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More on Sibling Grief

Posted in Dealing with Grief, Suicide Awareness, Support Groups on 5 November 2006 | 1 Comment »

I found myself surfing from one website to another. There is so much information shared that I thought it would be a good idea to provide links to the site I find on sibling grief. Not all the sites are related to suicide, but grief is grief and I know sibling loss must [...]

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Sibling Grief

Posted in Dealing with Grief, Suicide Awareness, Support Groups on 5 November 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Recently, I was asked if I knew of any blogs written by siblings. Unfortunately, I don’t, but when I looked for other websites that might be helpful, I came up with these and thought I’d link to them here too.
The Sibling Connection – Michelle Linn-Gust is the author of Do They Have Good Days [...]

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Online Support Groups

Posted in Support Groups on 12 October 2006 | 3 Comments »

Learning to live again after the tragic death of a child must be the hardest grief of all. If you have lost a child, and you think you might benefit by joining an online support group, then why not take a look at one of the ones below.
Please note, that I do not recommend [...]

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Help Save 1.800.SUICIDE

Posted in General, Suicide Awareness, Support Groups on 28 August 2006 | Leave a Comment »

It has been brought to my attention that America’s largest private suicide prevention helpline is in trouble and faces being shut down due to lack of funds. It needs your help to show the government that their lack of commitment will not be tolerated. Our young people need their help.
To place your name [...]

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Email Support Group for Parents

Posted in Dealing with Grief, Support Groups on 13 July 2006 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve mentioned a few times now that I am a member of an email support group. In fact, I originally joined two groups that I didn’t find helpful. They were for bereavement in general, but I felt like I was on another planet to everyone else. No one could relate to me [...]

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Contacts for the USA

Posted in Support Groups on 30 June 2006 | 2 Comments »

A good information site for suicidal people, survivors and families is the American Association of Suicidology. They do not provide direct services, but they do provide emergency phone numbers.
A useful bullying-related site is: Bullies to Buddies

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Kids Help Line in Australia

Posted in Support Groups on 29 June 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s a contact for Australians.
Kids Help Line is Australia’s only free, confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between five and 18.

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Contacts for the UK

Posted in Support Groups on 28 June 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Here are a couple of websites for people living in the UK. The organisations can offer information and support for people who are depressed and suicidal, and for their friends and families.
Childline:
ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call them to talk about [...]

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Befrienders Worldwide

Posted in Support Groups on 27 June 2006 | Leave a Comment »

I found this useful site. It has links to crisis centres and helplines worldwide. There are over 31,000 volunteers working in 41 countries, providing a 24 hour telephone and confidential email counselling service.
Befrienders Worldwide
NB – I’ve added this link to the sidebar too.

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The Compassionate Friends

Posted in Dealing with Grief, Support Groups on 9 June 2006 | Leave a Comment »

The Compassionate Friends can be found in USA, UK, Australia, Canada and many other countries.
When grieving, it helps to know that you are not alone in what you are feeling. I am finding that I want to read about other parents who have lost a child in the same way I have. It’s [...]

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