Bereavement Support

Follow the links below to find information and organizations available to you.

Online newsletter subscriptions are available from some and many have Facebook pages set up for current information.

• Ohio
• Bereavement  Professionals
• National
• Educational Opportunities
• Other

Not comfortable attending a support group, but would like to access information on the computer?

You may find the following helpful:

• www.griefnet.org
  • An internet community of persons dealing with grief, death and major loss.
  • Also Group for those working with the bereaved.
• www.widownet.org, online information and self-help resource for, and by widows and widowers.
• http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/managing-grief/ 
  • Students coping with grief and loss at school

Ohio

Cincinnati
Children/Families
Fernside, Cincinnati, www.fernside.org

Cleveland
Hospice of the Western Reserve, Northern Ohio, www.hospicewr.org

Cleveland & Columbus
Cornerstone of Hope, www.cornerstoneofhope.org

Columbus
Evergreen Program, www.mountcarmelhealth.com/hospital-programs/bereavement-counseling

Hilliard
GriefShare, www.srumc.org

Youngstown
Hospice of the Valley, Inc., www.hospiceofthevalley.com

Bereavement Professionals

Centering Corporation, www.centering.org
GriefWatch/Perinatal Loss, www.griefwatch.com,
Doug Manning, www.thecarecommunity.com
James Miller, Willowgreen, www.willowgreen.com
Sherry Williams-White, www.newleaf-resources.com
Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., www.centerforloss.com
Marta Felber, LifeWords, www.lifewords.com

Children/Family Grief
Linda Goldman, Children’s Grief and Loss Issues, www.childrensgrief.net

Infant Loss
GriefWatch/Perinatal Loss, www.griefwatch.com

Men’s Grief
Tom Golden, LCSW, www.webhealing.com

Music and meditation
Paul Alexander, www.griefsong.com

National

AARP Grief and Loss, www.aarp.org/relationships/grief-loss
Grief Awareness Guide, http://www.learnpsychology.org/now/grief/
Grief and Renewal, www.griefandrenewal.com
Grief Healing, www.griefhealing.com
LegacyConnect, www.connectlegacy.com
National Funeral Directors Association, www.nfda.org
Remembering a Life http://rememberingalife.com/ 

AIDS
The NAMES Project Foundation, www.aidsquilt.org

Adult Sibling Grief
Adult sibling grief community,www.myadultsiblinggrief.com

Children/Family Grief
The Dougy Center, www.dougy.org
Children’s Grief and Loss Issues, Linda Goldman, www.childrensgrief.net
National Alliance for Grieving Children, www.childrengrieve.org

Death of a Child
The Compassionate Friends, www.compassionatefriends.org
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, www.madd.org
Parents of Murdered Children, www.pomc.com
M.I.S.S., www.misschildren.org

Infant Loss
CLIMB, Center for Loss in Multiple Birth, Inc., www.climb-support.org
SHARE Atlanta, www.shareatlanta.org

Military Loss
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, www.taps.org

Pet Loss
Grief Healing, www.griefhealing.com

SIDS
First Candle (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance), www.sidsalliance.org

Suicide
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, www.afsp.org
SOS, Survivors of Suicide, www.survivorsofsuicide.com

Widow/Widowers
WidowNet, www.widownet.org
Young widow/widowers, www.ywbb.org

Educational Opportunities

American Academy of Bereavement, an affiliate of CMI Education Institute, www.cmieducation.org
Association for Death Education and Counseling, www.adec.org
Certified Celebrants, In-Sight Institute, Doug Manning & Glenda Stansbury, www.InSightBooks.com
The Center for Loss & Life Transition, Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D., www.centerforloss.com
Mount Ida National Center for Death Education, www.mountida.edu

Children
Children’s Grief Education Association, www.childgrief.org

Other

Blogs
Jan Warner, www.griefspeaksout.com

Memorial resources
BEAReavementbears, Acton, MA, www.bereavementbears.com
MemoryBEARS4U, Jean Scott, Tontogany, OH, www.memorybears4u.com
Bereavement magazine, www.bereavementmag.com