Grief Resources

Donor Network West provides donor families with grief resources as part of our Aftercare program. It can be very difficult to find comfort in a time of loss. Our hope is that the provided information will help you find some peace during your healing process.
Resources
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Grief Literature
For Those Who Give and Grieve by the National Kidney Foundation
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by H.S. Kushner
Healing your Grieving Heart by Alan Wolfelt
The Courage To Grieve: Creative Living, Recovery and Growth Through Grief by Judy Tatelbaum
No Time for Goodbyes: Coping with Sorrow, Anger, and Injustice After a Tragic Death by Janice Harris Lord
After the Darkest Hour, The Sun Will Shine Again: A Parents’ Guide To Coping With The Loss of a Child by Elizabeth Mehren
Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide by Christopher Lukas and Henry M. Seiden
Understanding Your Suicide Grief by Dr. Alan Wolfelt
When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter by Judith Bernstein
A Child Dies: A Portrait of Family Grief by Joan Hagan Arnold and Penelope B. Gemma
Finding Hope When a Child Dies: What Other Cultures Can Teach Us by Sukie Miller
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Children's Grief Literature
An Extraordinary Gift by Gwenn Silva and Clea Vannet
Children Grieve, Too by Joy & Dr. Marvin Johnson
Sad Isn’t Bad by Michaelene Mundy
Memories Live Forever by Sharon Rugg, et al.
When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard
A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. Holmes
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to a Child by Bryan Mellonie & Robert Ingpen
The Next Place by Warren Hanson
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schwiebert & Chuck DeKlyen
The Saddest Time by Norma Simon
Workbooks for Grieving Kids: After a Murder; After a Suicide Produced by The Dougy Center
But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: For Parents and Professionals Helping Child Suicide Survivors by Barbara Rubel
Healing your Grieving Heart For Kids; Healing your Grieving Heart for Teens by Alan Wolfelt
How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz
The Memory Box by Joanna Rowland
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Websites
Griefshare: A network of grief support groups
National Kidney Foundation: The National Kidney Foundation’s resource website for organ and tissue donor families
The Hospice Foundation of America: The Hospice Foundation provides grief resources on their website, as well as a monthly newsletter
What’s Your Grief?: A blog started by two bereavement professionals
Compassionate Friends: A resource for those who have lost a child
The Dougy Center: The website for the National Center for Grieving Children and Families
The Healing Garden: An interactive resource for children to help them on their grief journey
The American Association of Suicidology: A national resource for suicide survivors
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Local Support Resources
Bay Area, California
- Alameda County 24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-309-2131
- Alameda County Crisis Support Services
- Circle of Care – East Bay Agency for Children
- Contra Costa Crisis Center
- Hope Hospice
- Hospice by the Bay
- Hospice East Bay
- Kara
- Mission Hospice & Home Care
- Pathways Hospice
- Sutter Care at Home
Central Valley, California
Northern California
Northern Nevada
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