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Empty Cradle Self-help support group for parents who have experienced loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death, providing group meetings in San Diego, North County and Riverside County, telephone support and community education. (619) 595-3887
or (951) 686-LOSS (5677) San Diego Hospice Non-profit community organization offering a variety of support groups: maternal connections for the loss of a child before or shortly after birth, Family Bereavement program for adults and children who have lost a loved one of any age, and Tender Hearts for parents and grandparents impacted by the loss of a child under age 21. (619) 688-1600, ext. 6371 Compassionate Friends Self-help support group for parents and siblings who have lost a child of any age, providing monthly mheetinvgs and telephone support. (619) 583-1555 San Diego Guild for Infant Survival Local web site providing information and support for families who have lost a baby due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Families can contact the guild through an e-mail link on the site. Jenna Druck Foundation Parent to Parent support groups, workshops and referrals for families who have experienced the death of a child. (619) 294-8000 Center for Reproduction Psychology Provides a wide range of professional psychological counseling and supportive services for people dealing with such issues as infertility, miscarriage, perinatal loss, adoption, premature birth, multiple and complicated births, postpartum depression. Offices located in Sorrento Mesa, Rancho Bernardo, and Mission Valley. (858) 673-2131 Lisa Falls - Art Therapy Lisa is a board certified art therapist in private practice, specializing in bereavement counseling, grief and loss. Art therapy offers an alternative to speaking while addressing emotional concerns, and is healing for all ages. Lisa offers art therapy and EFT workshops for adults and children, including Healing the Healer workshops designed for the healing professional. (619) 295-2787 SHARE The mission of SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc. is to serve those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or in the first few months of life. all information packets, correspondence, and support are free of charge for bereaved parents. SHARE is dedicated to supporting parents and families throughout the United States, as well as internationally. Most of the states, as well as Canada and England, have local offices to provide support. The MISS Foundation The MISS Foundation is a 501 (c) 3, volunteer based organization committed to providing crisis support and long term aid to families after the death of a child from any cause. MISS also participates in legislative and advocacy issues, community engagement and volunteerism, and culturally competent, multidisciplinary, education opportunities. CLIMB - The Center for Loss in Multiple Birth We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Anchorage, Alaska, serving families and others throughout the United States, Canada and beyond. Our mission is, and always has been, to provide parent-to-parent support for all of us who have experienced the death of one or more of our twins or higher multiple birth children at anytime from conception through birth, infancy and early childhood. It is also to assist extended families, caregivers, twins and multiples organizations and others who are seeking to understand and support the needs of parents with a multiple birth loss. While it is not officially in our mission, we have come to believe ion the importance of greater education of the pubic on the risks and realities of multiple births, and how often they include tragedy and grief--and the importance of prevention of multiple birth loss. |
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The following is a list of some of the online resources for bereaved parents. SHARE - nationalshareoffice.com Website of the National SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support organization. - support materials, online resource catalog, chat rooms and message board |
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Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB) - Website of CLIMB -
support materials for loss of one or both or all twins and higher order
multiples, many personal stories
climb-support.org |
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M.I.S.S. (Mothers In Support and Sympathy) -
aplacetoremember.com
Publisher and distributor of books, booklets, certificates of life and
baptism, birth/death announcement cards. Also has extensive annotated
bibliography and list of links. |
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Ectopic Pregnancy -
ectopicpregnancy.com |
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First Candle/SIDS Alliance -
sidsalliance.org |
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Fundacion Esperanza, Mexico -
fundacion-esperanza.org Spanish language site with good materials, chat
room and message board. |
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Perinatal Loss - Grief Watch -
griefwatch.com Offers a
full line of products and gift items, from urns to albums, as well as an
online newsletter. |
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San Diego Guild for Infant Survival -
sandiegosids.org |
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Wisconsin Stillbirth Service Program -
wisc.edu/wissp A
large site which includes many links, information on stillbirth, an on-line
newsletter and educational resources. |
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Bibliography The following is some suggested reading material. Many more titles on all types of losses are available through our lending library at our monthly meetings. |
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General A Father's Story, Timothy Nelson, 1994 A Silent Sorrow, Pregnancy Loss, Guidance and Support for You and Your Family, Ingrid Kohn and Perry-Lynn Moffitt, MSW, with Isabelle A. Wilkins Coping with Holidays and Celebrations, Sherokee Ilse, 1994 Empty Cradle, Broken Heart; Surviving the Death of Your Baby, Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D. Help comfort and Hope after Losing Your Baby in Pregnancy or the First Year, Hannah Lothrop Miscarriage; A Man's Book, Rick Wheat Miscarriage --Women sharing From The Heart, Marie Allen and Shelly Marks Our Stories of Miscarriage; Healing With Words, edited by Rachel Faldet and Karen Fitton Stillbirth, Yet Still Born, Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D. Strong and Tender, Pat Schwiebert The Journey Through Grief: Reflections on Healing, Alan D. Wofelt The Rocking Horse is Lonely & Other Stories of Father's Grief, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center The SIDS Survival Guide: Information and Comfort for Grieving Family & Friends & Professionals Who Seek to Help Them, Joani Nelson Horchler and Robin Rice Morris The Worst Loss: How Families Heal From The Death Of A Child, Barbara D. Rosof This Little While, Joy and Dr. S. M. Johnson Understanding Mourning: A Guide for Those Who Grieve, Glen Davidson, Ph.D. Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion and Other Pregnancy Loss, Kim Kluger-Bell When Hello Means Goodbye-A Guide for Parents Whose Child Dies Before Birth, At Birth or Shortly After Birth by Pat Schwiebert, RN and Paul Kirk, MD When Men Grieve: Why Men Grieve Differently and How You Can Help, Elizabeth Levang Writing to Heal the Soul: Transforming Grief and Loss Through Writing, Susan Zimmerman Molly's Rosebush, Janice Cohn No New Baby, Marilyn Bryte No Smile Cookies Today, Kathy Kennedy Tapp Stacie Had a Little Sister, Wendie C. Old Where's Jess?, Ray and Jody Goldstein A Grandparent's Sorrow, Pat Schiebert, RN For Bereaved Grandparent's, Margaret H. Gerner Grieving Grandparents, Sherokee Ilse and Lori Leininger How Can I Help?, Martha Wegner-Hay What Family and Friends Can Do, Sherokee Ilse As You Grieve: Consoling Words From Around the World, Aaron Zerah A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies, Anne McCracken, Mary Semel Remembering with Love: Messages of Hope for the First Year of Grieving and Beyond, Elizabeth Levang, Ph.D., Sherokee Ilse Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving Hold Fast and Let Go, Molly Fumia |
