LibGuides: Grief and Bereavement: Patient and Family Resources

Michigan Medicine Resources

Social Work & Spiritual Care
Social Workers and Spiritual Care can help with discharge planning, counseling, general information and referrals to community agencies.
Michigan Medicine Rogel Cancer Center. Grief and Loss: Coping with the Death of a Loved One

The Alcove Center for Grieving Children
Resources and materials on child and teen grieving, as well as list of other grieving centers around the US.
Ele's Place: Grief Support Resources for Children
Articles and tips, brochures, and fact sheets on child and teen grieving.
Grief Support Resources for Children- Lory's Place
Resources for grieving children and those working with them.
Helping Children with Grief (WGU)
Useful information on helping children grieve.
Lory's Place: Grief Support Resources for Teens
Resources for teens and those who work with teens to help them cope with grief and loss.
National Alliance for Grieving Children
"The National Alliance for Grieving Children provides a network for nationwide communication between hundreds of children's bereavement centers who want to share ideas, information and resources with each other to better support the families they serve in their own communities."
Sesame Workshop: Helping Kids Grieve
Modules of short online videos for grieving children featuring Sesame Street characters. Designed to be watched by children with an adult.

Camp Kangaroo
This camp is free of charge for all children who have recently lost a loved one.
Comfort Zone Camp
Comfort Zone is a bereavement camp for children.
Ele's Place
Ele's Place is a healing center for grieving children and teens.
Grief Support Groups for Children- National Alliance for Grieving Children
Listing of grief support programs for children in Michigan.
SandCastles and Camp Erin- Grief Support for Children and Teens
This Grief Support Program, created by Henry Ford Hospice, provides grieving children and families the opportunity to come together as they learn to cope with the loss of a loved one.

Bereavement And Grief (Mental Health America)
Provides information on coping with a loss and information on how to live with your grief.
Center for Loss & Life Transition
The Center for Loss & Life Transition has material that allows those grieving, as well as those supporting them, to have all the right direction to overcome the grief and lead productive lives.
The Dougy Center
The Dougy Center provides support to children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death. They provide support and training locally, nationally and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief.
Hospice Foundation
Information on grief for adults and children.
Open to Hope
Open to Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people find hope after loss. They provide encouraging articles, books, and an online community to help people deal with difficult losses and continue to live happy, meaningful lives while working through grief.
National Institute on Aging. Mourning the Death of a Spouse
Worden's Four Tasks of Mourning

Arbor Hospice Grief Support
Grief support groups as well as specialized grief support for children and families
Center for Loss & Life Transition.
The Center for Loss & Life Transition has material that allows those grieving, as well as those supporting them, to have all the right direction to overcome the grief and lead productive lives.
Compassionate Friends
This national organization assists families grieving the loss of a child at any age.
Grief Support Groups- Hospice of Michigan
List of grief support groups in Michigan from Hospice of Michigan.
GrieveWell
Includes information on grief as well as a list of local support groups.
Hospice Directory
This site, by the Hospice Foundation of America, lets you search for nearby Hospice care. Some information about Hospice is also included.
Lory's Place: Grief Resources for Adults
Grief support services for grieving children, adults, and families.
Open to Hope
Open to Hope is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people find hope after loss. They provide encouraging articles, books, and an online community to help people deal with difficult losses and continue to live happy, meaningful lives while working through grief.

The Counselling Channel. When Someone Dies: Understanding Loss and Bereavement
This online video explores how 3 individuals experienced loss when someone close to them died and traces how their grief changed with the passage of time.

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When Someone Dies (online video)
"This DVD explores how three individuals experienced loss when someone close to them died and traces how their grief changed with the passage of time."