Grief & Victim Recovery Resources
Support Groups
GriefShare - offers seminars and support groups.
GriefNet - an internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss and is directed by Cendra Lynn, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, and certified traumatologist.
The Compassionate Friends - grief support after the loss of a child from any cause.
Grief Watch - resources for bereaved families & professional caregivers.
Violent Death Bereavement Society - provides information and training for family members and service providers following a violent death.
American Cancer Society - Support Programs & Services - the American Cancer Society provides a cancer survivors network and other programs for cancer victims and their families.
Helpful Books & Articles
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
Start the Conversation: The Book about Death You Were Hoping to Find by Ganga Stone
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Healing Your Traumatized Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Someone You Love Dies a Sudden, Violent Death by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD
Life after death: grief therapy after the sudden traumatic death of a family member.: An article from: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care by Paul T. Colements, Joseph T. DeRanieri, Gloria J. Vigil and Kathleen M. Benasutti
I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One by Brook Noel
The Farber Law Group is a law firm with more than 30 years of experience in representing family members with their wrongful death claims when a family member has died due to the negligence of another. Examples of wrongful death claims include medical or surgical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, and dangerous or defective products.
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