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A Support and Resource Community for Surviving Adult Siblings
Grief Links / Grief Resources
Web Resources for Information on Depression
| Grief Links |
| Robert's Press and the Grief Resource Centre - A Grief Resource Centre featuring a catalog of books, video, tapes and other therapy resources; including the Children’s bereavement activity book Where is Robert. |
| Doodlebug Days - This is a wonderful book written by two sisters about their lives growing up in California. It's an uplifting, affirming look at the sibling relationship, written by two surviving adult siblings. |
| GROWW.org - Grief Recovery online, GROWW, is members helping members after the loss of a loved one. Offering Chat Rooms, Message Boards, Library and Resources. |
| The Bruderhof Grief Companion - Everyone grieves differently. But no one needs to carry grief alone. Whatever loss you are grieving, here you can share your loss with others, and find material that other grieving people have found helpful and comforting. Grieving takes time. Take time to grieve. |
| Growing Through Grief.com - "Growing Through Grief" is a series of recordings which encourage, comfort and assure those who struggle over the loss of a loved one. These recordings present a blend of conversation and music that affirm and validate the feelings associated with grief. Helpful hints are included. The site includes ordering information. |
| Growth House - Guide To Death, Dying, Grief, Bereavement, and End Of Life Resources |
| Crisis, Grief, and Healing - Specializing in healing from loss. |
| GriefNet - Rivendell Resources - Variety of resources related to death, dying, bereavement, and major emotional and physical losses. |
| Journey of Hearts - Stories, poems, quotes, and medical information to help in the transition from loss to healing. |
| The Most Difficult Journey - Dedicated to suicide prevention, awareness, education, grief and healing. This magazine is sent internationally and is available to mental health professionals, survivors, support group facilitators, researchers and most anyone with an overall interest in suicide and suicide related issues. |
| Cherish Corner - Family bereavement resource. |
| The Sibling Connection - Loss of an Adult Sibling page. |
| Grief Loss Recovery.com - Offers emotional support and friendship and provides a safe haven for bereaved persons to share their grief. |
| Doors of Hope - This site provides Support - Healing - Help for Victims of abuse, bullying, violence and sudden death. |
| American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse - Keyword-searchable database of over one thousand "self-help" support groups for any specific illness, disability, addiction, bereavement situation, parenting, caregiver concern, abuse, or other stressful life situation. |
| My Lovely Garden - Angela shares her recovery journey dealing with the suicides in her family, dealing with their alcoholism and her healing poetry. |
| Gift from Within - This is a non-profit organization dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. |
| SunSweeper-"The Spirit Beside Me" by Sally N. Crowe - An emotional true story told with genuine southern charm. |
| United Support and Memorial for Workplace Fatalities - The goal of the site is to raise awareness, give support (memorial), and change labor laws, helping to prevent workplace fatalities / death on the job. |
| The Year of the Dogs - A memoir about love, friendship and grief recovery. This is a young woman’s autobiographical account of surviving the loss of her boyfriend to drug addiction. |
| For holistic health information, contact the American Holistic Health Association at: http://www.ahha.org |
| Crises, Grief and Healing: Specializing in healing from loss. http://www.webhealing.com |
| Hope For the Bereaved: Provides hope, support and services for the bereaved. http://www.hopeforbereaved.com |
| Hospice Foundation of America: Death, dying, and bereavement services. http://www.hospicefoundation.org |
| The Sibling Connection: Huge site with all sorts of activities and information. http://www.siblingconnection.com |
| Twinless Twins: Support Group for twins (all multiple births) who suffer from the loss of companionship of their twin through death, estrangement or in-utero loss. http://www.twinlesstwins.org |
| AirCraft Casualty Emotional Support Services (ACCESS): Peer grief support and information to those who lost loved ones in air disasters. http://www.accesshelp.org |
| HALOS: support resource for family and friends who have lost a loved one to homicide. http://www.halos.org |
| TAPS - The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors - For those who have lost a loved one while serving in the Armed Forces. http://www.taps.org |
| Traumatic Death: Site for support of survivors of sudden and traumatic deaths. http://www.wendtcenter.org |
| PRT Monarch Butterfly.com: Two women develop a unique relationship with the assistance of a monarch butterfly. http://www.prtmonarchbutterfly.com |
| To honor your loved one's memory with a video photo show set to music, Tapestry Videos can help you create a meaningful keepsake of photos, slides, and/or film with captions and music, all transferred to a DVD or VHS tape. http://www.tapestryvideos.com |
| Bereavement Magazine: http://www.bereavementresources.com. A support group in print and complete grief resource center. |
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| Grief Resources |
| Suicide American Association of Suicidology 2459 South Ash Street Denver, CO 80222 (303) 692-0985 http://www.suicidology.org |
| General Association for Death Education and Counseling 638 Prospect Ave. Hartford, CT 06105-4298 (203) 232-4825 http://www.adec.org |
| Generally, for parents who have lost children, but some surviving adult siblings have formed groups through this network. Check in your area. Compassionate Friends P.O. Box 3696 Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696 877-969-0010 http://www.compassionatefriends.org |
| General The Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center South Route 616 Head Waters, Virginia 24442 (703) 396-3441 |
| HIV / AIDS National AIDS Hotline American Social Health Association P.O. Box 13827 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 1-800-342-AIDS |
| General - Help with planning funeral. National Funeral Directors Association 11121 W. Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53227 (414) 541-2500 http://www.nfda.org/page.php?pID=20 |
| Murder National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) 717 D St. NW Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 232-8560 / 24-hour Hot Line (202) 393-6683 http://www.try-nova.org |
| General, self-help National Self-Help Clearinghouse 33 W. 42nd St. Graduate School and University Center City University of NY Rm. 620N NY, NY 10036 (212) 840-1259 |
| General The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Loss Provides mental health services through psychotherapy, training, supervision, and consultation, and specializes in: loss and grief; traumatic stress; and the psychosocial care of persons with chronic, life- threatening, or terminal illness, and their loved ones. http://www.thereserando.com |
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| Web Resources for Information on Depression |
| For symptoms of depression, see: http://www.nmha.org or http://www.lorenbennett.org |
| To screen yourself for depression, see: http://www.depression-screening.org |
| To talk about depression and to obtain further information, see: http://www.counselingforloss.com |
| See, http://www.depression.org for information on depression and therapies, including medications. |
| For information concerning Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, see: http://www.ncptsd.org |
| For help in choosing a therapist, see: http://www.psychcentral.com/therapst.htm and http://www.adec.org |
| The American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org |
| The American Psychiatric Association: http://www.psych.org |
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