Page maintained by Kay Fowler, last updated 06/24/09
ONLINE SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING ILLNESS, CRISIS, LOSS
Aging and Elderly Supports:
Ethnic
Elders Care: http://www.ethnicelderscare.net/
Ethnic
Elders links: http://www.ethnicelderscare.net/links.htm
Caregiver Support:
AIDS Caregivers Support Network www.wolfenet.com/acsn
Caring Connections: http://www.caringinfo.org/
CaregiverNJ http://www.state.nj.us/caregivernj/
Family Caregiver Alliance - New Jersey Caregiver Programs http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1235
National
Alliance for Caregiving www.caregiving.org
Partnership
for Caring www.partnershipforcaring.org
End-of-Life decision making
Access
to End of Life Care www.access2eolcare.org
Aging
with Dignity www.agingwithdignity.org
American
Society for Bioethics and Humanities www.asbh.org
American
Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics www.aslme.org
Careplaner.org
www.careplanner.org
Center
for Death Education and Bioethics
The
Center for Practical Bioethics www.practicalbioethics.org
Compassion
and choices www.compassionandchoices.org
Death
with Dignity www.deathwithdignity.org
Donate
Life www.organdonor.gov
Duke
Institute on Care at End of Life www.iceol.duke.edu
Ethics Updates www.ethics.sandiego.edu
Growthhouse
www.growthhouse.org
Hastings
Center www.thehastingscenter.org
Last
Acts www.lastacts.org
Medline Plus Health Information www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
National Alliance for Children with Life-Threatening Conditions www.chionline.org
National
Donor Family Council (NFDC) www.donorfamily.org
National Institutes of Health Bioethics Resources on the Web www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/
Organ
donation regulations www.organdonor.gov
Promoting
excellence in end-of-life care www.promotingexcellence.org
University
of Miami Ethics Program www.ethics.miami.edu
Grief Support:
General
Grief Resources
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) materials and resources on loss
http://www.aarp.org/family/lifeafterloss/
Bereavement
and disability: http://www.bereavementanddisability.org.uk/BSLD3/BSLD3_App.htm
Centering Corporation – Books and resources for bereaved
http://www.centering.org/index.php?page=registr
Good Grief Resources for bereaved and caregivers http://www.goodgriefresources.com/
Grief Net www.rivendell.org
GriefNet – http://www.griefnet.org/ offers e-mail support groups for the bereaved
griefHaven https://www.griefhaven.org/index-firstpage.shtml support for those who have lost a child, sibling, or grandchild
GriefZone
(American hospice foundation) http://www.americanhospice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=45
GROWW (Grief Recovery Online) – http://www.groww.com/
National Funeral Director of Americas (NFDA) resources for grief – http://www.nfda.org/index.php/public-home/grief-resources-
National
Grief Support Services: http://www.griefsupportservices.org/newgrief/griefsupportservices/library.php
National Mental Health Association Bereavement Resources: www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/42cfm
Open to Hope http://opentohope.com/
Open to Hope Resources links: http://opentohope.com/resources/links-resources/
Tom GoldenÕs Grief Web site: http://www.webhealing.com/
Loss
of a Child
Alive Alone: Support for Bereaved Parents http://www.alivealone.org/
Baby Steps: Support for Bereaved Parents http://www.babysteps.com/
Bereaved
Parents USA http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/
Center for Loss in Multiple Births (CLIMB) http://www.climb-support.org/
Compassionate Friends http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) http://www.madd.org/
National SIDS Resource Center http://www.sidscenter.org/
New Jersey SIDS Alliance Email: njsids@yahoo.com
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: Photographers supporting bereaved parents (NILMDTS) http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/
Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) http://www.pomc.com/index.htm
Remembering Our Babies - Official Website for October 15* www.october15th.com
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support http://www.nationalshare.org/
SIDS Network http://sids-network.org/
Loss of a Parent
Remembering
Mom: http://www.rememberingmom.org/
Loss of a Partner
Gay and Lesbian Widows.com http://www.gayandlesbianwidows.com/
Gay
Marriage and Gay Widowhood
http://www.gaypsychotherapy.com/hglrwidower.htm
GriefÕs Journey (spousal loss): http://www.griefsjourney.com/
WidowNet
www.widownet.org
Widowed
Persons Service American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org
Loss of a Pet
Association
of Pet Loss and Bereavement http://www.aplb.org/
Pet
Grief Support Page www.petloss.com
Loss of a Sibling
Mourning Our Brothers and Sisters (Sibling Loss): http://www.pos-ffos.com/groups/mobs.htm
Sibling Survivors www.siblingsurvivors.com
Twinless Twins http://www.twinlesstwins.org/
Loss in the Workplace
Coping with loss in the workplace: http://www.cope-inc.com/loss.html
Grief Resources for Students
National
Students of AMF Support Network: http://www.studentsofamf.org/-_National_College_Student_Grief_Awareness_Week-pid-87.html
National Conference on Student Grief: http://www.studentsofamf.org/-_National_Conference_on_College_Student_Grief-pid-65.html
Grief Resources for Children and Families:
Alcove Center for Grieving Children & Families (Southern Jersey)
APA
on children: http://www.apa.org/topics/topicchildren.html
Barr Harris ChildrenÕs Grief Center: http://www.barrharris.org/
Children's Trauma Recovery Foundation: www.childrenstrauma.org/
Comfort
Zone Camp for bereaved children
http://www.comfortzonecamp.org/
Comfort Zone Camp - No charge nonprofit camp for siblings and children (age 7-17) coping with the loss of a sibling or parent
Dougy Center for Grieving Children www.grievingchild.org
Family
Support Center of New Jersey http://www.fscnj.org/
KIDSAID http://kidsaid.com/ email support groups and other online resources for bereaved children.
Make a Wish Foundation of America www.wish.org
Health and Health Care Information:
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
The ALS Association (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ŌLou GehrigÕs DiseaseĶ) www.alsa.org
AlzheimerÕs Association www.alz.org
Black WomenÕs Health Imperative http://www.blackwomenshealth.org/site/c.eeJIIWOCIrH/b.3082485/k.BEBA/Home.htm
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/index.htm
CDC National Prevention Information Network www.cdcnpin.org
Cross-cultural Health Project: http://www.xculture.org/
Elton John AIDS Foundation www.ejaf.org
Gay MenÕs Health Crisis www.gmhc.org
Leukemia and Lymphona Society www.leukemia.org
National
Alliance for Hispanic Health: http://www.hispanichealth.org/
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
National Health Information Center: http://www.health.gov/nhic/NHICScripts/Entry.cfm?HRCode=HR0081
National Minority AIDS Council: http://www.nmac.org/
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center: http://www.nnaapc.org/
National Stroke Association www.stroke.org
Native American Cancer Research: http://natamcancer.org/
Selected patient information resources in Asian Languages: http://spiral.tufts.edu/
Valley
Hospital (Ridgewood) Medical Information Slideshows and Videos by topic http://www.valleyhealth.com/LibraryContent.aspx?ctype=slideshow
World Health Organization www.who.int
Hospice/Palliative Care and Support of the Dying
and their Caregivers:
American Academy of Hospice and Pallative Medicine www.aahpm.org
Americans for Better Care of the Dying: http://www.abcd-caring.org/
American Hospice Association: www.amercanhospice.org
Canadian Palliative Care Association www.cpca.net
ChildrenÕs Hospice International www.chionline.org
City of Hope Pain and Palliative Care Center: http://prc.coh.org/
European Association for Palliative Care www.eapcnet.org
Get Palliative Care http://www.getpalliativecare.org/
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association www.phna.org
Hospice Association of America www.nahc.org
Hospice Foundation of America http://www.hospicefoundation.org/
Hospice Information (International) www.hospiceinformation.info
National Alliance for Children with Life-Threatening Conditions www.nacwltc.org
National Association of People with AIDS www.napwa.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org
National Hospice Work Group www.nhwg.org
Pain.com: http://pain.com/
Stop Pain Org www.stoppain.org
Hospice/Palliative
Care for Children living with Illness/Children who are dying
Candlelighters
Childhood Cancer Foundation www.candlelighters.org
ChildrenÕs
Hospice International chiorg@aol.com
Children with AIDS project: http://www.aidskids.org/
Memorialization of the Deceased
Cremation Society of North America www.cremationassociation.org
Death Rituals & Funeral Customs www.encarta.msn.co
Funeral Consumers Alliance www.funerals.org
Funeral and Memorial Societies of America www://ubiweb.c.champlain.edu/famsa.directory.htm
International Association of Pet Cemeteries www.iaopc.com
Internet Cremation Society www.cremation.org
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Associations www.nfdma.com
World Wide Cemetery www.interlog.com/cemetery
Military Personnel, Families and Veterans Supports
Army Family Readiness Groups (FRGs) in New Jersey
Military HOMEFRONT - New Jersey State Resources
National Alliance on Mental Health Institutes (NAMI) in New Jersey: Veterans Supports in NJ
http://www.naminj.org/support/veterans_support.htm
NAES
Lakehurst: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/lakehurst/index.htm
Navy
Fleet Family Support Center – New Jersey https://www.cnic.navy.mil/earle/index.htm
New Jersey National Guard Family Programs http://www.nj.gov/military/familysupport/home.html
New Jersey Operation: Military Kids
http://www.operationmilitarykids.org/public/statePOCHome.aspx?state=New%20Jersey
New Jersey State Summary of VA Programs & Services
http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/statesum/njss.asp
NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation http://www.njvvmf.org/
Society of Military Widows http://www.militarywidows.org
TAPS http://www.taps.org/
VET
Center for Bereavement http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/Bereavement_Counseling.asp
Pastoral Care:
Association for Clinical Pastoral Care Education: http://www.acpe.edu/
Assocation
for Professional Chaplains: http://www.professionalchaplains.org/
Police/Firefighters/Emergency Responders Support
Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS): www.nationalcops.org
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation www.firehero.org
Suicide Prevention, Hotlines and Support Resources
American Association of Suicidology www.suicidology.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention www.thesuportnetwork.com/CASP
Distant Drums: Native American Suicide Grief: http://www.pos-ffos.com/groups/dd.htm
International Association for Suicide Prevention www.who.int/ina-ngo
Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith Services www.oasis.org
Suicide Information & Education: www.siec.ca
Suicide
Hotlines in New Jersey http://suicidehotlines.com/newjersey.html
SOS (Survivors of Suicide) http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com/
TLC http://www.tlcinstitute.org/
Traumatic Loss/Disasters
Aircraft
casualties supports (ACCESS): http://www.accesshelp.org/
Assasination
archives and resource center http://aarclibrary.org
Children's Trauma Recovery Foundation: www.childrenstrauma.org/
The Dougy Center: www.dougy.org
Families & Friends of Violent Crime Victims: www.fnfvcv.org
Gateway to PTSD Information: www.ptsdinfo.org
The Complicated Grief Website: info.med.yale.edu/psych/cgrief/
International Society for Traumatic Stress: www.istss.org
Murder
Victims.com www.murdervictims.com
National Center for Victims of Crime: www.ncvc.org
National
Hazard Center http://Colorado.edu/hazards/resources/
National
Organizaton for Victim Assistance www.try-nova.org
The History Place on Genocide http://historyplace.com/genocide
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) www.try-nova.org
The Trauma Center: http://www.traumacenter.org/
Violence and Injury Prevention (VIP) Website: www.fmhi.usf.edu/amh/homicide-suicide/
Violent
Death Bereavement Society http://www.vdbs.org/
Washington Office of Crime Victims Advocacy: www.ocva.wa.gov/
Traumatic Stress and PTSD Supports
Gift from Within – Resources for PTSD Caregivers and Survivors: http://www.giftfromwithin.org/html/articles.html
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: http://www.istss.org/
PTSD National Center for Postraumatic
Disorder http://www.dartmouth.edu/dms/ptsd/index.html