Resources

Pete English on Losing a Pet for Headstrong

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Video and article from the Headstrong Website. How to cope with the lose of a pet, with Pete English. A helpful page exploring Pete’s connection with his cat Thomas and pet bereavement as a topic.

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The Long Way Down - Poems of Grief and Hope by Averil Stedeford

POETRY: This is a collection of poems written by Averil, a psychiatrist who worked in a hospice. Soon after she left the hospice, her husband was found to have inoperable cancer. The poems in the book represent a moving account of her experience with him and her journey through bereavement. It has helped many people as they go through the grieving process.

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When Something Terrible Happens by Marge Heegaard

FACTUAL: The 'Drawing Out Feelings' series of books has been designed to provide parents, educators and counsellors with an organised approach to helping children cope with grief, family loss and change.

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When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard

REFLECTION: A practical format for allowing children to understand the concept of death and develop coping skills for life, this book is designed for young readers to illustrate.

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A Death in the Lives Of

ARTS/THEATRE (FACTUAL FILM): 20 minute film shows a group of young people aged 13-16, from a range of backgrounds talking about the kind of support they needed to help them cope with bereavement.

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Funerals: How to Be Involved - If You Can’t Attend

Saying goodbye at a funeral is a significant part of our relationship with the person we have lost, whoever they are. We may dread it, of course, but we still want to be present and to get it ‘right’ as a fitting tribute to all that they were to us.

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Headstones - Advice & Inspiration

FACTUAL: Offering advice and inspiration on choosing a headstone, with over 150 photographs, client stories, and ideas for epitaphs, we believe this book will be invaluable to anyone wanting to create a perfect memorial for their loved one.

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When Children Grieve by John W. James and Russell Friedman

FACTUAL: In When Children Grieve, the authors offer a cutting-edge volume to free children from the false idea of “not feeling bad” and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss.

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The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman

FACTUAL: Incomplete recovery from grief can have a lifelong negative effect on the capacity for happiness. Drawing from their own histories as well as from others’, the authors illustrate how it is possible to recovery from grief and regain energy and spontaneity.

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Coping With - a Tragedy

ARTICLE: When a death is senseless, involves multiple losses or children, or when it could have been avoided, there is a deeper sense of trauma and grief.

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Supporting Children When Someone They Love Has Died Through Suicide

FACTUAL: Produced by the Balloons Charity this leaflet gives tips and advice on how to support children bereaved by suicide.

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Living in the Mourning Light by Andrea Corrie

REFLECTION: A combination of reflection and autobiography, the book contains a variety of reflections about our inner strength and innate ability to overcome the worse of situations specifically in this case, bereavement.

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Books Beyond Words - Mini Bereavement Set

FACTUAL: A collection of four books which cover bereavement and death suitable for people who find pictures easier than words, including learning disabilities and those whose first language is not English.

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The Bereavement Journey®: Offer the Programme

TRAINING COURSES: A proven way to help bereaved people in your community, with all the resources, information and support you need provided to make delivery easy.

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See You Soon by Philippa Skinner

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: An honest and reflective account of a mother's story as she faces up to and lives through her son's death from a heroin overdose in 2007. Skinner is writing for those who are bereaved, those seeking to support people who are, and also, more specifically, for people affected by addiction.

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How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: The short writings hold a range of reactions to the death of a parent. The authors come from different backgrounds, situations and circumstances, yet they hold one thing in common: losing a parent.

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Children and Grief by William Worden

FACTUAL: Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children.

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Young People Bereavement Training by Listening People

TRAINING COURSES: Listening People training and resources provide tools for teachers, youth workers, counsellors and anyone who works with young people to safely and confidently enable them to engage around the difficult topic of loss.

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ABSCo (Association of Bereavement Service Coordinators)

WEBSITE: ABSCo was formed to meet the need for a network for support and information for bereavement and palliative care industry professionals who coordinate and manage bereavement support services within hospices and palliative care settings, for both adults and children.

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Yvonne Tulloch, Faith Questions in Bereavement

REFLECTION: Written by AtaLoss' CEO Rev. Cannon Yvonne Tulloch for anyone who has been bereaved at any time, or anyone who is interested in the faith questions that naturally arise when someone dies.

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Simran Jeet Singh, Sikh Ways of Grieving

ARTICLE: A useful website and article that explains how Sikhs comfort the dying, mark death, comfort the bereaved and celebrate life.

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Understanding Faith Considerations When Caring for Bereaved Muslims by Maria Kristiansen & Aziz Sheikh

FACTUAL: Bereavement represents a significant life event, often resulting in major social, psychological and spiritual transitions. In this paper, core Muslim beliefs in relation to death and bereavement are considered.

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A Sky of Diamonds by Camille Gibbs

NOVEL/STORY: An illustrated storybook about a girl named Mia who has experienced the death of her mother. Covering all stages of grief, it is perfect for reading with bereaved children aged 5-9 as a way to help them overcome their difficult feelings. It includes in-built strategies for coping with grief and answers many questions that children have about death.

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Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death: What Children Need to Know by Linda Goldman

FACTUAL: This book explores children's thoughts and feelings on the subject of death and provides parents and other caring adults with guidance on how to respond to difficult questions.

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Inside Grief: A Personal Journey: Hope for the Grieving and Those Who Care for Them by Katy Laity O'Brien

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Inside Grief is book and a personal account of coping with grief through which the author reaches out to others in a similar position.

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Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring by Henri Nouwen

REFLECTION: In this book of personal reflections, the author hopes to encourage those who are dying to die well and those who care for the dying to care well.

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