Trauma Survivors Network - provided by ATS

Survive. Connect. Rebuild.

A Program of the ATS

Getting Help

 

The following is a list of resources if you are experiencing symptoms of grief or traumatic grief:

The Compassionate Friends (national office):
A national, self-help support organization for those grieving the loss of a child or sibling.
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
Phone: 630-990-0010
Toll Free 877-969-0010
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/

Fernside
Grief information, resources, and support for grieving children and their families.
Bethesda Professional Building:
4360 Cooper Road, Suite 101
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-745-0111 (M - F 9:30 am - 4:30 pm EST)
http://www.fernside.org

RENEW: Center for Personal Recovery:
A grief counseling center for individuals and families that are experiencing loss, with a specialty in grief recovery counseling for traumatic deaths.
P.O. Box 125, Berea
KY 40403
Phone: 859-986-7878
http://www.renew.net/

 

Online Resources:

GriefNet:
A web site that provides information and resources related to death, dying, bereavement, and major emotional and physical losses
http://www.griefnet.org/

Growth House, Inc.
A source of quality information and resources on death and dying issues
http://www.growthhouse.org

Transformations:
A web site about self-help, support, and recovery issues.
http://www.transformations.com

References:
Unites States Department of Veteran Affairs: National Center for PTSD
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/disasters/fs_grief_disaster.html

National Cancer Institute:
www.cancer.gov
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/bereavement/Patient/page7

SAMSHA: National Mental Health Information Center
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/ken%2D01%2D0104/