Bereaved Parents Resources

Bereaved Parents' Resources
Bereaved Parents USA Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA) is a nationwide organization designed to aid and support bereaved parents and their families who are struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child. Any bereaved parent, sibling or grandparent is eligible to become a member of BP/USA. Address: P O Box 95 Park Forest, Illinois 60466 Fax: (708) 748-9184 Compassionate Friends The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization with nearly 600 chapters, offering friendship, understanding, and hope to families grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation. Find local chapters by state with the Compassionate Friends Chapter Locator Ethan's House Is a nonprofit site, incorporated in the hope that the bereaved will find release and comfort and in the hope that the families and friends of the bereaved will learn from us...This is a beautiful and poignant example of how very good things can come from the worst of all human experiences. HAND.org - Helping After Neonatal Death A California non-profit corporation, founded to help parents, their families and their healthcare providers cope with the loss of a baby before, during, or after birth. HAND is a resource network of parents, professionals, and supportive volunteers offering a variety of services throughout Northern California and the Central Valley. There are no fees for services. H.A.N.D. [Houston's Aid in Neonatal Death Supporting Houston, Texas area families in the wake of miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death since 1978. Monthly meetings, and parent-to-parent telephone support line (call 832-752-1919), information and resources. IRIS IRIS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to offering support, education and resources to parents, families, friends and professionals on the death of a child in early pregnancy (miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, etc) or from stillbirth, premature birth, neo-natal death, birth defects, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), illness, accidents, and all other types of infant & early childhood death. MissingGRACE.org The Missing GRACE Organization offers pregnancy and infant loss support as well as support for those struggling with infertility and those that are pursuing adoption. Additionally, we strive to educate mothers about their role in stillbirth prevention in their own pregnancies. Miscarriage An article from a clinic in the UK about miscarriage, what to expect and how to cope.		Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.) M.E.N.D. is a Christian not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to reach out to those who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death. Their mission is to offer a way to share experiences and information. They hold two commemorative ceremonies each year, have a bi-monthly newsletter, and host a variety of support groups in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. They also have chapters in NW Arkansas, Kansas, Houston, Texarkana, and Georgia. The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. (POMC) POMC provides the ongoing emotional support needed to help parents and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a "new life" and to promote a healthy resolution. Not only does POMC help survivors deal with their acute grief, but with the criminal justice system as well. The staff of the National Headquarters of POMC will assist any survivor and, if possible, link that survivor with others in the same vicinity who have survived their loved one's murder. In addition, the staff is available to provide individual assistance, support and advocacy. The staff will also help interested parents or immediate family members form a chapter of POMC in their community. Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) administers a network of more than 7,000 volunteer photographers in the United States and 25 countries. At a family's request, a NILMDTS Affiliated Photographer will come to your hospital or hospice location and conduct a sensitive and private portrait session. The portraits are then professionally retouched and presented to the families on an archival DVD or CD that can be used to print portraits of their cherished baby. We believe these images serve as an important step in the family's healing process by honoring their child's legacy. Peace After Abortion Sometimes the difficult emotions don't surface until years after the abortion. Distress after an abortion is often connected to another unresolved painful event in your life. Men may also experience emotional or spiritual distress related to their partner's abortion. This web site is meant to introduce you to an ongoing healing process. Twinless Twins Support Organization "To serve in support of twins (all multiple births) who suffer from the loss of companionship of their twin through death, estrangement, or in-utero loss. If you're not a twin, but you are the parent, sibling, or spouse of a twinless twin who in turn struggles with how to support the surviving twin in your family, we're here for you, too."
Bereaved Parents' Resources in Australia
SANDS Is a voluntary self-help organisation comprised in the main of parents who have experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or within days of birth. SANDS provides support, both immediate and on-going, from other parents who have experienced these losses. Sharing with others who have suffered similar experiences can assist parents to work through the often intense grief which follows the death of a baby. The Compassionate Friends of Western Australia The Compassionate Friends is an international organisation offering friendship and hope to bereaved parents. The purposes are to support and aid parents in the positive resolution of the grief experienced upon the death of their child, and to foster the physical and emotional health of bereaved parents and siblings and grandparents. The secondary purpose is to provide information and education about bereaved parents and siblings. The objective is to help those in their community, including family, friends, employers, co-workers and professionals, to be supportive.		Murraylands Twin Loss - Specialising in Twin Loss Educational Resources The main aim of the organisation is to break down the massive wall of fear and ignorance surrounding grief, and to replace it with love and understanding. Although modern society seems to have greatly progressed in its more positive attitude towards bereavement care, attention to multiple pregnancy loss issues is still lagging behind. Murraylands Twin Loss was instrumental in working on an Australia wide project to place ‘multiple pregnancy loss awareness kits’ into hospitals with obstetrics units, in an attempt to better educate medical professionals on the unique needs of families who lose a twin/triplet/quadruplet.