There are many excellent regional, national, and international resources available. We hope they may provide comfort to help you through the various phases of the grieving process.
Bereavement & grief resources:
- Canada’s Grief Resource Centre – http://www.robertspress.ca
- Facing Bereavement – https://www.facingbereavement.co.uk
- Grief and Renewal – http://www.griefandrenewal.com
- Collecting Loss – http://www.collectingloss.com/
- Internet Grief Community http://griefnet.org
- Web Healing – http://www.webhealing.com
- Roberts Press & The Grief Resource center – http://www.robertspress.ca/
- Grief is Good Blog – http://grief-is-good.blogspot.com/
- Bereavement Ontario Network – http://www.bereavementontarionetwork.ca/
- Griefwalker The Film – http://films.nfb.ca/griefwalker
- Comprehensive online resources on mesothelioma https://mesothelioma.net/mesothelioma-support/
Loss of a spouse resources:
- Widows and Widowers http://www.widownet.org/
- Mourning the death of a spouse – https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/mourning-death-spouse
- Allina Health book recommendations – https://www.allinahealth.org/health-conditions-and-treatments/grief-resources/suggested-books/books-for-grieving-a-spouse
Child and infant loss and child bereavement resources:
- Fathers Grieving Infant Loss – http://www.fathersgrievinginfantloss.blogspot.com
- Grieving Children – http://www.grievingchildren.com
- Seasons Centre for Grieving Children – http://www.grievingchildren.com/
- Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths http://www.sidscanada.org/
- Infant Loss – www.babysteps.com
- Guiding Kids Thru Life’s Storms – https://www.rainbows.ca/
- Perinatal Bereavement Services of Ontario – http://www.pbso.ca/
- The Compassionate Friends of Canada – http://www.tcfcanada.net
Hospice & palliative care resources:
- Kamloops Hospice House – https://www.kamloopshospice.com/
- Penticton & District Hospice Society – http://www.pentictonhospice.com/
- BC Cancer Palliative Care – http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/
- Hospice – http://www.hospicenet.org/
- More Hospice – http://www.stmichaels.bc.ca/
- Children’s Hospice – http://www.canuckplace.org/
- Virtual Hospice – http://www.virtualhospice.ca
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care https://www.chpca.ca/
Government:
- BC Coroners Services – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death/coroners-service
- BC Palliative Care Benefits – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/pharmacare/health-industry-professionals/downloadable-drug-data-files
- BC Framework for End of Life Care – https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/home-community-care
- Trustee BC – http://www.trustee.bc.ca
- Veteran’s Affairs – http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca
- Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime – http://www.crcvc.ca/en
Funeral associations and agencies:
- BC Funerals – http://www.bcfunerals.com
- Consumer Protection BC – http://www.bpcpa.ca
- Canada Consumer Protection http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/oca-bc.nsf/eng/home
- Funeral Services Association of Canada – https://www.fsac.ca/
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission – http://www.cwgc.org
- CWGC Canadian Agency – http://www.cwgc-canadianagency.ca
- Canadian College of Funeral Service: https://ccfs.ca/
Pet loss:
- 10 Tips On Coping With Pet Loss http://www.pet-loss.net/index.shtml
- Canadian Centre For Pet Loss Bereavement http://www.petlosssupport.ca
- How To Cope With Losing A Pet http://www.wikihow.com/Cope-with-Losing-a-Pet
- I Loved My Pet http://ilovedmypet.com/shirijoshua.asp
- Pet Education http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=0+1278+1494&aid=635
- Pet Loss And Bereavement http://www.aplb.org/
- Help Guide http://www.helpguide.org/mental/grieving_pets.htm
- Jean Brown’s Pet Loss Recovery Guide http://petlossguide.com/
Other Resources:
- The Shiva Foundation ? a grief site by the author Deborah Morris Coryell – http://www.goodgrief.org/
- Honouring young poet Stacey Levitt, daughter of Ned and Cheryl Levitt http://www.iamarose.com/
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