Grief & Loss Resources

• Pediatric, SIDS, Perinatal & Pregnancy Loss Resources

• TEARS Foundation of Alaska | Funeral Assistance and Support for Child Loss

• MISS Foundation | Support for Grieving Parents and Families

• Compassionate Friends | Support and Resources for Child Loss

Books for Child Loss

• Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back | Kelly Farley

• Bearing the Unbearable | Joanne Cacciatore

• Beyond Tears: Living After Losing a Child | Ellen Mitchell

• SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)

• Suicide Loss Support Series with David Kessler

• Alliance of Hope | Resources for Suicide Survivors

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

  Books For Suicide Loss

• Dying to Be Free: A Healing Guide for Families After a Suicide | Beverly Cobain

• Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope | Albert Y. Hsu (Christian influence)

• Soaring Spirits - Virtual community and resources for widows/widowers

• The Kitchen Widow

• National Widower’s Organization

• Widowed Parent

• Grief in Developmental Stages | Handout

• The Forget-Me-Not Grief Center of Alaska | Anchorage-based community support for kids, teens and families

• The Dougy Center | Resources for kids, teens, young adults, parents/caregivers

• Sesame Street Communities | Videos, activities, resources for Kids ages 0-10

• National Alliance For Children’s Grief | Videos, activities and education

• Kid’s Grief Support | Support and resources from a Child Life Specialist

  CHILDREN'S BOOKS ABOUT DEATH, GRIEF & LOSS

• The Sad Dragon: A Dragon Book About Grief and Loss | Steve Herman

• Caterpillars Can't Talk: A Children's Story About Love, Loss and Transformation | Kris Fenton Siwek

• Let's Talk About It: A Guide for Talking to Children After a Suicide of a Loved One | Laura Camerona

• No Matter What | Debi Gliori

• The Good Bye Book | Todd Parr

• Forever Connected | Jessica Correnti

• My Journey With the Wind: A Magical Story of Grief | Ashley Wolfe

• The Memory Box: A Book About Grief | Joanna Rowland

  TEEN GRIEF BOOKS

• When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing | Marilyn E. Gootman, Ed.D

• Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love | Earl A. Grollman

• Weird is Normal When Teenagers Grieve | by Jenny Lee Wheeler

• Grief.com | Support and Education for Grief

• Allina Health | Support groups, books, podcasts and more

General Grief Books

• Bearing the Unbearable | Joanne Cacciatore

• Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief | David Kessler

• It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand | Megan Devine

• The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss | G. A. Bonanno

• A Grief Observed | C.S. Lewis

• The Year of Magical Thinking | Joan Didion

• Reasons to Stay Alive | Matt Haig

• The Grieving Brain | Mary-Frances O'Connor

Parent Loss as an Adult Books

• The Orphaned Adult: Understanding & Coping with Grief & Change After the Death of Our Parents | Alexander Levy