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Bereavement Resources in Print and on the Web

bereavement grief resources

Find a comprehensive list of resources on bereavement and grief in both print and on the web below. Widowers often find it difficult to get to right organizations to help them learn about the grieving experience. Moreover, they isolate themselves sometimes, so the family can’t help either. These resources are selected here to support them and give them guidance. Here are descriptions and links to blogs, books and podcasts, as well as other organizations with information about grief.

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Blogs

To help widowers find guidance, we have created a list of blogs by various authors who write about grief, relationships, loneliness and hope. Experiences from other widowers can often help better understand their own grief.

Organizations with Information About Grief

These organizations are offered to provide grief support, education and resources to families affected by the death of a loved one. Use these resources to answer your questions, or to help your loved ones through the grief journey.
  • National Funeral Directors–Remembering A Life is a consumer education initiative created by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA). NFDA is the world's leading and largest funeral service association, serving 19,700 individual members who represent more than 10,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession.
  • Hospice Foundation of America–HFA is a trusted source of information on end of life, hospice care and grief. Throughout this site you will find information about living with advanced life-limiting illness, options for care and helpful resources for caregivers.
  • Widowed Parent–We began our first support group for widowed parents in 2010, and have been running them ever since. The opportunity to connect with - and support - other parents has been instrumental in their healing and moving forward with their lives.
  • WebMD–Read this article to understand the truth about the five stages, a new way to manage grief, how to avoid saying the wrong thing to someone in grief and much more useful information.
  • GriefNet–Our grief support groups operate 24-hours/day, 365 days/year. Members participate when they wish and are able to, not at a set time. When one member of a group sends an email message to the group, everyone in the group receives a copy. This allows many people to respond with love and caring to the thoughts and feelings of an individual, day and night, year-round. Since 1994 these groups have helped thousands of people around the world deal safely with their grief.
  • VITAS Healthcare–VITAS Healthcare support groups provide information and guidance to those experiencing grief and loss. We offer an assortment of phone-in support groups and Zoom video support groups, free of charge, to help meet the needs of caregivers. These support groups are offered by VITAS Bereavement Services.
  • What’s Your Grief–What’s Your Grief offers online and in-person continuing education training for grief support professionals. Using an accessible approach and a combination of practical and creative tools, we strive to help participants utilize relevant and useful theories, tools, and techniques in their work with people grieving a wide range of losses.
  • Option B–OptionB.Org is a nonprofit initiative of the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation. Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, but all too often, no one talks about it. Here you’ll find personal stories that deal with loss openly and honestly.
  • Calvary Hospital–Calvary Hospital offers the Men's Discussion Group which is held at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, NY. The group leader is Jackeline Abbondandolo at 347-949-1266; email address: [email protected]
  • Widowed Men–The GriefCare Place opened its doors in June of 1997. It offers a SAFE PLACE where those grieving the death of a loved one can find support, education, understanding, and a caring place to heal. The center serves individuals of all ages, offers a home-like atmosphere and is a non-denominational faith based organization where those of strong faith or those of none can come comfortably.

Books

A collection of books from leading grief experts about love, life and loss. They often offer exercises to help widowers move through life after loss, one day at a time. They provide self-help tips for the bereaved and guidance about what to expect following a loss. Look through the list to find the best book to answer specific needs.