Loss and Grief

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Web Resources

AARP
601 E St.,NW
Washington, DC 20049
1-800-424-3410

Information for families and friends, professionals, parents, widows and widowers.

The Center for Grief and Loss at Samaritan Hospice
(800) 229-8183

Offers a wide variety of specialized grief support groups to the public at no cost to help family and friends cope with the loss of a loved one. Also provides a free brochure, "The Myth of the Happy Holidays," which focuses on coping with grief during the holidays.

The Center for Grieving Children
49 York Street
PO Box 1438
Portland, ME 04104
(207)775-5216

Provides educational and support materials to grieving children, teens, their families, schools and other community agencies who support them.

The Center for Grieving Children, Teens and Families
1139 E. Luzerne St.
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 744-4025

Provides peer grief support groups for preschoolers, elementary school age, middle school age, teens and young adults. Also training workshops and resources for professionals, phone consultations and referrals.

The Center for Loss and Bereavement
3847 Skippack Pike
PO Box 1299
Skippack, PA 19474
(610) 222-4110

Provides grief counseling for individuals and families, support groups for bereaved children, and community education.

The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
PO Box 86852
Portland, OR 97286
(503) 775-5683

Serves as a model in providing peer support groups for grieving children; has printable information on "How to Respond to Our Children" in the wake of terroristic attacks on U.S., has a bookstore., local resource referral guide.

Griefnet.org
PO Box 3272
Ann Arbor, MI 48106

An Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss, with 37 e-mail support groups and two web sites. Provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of all kinds. Companion site (http://kidsaid.com/) provides a safe environment for kids and their parents to find information and ask questions.

Growth House
(415) 863-3045

Excellent resources dealing with grief and bereavement of different kinds.

Holy Redeemer Health System Bereavement Support Group
521 Moredon Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA
1-800-818-4747

The group is held on the third Tuesday of the month, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Provincialate of the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer. This group offers strategies for coping with loss, and an opportunity to do the hard work of grief in a safe and supportive environment.

Hospice Foundation of America
2001 S. Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
1-800-854-3402

Offers information to professionals and families about caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement, including resources specifically for children and teens.

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia
(866) 532-7669

Offers bereavement groups, and individual counseling during a person's terminal illness and following the terminal illness for bereaved family members.

Peter's Place: A Center for Grieving Children and Families
150 N. Radnor-Chester Rd.
Suite F130
Radnor, PA 19087
(610) 687-5150

Offers free peer support groups for grieving children, pre-teens and teens ages 3 to 18, and their families to help with the healing process after a loss.

Wissahickon Hospice of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
(610) 617-2400 or (800) 700-8807

Provides free bereavement support programs for spouses, partners, lesbians and gays, and for children up to age 18 who have experienced the loss of a relative, friend or loved one.