Title: Resources, courtesy of Peters Place for Grieving Children and Grieving Families

September 11 Resources
 

As the world commemorates the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001, you may be seeking ways to help children understand and cope.
 


(We would like to thank the National Alliance for Grieving Children for creating this tool kit)


Helpful Information


 


More articles to come soon!


Recommended Books



There are many books in our Peter's Place library written to support and educate children, teens and adults. Below is a sampling of some of our favorites.

Books for Children

  • I Know I Made It Happen by Lynn Bennett Blackburn                                                                                                                                      
  • Lifetimes: the Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie                                                                                                          
  • Nana Upstairs Nana Downstairs by Tomie DePaola                                                                                                                          
  • The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia
  • When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown
  • Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope by Donna R. O'Toole
  • Badger's Parting Gifts by Susan Varley
  • Everett Anderson's Goodbye by Lucille Clifton
  • Goodbye Mousie by R. Harris
  • If Nathan Were Here by Mary Bahr
  • Nadia the Willful by Sue Alexander
  • Sad Isn't Bad by Michaelene Mundy
  • Tear Soup, A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schweibert
  • The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst



Centers Like Us





  • Across the country:

         Search for a center like Peter's Place across the country through the National Alliance for Grieving Children.


 

Online Resources


Resource More Information
General Bereavement The Centering Corporation
Online grief & loss bookstore for the bereaved as well as professionals
 www.centering.org
The Dougy Center
Community bereavement center founded in 1982. National resource for children's bereavement center locations across the country
 www.dougy.org
Association for Death Education and Counseling
Professional interdisciplinary organization for the field of death, dying and bereavement
 www.adec.org
Center for Loss and Life Transition
Dr. Alan Wolfelt's organization promoting 'companion' model of grief support
 www.centerforloss.com
GriefNet
Online groups for grief support
 www.griefnet.org
Hospice Hospice Foundation of America
Website for those coping personally or professionally with terminal illness, death and bereavement
 www.hospicefoundation.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Includes information and resources on end-of-life care in addition to terminal illness and bereavement
 www.caringinfo.org
Child Loss The Compassionate Friends, Inc.
National organization facilitating support for bereaved parents and siblings. Website includes chapter finder for local meetings near you
 www.compassionatefriends.org
UNITE, Inc.
Regional grief support after miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death
 www.unitegriefsupport.org
Share: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
Online resource for bereaved parents and professionals
 www.nationalshare.org
Suicide and
Violent Deaths		 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Information for professionals and those impacted by suicide
 www.afsp.org
American Association of Suicidology
Information for professionals and those impacted by suicide
 www.suicidology.org
Survivors of Suicide www.survivorsofsuicide.com
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Provides advocacy, education and support for victims as well as bereavement support
 www.madd.org
Parents of Murdered Children (POMC)
Advocacy and support organization for those bereaved by murder
 www.pomc.com
Other Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
Resource for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one who was in the military, regardless of circumstances of the death
 www.taps.org
Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement www.pet-loss.net
Parents Without Partners
Resource for single parents and their children. Includes local chapter information
 www.parentswithoutpartners.org

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