you are wanting to learn more about some specific types of sudden loss. This is just a start. Many of these sites will have links of additional resources for you (listed in alphabetical order).
- ArmorUp – Support for the grief of first responders (includes EMS, Medical Staff, Fire and Police) and their families
- FirstCandle.org – Support for bereaved parents due to SIDS child loss
- The Heros Foundation – Information and Support for Heroine Overdose
- LifeLine – Bereavement after a loved one dies by suicide
- MADD – Loss due to drunk driving
- SHARE – Support after pregnancy loss and still-birth
- SuddenDeath.org – Support after health related sudden death including heart attack, asthma, epilepsy, flu and Covid-19
- Survivors of Violent Death – Support and information for those grieving after a loved one violent death
- TAPS – Support for the death of a military loved one
Loss of Spouse/Partner
Losing a husband, wife or partner is devastating. This is a person with whom you choose to spend your time, life and love. Not all love relationships are “rosy” though there is a consistency in your everyday that now has a void.
Here are some websites for you to look into to find support specific to your loss:
- Soaring Spirits International and Camp Widow
- National Widowers Organization – have a resource page for groups & online programs
- The Liz Logelin Foundation – helping young widows/widowers with young families
Bereaved Parents
You have chosen to have children in your life. There seems to be an unnatural sequence in life to experience the loss of a child.
There is a number of organizations that are available to help you and be a support. Some may be focused on pregnancy loss or infant loss. Others are for any parent of any age child. Here are a few to get you started.
Sibling Loss
Your sibling has been part of your story for so long. You learned from each other; you grew together. Each brother or sister relationship is so different and unique. It’s important to have focus on your loss.
- Bereaved Parents of the USA– Sibling Support
- Compassionate Friends – Family Support
Children’s Grief
There are many programs that have come to being to help children grieve. Search your area for local supports. Here are some larger organizations that may help to get you started.
- The National Alliance for Children’s Grief
- Winston’s Wish
- Camp Erin
- When Families Grieve – Grief Toolkit from Sesame Street