Grief Support

In addition to the bereavement services for the families we serve, we have provided some helpful grief support links below:

Crisis, Grief and Healing

Webhealing.com, the first interactive grief website on the internet, offers discussion boards, articles, book suggestions, and advice for men and women working through every aspect of grief. The site’s founder, Tom Golden LCSW, has provided book excerpts and contact information to help those healing from loss.

Willowgreen

Willowgreen offers support and information for those dealing with life transition & aging, illness & caregiving, loss & grief, and hope & spirituality. The site offers advice, products, and inspirational materials.

Grief and Loss

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) website contains a Grief & Loss section with grief-related articles and information.

Growth House

Growth House is an award-winning website that offers international resources for life-threatening illnesses and end of life care. The site features hypertext topic pages that explain major issues across the spectrum of hospice and home care, palliative care, pain management, grief, death with dignity, and quality improvement. It also offers disease-specific guides, an online bookstore, and even their own radio station.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s website provides a host of information and resources for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury and their caregivers.

Omega House in Houghton

The components of their Community Grief Support Alliance include: Organizing a workshop for families with a national grief expert as the speaker, Offering grief support training for community therapists, counselors, teachers and ministers, Providing mindfulness-based learning experiences for school-age children focusing on coping skills for life changes, loss, and grief, Individual and family grief counseling and monthly grief support group at Omega House, In-service grief workshops for community organizations.