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RESOURCES FOR GRIEVING PARENTS

As a grieving parent, it is important to understand grief is a journey.

It requires understanding, compassion and validation; and that includes being patient with yourself.

It is our hope that these resources help you to understand your own grief and assist you through this difficult process.

Understanding Mourning

Mourning is what you do to express your grief after loss.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 6 NEEDS OF MOURNING

My Grief Rights (children & teens)

You can't protect children from the pain of loss but you can help build healthy coping skills.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CHILDREN & TEEN GRIEF RIGHTS

What is Disenfranchised Grief?

When someone's grief is disregarded - or even punished - they may feel suffocated.

TED Talk: We Don't Move on From Grief
In a talk that's by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. The talk focuses on her experience after the loss of her husband, but the message applies regardless of the relationship we have with the person we've lost. We don't 'move on' from grief. We move forward with it.

WATCH THE VIDEO...

Additional Website Support

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Bereaved Parents of the USA

Grief: Because Love Never Dies

Our House - Grief

Hope for Grieving Parents

The Compassionate Friends

Support Groups
Nebraska Suicide Grief Support Groups

Community Grief Support Group Programs

Local Contacts

MISS Foundation