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Lippert-Olson Funeral Home maintains a lending library to assist people during their grieving. Please click on the link to view the listing. Lending Library

AfterLoss Credo
AfterLoss Credo
This credo is a statement about how you are entitled to feel while grieving. It was shared with those present at our holiday memorial program

Grief and grieving articles on our website 
Good Mourning Twenty-Five Ways to Help Yourself Heal from the Wounds of Grief

Death and Hope - Thoughts for the Families We Serve

Are You Ever Lonely?

Talking To Children About Death - 2 parts
(Part One) (Part Two) 

The Grief Journey

For Grief Resources in Sheboygan
Sheboygan Area Support Groups

National organizations that deal with grief

Alive Alone
Assists bereaved parents that lost an only child or all of their children. 

Alliance of Grandparents
Alliance of Grandparents - A Support in Tragedy (AGAST) Dedicated to assisting all grandparents when a grandchild dies. 

American Hospice Foundation
The American Hospice Foundation has several articles on grief and grieving. 

American SIDS Institute 
Founded in 1983, the American SIDS Institute, a national nonprofit health care organization, is dedicated to the prevention of sudden infant death and the promotion of infant health through an aggressive, comprehensive nationwide program of:

Research about both the cause of sudden infant death and methods of prevention.
Clinical Services assisting pediatricians in the medical management of high risk infants.
Education about prevention methods aimed at the public and medical community.
Family Support providing crises phone counseling, grief literature and referrals.

Association for Death Education & Counseling
The Association for Death Education and Counseling is a professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence and recognizing diversity in death education, care of the dying, grief counseling and research in thanatology. Based on quality research and theory, the association provides information, support and resources to its international, multicultural, multidisciplinary membership and through it, to the public.

ASSCAP
A psychiological perspective on children and grief.

Bereaved Families Online
Offers support to people who have lost an immediate family member.

Bereaved Parents of the USA
Aids and supports bereaved parents and families struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child.

Center for Loss In Multiple Birth, Inc.
Bereaved parents of one or more twins or multiples.

Centering
Our MIssion Statement:
"We are here for grieving people and  those who care for and love them.  We will provide the best grief literature possible.  We will develop needed books and provide caring workshops. We will help support groups find the resources they need to make a difference. We are sensitive to the needs of others and to our own needs.  Each call into our office will find a caring voice on the other end with time to listen and readiness to help.  We will participate in continuing education events every year to increase our own expertise and to help us develop spiritually and emotionally. We look at the challenges before us as positive, rewarding experiences.  We will not set limits beneath our potential.  We will treat ourselves and others with respect.  We will encourage creativity and new ideas.  We will enjoy the changes that come."

CJ Foundation for Sids
Our Mission is: “To reduce the risk of future infant deaths, support families who have suffered a loss, and fund medical research so that no new families have to endure the pain of losing an infant.”

Compassionate Friends
Supports families who have experienced the death of a child. 

Concerns of Police Survivors
Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria.

Grief Net
Offers numerous discussion and support groups for bereaved persons (in email/listserve format) and a variety of resources related to death and major losses.

Grief Watch
The Grief Watch mission is to offer spiritual, emotional and other support to persons who are grieving.

Grief  Share
Grief Share is a nation wide network of grief support groups. You can find a listing for groups in your local area.

Growth House
Offers an extensive grief and bereavement section, including a chat room and information about general and family bereavement, pregnancy loss, infant death and helping children with grief and illness. 

GROWW - Grief Recovery Online
GROWW is a non-profit, Internet based grief resource available to anyone who has lost a loved one to death. GROWW provides a myriad of resources to the bereaved, including message boards, chat rooms and links to helpful information. 

Help With Grief And Stress
Some days we just need a little help. Lift your spirits and ease your stress at Beyond Indigo

HospiceNet
Offers extensive information about grief and bereavement, including issues regarding children and adolescents. 

Infant Death Center/Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin
The Infant Death Center is committed to helping guide parents to a sense of normalcy following the death of their infant. Our statewide effort to reach families and provide bereavement support and resource materials during the grieving process is key to our mission.

KidsAid
Online support group for children dealing with any kind of loss. It includes artwork, stories and poems.

Open To Hope
The Open to Hope Foundation Mission: Helping people find hope after loss

Parents of Murdered Children (POMC)
Dedicated to helping the survivors of homicide victims with supportive family services after the murder of a family member or friend. 

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
1421 E. Wayzata Blvd., Suite 70 Wayzata, MN 55391 (612) 473-9372 Provides support, resources and education on miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.

Ray of Hope, Inc.
P.O. Box 2323 Iowa City, IA 52244 For survivors of those who died from suicide.

Recover-From-Grief
The mission of recover-from-grief is to promote understanding of the grief process, and provide practical strategies for dealing with it.
This site has pages that deal with all different grief follow a death situation including helping children.

First Candle/SIDS Alliance
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Information

Students of AMF
The mission of National Students of AMF is to support college students grieving the illness or death of a loved one. We accomplish this with Students of AMF campus chapters, which consist of a support group where bereaved students can relate to peers also facing the unique challenges of grief during their college years. In addition, each chapter’s service group, open to the entire campus community, helps raise awareness and funds for causes important to chapter members

The Dougy Center For Grieving Children
Dougy Center for Grieving Children provides grief support services to children or families who have experienced a loss.

The Light Beyond
Helping you through bereavement, one step at a time .....
This site features many articles, poems and blogs dedicated to grief and greiving.

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
Provides services to those that lost a loved one while serving in the armed forces. 

WidowNet
Information and support group resource for, and by, men and women of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations who have suffered the death of a spouse or a life partner.

Wings of Light, Inc.
Wings of Light, Inc. is a national non-profit organization that exists to provide a support network for individuals and families experiencing the death of a loved one in an aviation accident.

 

 

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