Resources for the Bereaved and Grieving

Each category contains book recommendations from our volunteers, online resources, and information on any services we offer that may interest you. Some, but not all, of the titles mentioned are available in our Patient and Family Support Center. Visit our office to browse our library!

Grief

Child, Teen and Adult Grief,  Sudden Death,  Suicide,  Ambiguous Loss,  Family Estrangement,  Brain Science,  Modern Technology,  Etc.

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End of Life Planning

Advance Care Directives,  Hospice,  Death Doulas,  Death Education,  Home Funerals,  End-of-Life Options Act,  After-Dealth Care,  Etc.

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Death Contemplation

Questions about Death,  Exploring Mortality,  Lessons From The Dying,  Where and How We Die,  Etc.

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Culture around Death

Death Customs, Culture (Old and Modern), Memorials, and Technology

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End-Of-Life Articles, Websites

www.dougy.org – The Dougy Center “At Dougy Center, we create safe spaces and free resources for children and families who are grieving.

www.endwellproject.org– End Well Conference- “Not Just A Symposium. A Revolution”

www.orderofthegooddeath.com– Order of the Good Death- “Building A Meaningful, Eco-Friendly, and Equitable End of Life”

www.coalitionccc.org– Coalition for Compassionate Care of California-  “Our mission is to make conversations about serious illness a part of everyday life and palliative care part of everyday health care.”

www.theconversationproject.org– The Conversation Project “Our goal is simple and transformative to help everyone about their wishes for care through the end of life, so those wishes can be understood and respected.” 

https://www.thehospiceheart.net – This website is full of info and resources related to Hospice.

www.orderofthegooddeath.com/resources/books/#mortality – This website has a good way of categorizing end of life book topics.  Under each category books have a very short summary, plus each title is linked to Amazone for purchasing.