CENTER FOR BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES
Articles And Books On Loss:
General:
Attig, T. (1996), How We Grieve. New York: Oxford University Press.
Davis Prend, A. (1997), Transcending Loss: Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Grief and How to Make It Meaningful. New York: Berkley Books.
Doka, K. (1998), Living with Grief: Who We Are and How We Grieve. Washington, DC: The Hospice Foundation of America.
Hagman, G. (2001), Beyond Decathexis: Toward a New Psychoanalytic Understanding And Treatment. In: Meaning Reconstruction and Experience of Loss, ed. R. Neimeyer. Washington, DC, American Psychological Association, pp. 13—31.
James, J., and R. Friedman. (1998), The Grief Recovery Handbook, Revised Edition, New York: Harper Collins.
Klass D., P. Silverman & S. Nickman, eds. (1996), Continuing Bonds: New Understandings of Grief. Bristol., PA: Taylor & Francis.
Lamm, M. (2004), Consolation: The Spiritual Journey Beyond Grief. Philadelphia, PA: The Jewish Publication Society, Inc.
Neimeyer, R. (2001), Lessons of Loss: A Guide to Coping. Memphis, TN: Center For the Study of Loss and Transition.
Neimeyer, R. (2001), Meaning Reconstruction and the Experience of Loss. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Rando, T. (1991), How to Go on Living When Someone You Know Dies, New York: Bantam Books.
Stroebe, M., and Schut, H. (1999), The dual process model of coping with bereavement: Rationale and description. Death Studies, 23, 197—224.
Parental Loss in Adulthood:
Akner, L. (1999), How to Survive the Loss of a Parent. New York: Harper Collins.
Cobb, N. (2000), In Lieu of Flowers: A Conversation for the Living. New York: Pantheon Books.
Edelman, H. (1995), Motherless Daughters. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.
Gaines, R. (1997), Detachment and continuity. Contemp. Psychoanal., 33:549—571.
Harris, M. (1995), The Loss That Is Forever: The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father. New York: Plume/Penguin
Myers, E. (1997), When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults. New York: Penguin Books.
Simon, C. (2002), Fatherless Women: How We Change After We Lose Our Dads. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons.
Umberson , D. (2003), Death of a Parent: Transition to a New Adult Identity. MA: Cambridge University Press. (Written for middle-aged offspring.)
Parental And Other Losses in Childhood/ Adolescence:
For Parents, Teachers and Adults with Early Parental Loss:
Christ, G. (2000), Healing Children’s Grief: Surviving a Parent’s Death from Cancer. New York: Oxford University Press.
Compton, N., Lieberman, A. and Van Horn, P. (2003), Losing a Parent to Death in the Early Years. Washington, DC: Zero to Three Press
Dann, P. (2007), The Goldfish Went on Vacation: A Memoir of Loss. Boston, MA: Trumpeter Books.
The Dougy Center. (2000), 35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child. Portland, OR: The Dougy Center for Grieving Children.
The Dougy Center (2000), Helping the Grieving Student: A Guide for Teachers, Portland, OR: The Dougy Center for Grieving Children.
Fitzgerald, H. (1992), A Grieving Child : A Parent’s Guide. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Fitzgerald, H., (2000), The Grieving Teen. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Gordon, J., and K. Doka (2000), Living with Grief: Children, Adolescents and Loss.
Grollman, E. A., ed. (1996), Bereaved Children and Teens: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals. Boston: Beacon Press.
Horsley, H. (2007), Teen Grief Relief: Parenting with Understanding, Support and Guidance. Florida: Rainbow Books.
Jewett, C. (1982), Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss. Harvard, MA: The Harvard Common Press.
Lobban, G. (2007), Reclaiming the relationship with the lost parent following parental death during adolescence. In: On Deaths and Endings: Psychoanalysts’ Reflections on Finality, Transformations and New Beginnings, ed. B. Willock, L. Bohm, L. and R. Curtis. New York: Routledge, pp. 131—145.
Silverman, P. (2000), Never Too Young to Know: Death in Children’s Lives. New York: Oxford University Press.
Worden, J. (1996), Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies. New York: Guilford Press. (The author presents the findings, in clear language, of The Harvard Child Bereavement Study, and offers preventive interventions.)
Heegaard, M. (1988), When Someone Very Special Dies. Minneapolis, MN: Woodland Press.
O’Toole, D. (1988), Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope. North Carolina Compassion Press.
Romain, T. (1999), What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit.
Silverman, J. (1999), Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies. Minneapolis, MN:Fairview Press. (Also for parents and teachers use.)
Thomas, P. (2000), I Miss You: A First Look at Death. Happauge, New York: Barron’s Educational Series.
Viorst, J. (1971), The Tenth Good Thing About Barney. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks.
Abrams, R. (1992), When Parents Die: Learning to Live with the Loss of a Parent. New York: Routledge. (Ages: late adolescence to adulthood.)
Grollman, E. (1993), Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers. Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press.
Hughes, L. (2005), You Are Not Alone: Teens Talk About Life After the Death of a Parent. Burnsville, NC: Compassion Books.
Teens (1998), Teens Write Through It. MN: Fairview Press.
Krementz, J. (1981), How It Feels When a Parent Dies. New York: Knopf.
White, G. P. (2006), Sibling Grief: Healing After the Death of a Brother or a Sister. Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse, Inc.
Nobisso, J. (1991), Grandpa Loved. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Nobisso, J. (2000), Grandma’s Scrapbook. Westhampton, NY: Gingerbread House Books. Companion book to Grandpa Loved.
For Additional Books and Videos for Children, Parents and Teachers:
Children’s Grief
www.childrensgrief.com
Compassion Books, Burnsville, NC
www.compassionbooks.com
The Barr-Harris Children’s Grief Center, Chicago www.barrharris.org
The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families, Oregon
www.dougy.org
Didion, J. (2007), The Year of Magical Thinking. New York: Knopf.
Lewis, C. S. (1994), A Grief Observed. New York: Harper Collins.
Lieberman, M. (1996), Doors Open, Doors Close: Widows Grieving and Growing. New York: Putnam. (The author presents the findings of interviews with 700 widows and widowers.)
Loewensohn, R. (1984), Survival Handbook for Widows (and for friends and relatives who want to understand). Glenview, Illinois: AARP, Scott, Foresman and Co.
Silverman, P. (2004), Widow to Widow, 2nd Ed. London, UK: Routledge Publishers.
Klass, D. (1999), The Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents. New York: Rutledge Press.
Marx, R., and Davidson, S. (2004), Facing the Ultimate Loss: Coping with the Death of a Child. Illinois: Sourcebooks, Inc.Rosenblatt, P. (2000), Help Your Marriage Survive the Death of a Child. PA: Temple University Press.
Smith, H. I. ( 2001), An Absence Called Presence. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishers.
Hidden Loss or Unsupported Loss:
Boss, P. (1999), Ambiguous Loss. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Complicated Grief/Traumatic Grief:
Shear, K., Frank, E. , Houck, P. and Reynolds, C. (2005), Treatment of complicated grief. JAMA, 293:2601-2608.
Figley, C. (1999), Traumatology of Grieving: Conceptual, Theoretical and Treatment Foundations. PA: Brunner/Mazel.
Cammarata, D. (2001), Someone I Loved Died by Suicide. Burnsville, NC: Compassion Books. (For children and caretakers.)
Doka, K. (1996), Living with Grief After Sudden Loss, Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke. Washington, DC: Hospice Foundation of America.
Fine, C. (1997), No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One.
Rynearson, E. (2001 ), Retelling Violent Death. New York: Broadway Books.
Wolfelt, A. (1999), Healing Grief at Work: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Workplace Is Touched by Loss. Burnsville, NC: Companion Press.
Pet Loss
Wolfelt, A. (2004), When Your Pet Dies: A Guide to Mourning, Remembering and Healing. Ballwin, MO: Independent Publishing Group.
Wilheim, H. (1985), I’ll Always Love You. New York: Crown Publishers. (Pet loss, for children.)
Other Resources For Young People:
Comfort Zone Camp—the largest independent bereavement summer camp for children, ages 7—17 who have lost a parent through death. No cost. Located in the New York metro area and Virginia. Contact: toll free, 866-488-5679 or info@comfortzonecamp.org
Camp Good Grief—in Alexandria, VA, for children whose military parent has died. Toll free, 800-959-8277.
“Find Your Voice” Summer Workshop in Manhattan—for teens who have lost a parent through death. A small group will write short plays and enact them in a highly supportive environment led by a dedicated theater coach and social worker. No previous theater or playwriting experience needed. Some scholarships available. Call Director, Gail Noppe Brandon, 212-741-9868 or www.findyourvoice.us.
Organizational Resources And Links:
Alzheimer’s Association of New York
646-744-2900.
www.alznyc.org
American Association for Suicidology
Education and research focus—no direct services.
www.suicidology.org
The American Group Psychotherapy Association
Make a charitable contribution to the foremost professional association dedicated to group therapy. Direct community based services and group trauma training in response to disasters is also part of its expanded services.
To donate to the AGPA Foundation: Go to website, www.agpa.org
www.agpa.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.afsp.org
Association for Death Education and Counseling
www.adec.org
Center for Hospice and Palliative Care
212-845-2305
Compassionate Friends.
Peer grief support after the death of a child.
877-969-0010
www.compassionatefriends.org
Continuum Hospice Care—Jacob Perlow Hospice
212-649-5555
A Caring Hand, Billy Esposito Foundation and Bereavement Center
For grieving children and their caregivers.
212-229-2273
www.caringhand.org
Dougy Center—National Center for Grieving Children and Families
www.dougy.org
Grief and Renewal
www.griefandrenewal.com
Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services,
Loss and Bereavement Program for Children and Adolescents
212-632-4692
A Little Hope: The National Foundation for Grieving Children and Teens
Charitable foundation initiated after 9/11; currently has a national reach.
www.alittlehope.org
516-639-6727
Hospice Foundation of America
www.hospicefoundation.org
800-854-3402
National Association of People with AIDS
www.napwa.org
Toll free 866-846-9366
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
www.nhpco.org
National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center
Resources and support groups for miscarriage, stillbirth,
and other infant death.
866-866-7437, toll free
New York Hospice Care—Visiting Nursing Services of NY
800-675-0391
Suicide Bereavement Services of New York:
A Psychological Center for Survivors
Dr. Eli Mayer, Executive Director
212-931-8547
www.sbsny.net
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors—TAP
Peer support and resources for military families
coping with the death of a service member.
202-588-8277, general or 800-959-8277, hotline
Tuesday’s Children
Programs for children and families with 9/11 related loss.
212-319-3988
www.tuesdayschildren.org
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