Grief and Loss Resources

Aging With Dignity
Aging with Dignity publishes Five Wishes, an easy-to-use legal document that helps adults of all ages plan for the care they want in case they become seriously ill.
www.agingwithdignity.org

Caring Connections
Caring Connections is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.  It is a national consumer engagement to improve care at the end of life, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Caring Connections provides a variety of free resources on end-of life issues.
www.caringinfo.org

The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families
The Dougy Center was the first center in the United States to provide peer support groups
for grieving children. The organization has served more than 14,000 children, teens and families since 1982. Through its National Center for Grieving Children and Families, the organization provides support and training locally, nationally and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief. The Dougy Center is supported solely through private support from individuals, foundations and companies, and receives no state or federal funding. The Dougy Center does not charge a fee for its services.
www.grievingchild.org

Growthhouse.org
Growth House, Inc., provides an award-winning Internet portal as a international gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care. The organization's primary mission is to improve the quality of compassionate care for people who are dying through public education and global professional collaboration. Growthhouse.org's search engine gives you access to the Internet's most comprehensive collection of reviewed resources for end-of-life care.
www.growthhouse.org

Hospice Foundation of America
The Hospice Foundation of America exists to help those who cope personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief and bereavement.
www.hospicefoundation.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones.
www.nhpco.org