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- Suicide/Crisis
US/National Call for Comfort - Call To Survive~~Don't Wait - Don't Hesitate Call Someone Now
Call 1-800-SUICIDE / 1-800-784-2433
Sometimes it's hard to admit that we need other people. Sometimes depression & suicidal thoughts contain a component of upset & anger towards the world & the people in it. But the truth is, nothing can really substitute for human contact - we do need people. The truth is, just talking to someone, explaining, sharing, venting, being listened to, can often give us a temporary reprieve. Talking to someone can temporarily change your perspective - Human contact changes the brain chemistry & opens that emotion "pod" of pent up emotions for temporary relief - and it may not be what they say, but just the exchange of emotions like empathy, compassion, & concern.
http://www.suicidehotlines.com/
In the UK
Samaritans 0845 7909090
In Austraila
Lifeline on 13 11 14 Suicide Help Online Befrienders International Online -
Confidential E-Mail Listening :- [email protected]
Anonymous Confidential E-Mail Listening :[email protected]
Befrienders International is a registered charity, developing volunteer action to prevent in 41 countries worldwide and providing information on the Internet. Our site features the world's most comprehensive directory of emotional first aid helplines. http://www.befrienders.org/
AMERICAN FOUNDATION for SUICIDE PREVENTION
http://www.afsp.org/index-1.htm Suicide Support Groups
When a loved one commits suicide~~This group is hosted by one of the members of Grief & Loss, James. It's a small comfortable group. http://www.jameswhome.net/WhenALovedOneCommitsSuicide/ Journey Through Suicide Grief~~This is a larger group that appears to be active.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/JourneyThroughSuicideGrief/ ______________________________
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- Infant loss
Hygeia Concerned about preserving humanism in medicine, Hygeia® is a journal and a journey, a global community using 'new technologies' to assuage the hurt, grieving and sorrow experienced by families who have endured the loss of a pregnancy, newborn or infant child , to alleviate the angst which accompanies the parenting and caring for a critically or chronically ill newborn or older child, present trusted information and consultations regarding Maternal and Child Health and now to advocate for your care.
http://www.hygeia.org/index.html
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Super Kids Of Grief With Angels In Heaven - This is a community for children (of all ages) who are having trouble dealing withthe loss of a loved one.
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For Siblings - Children's Understanding of Death Children's understanding of Death is provided by Hospice of Southeastern Connecticut Bereavement Program. This chart is meant to be used as a guideline and not a checklist. All children develop at different rates and it is important to remember that the parents know their own child the best. 
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Helping Children Cope - Children do grieve differently than adults, and sometimes it's hard to know what's "normal". Do you know all the warning signs? Have you helped your child deal with grief?
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Blended Familiy Bliss.com - The loss of a step-child is very similiar to the loss of a a natural child. The grief process is similiar and can be just as intense depending on the nature of the relationship the step-parent had with the child. The other issues to cope with include helping the natural parent to grieve their loss. I do not know of specific resources for stepparents who have lost a stepchild but would recommend that obtaining books or informaition on loosing a child would be appropriate.
David
www.blendedfamilybliss.com
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Children and Healing - 
Healing Hearts This site offers many kinds of support: e-mail, pen pals, phone and even some in person support. You'll find stories, poems and much, much more. Just click on the link below to check it out. http://www.healingheart.net/ 
GROWW - Grief Recovery On-Line This site seems to have a bit of everything. There is support for parent, siblings, grandparents etc. Click on the link below to see if you can find something helpful for you or your surviving children. http://www.groww.com/ 
T.A.G. Teenage Grief Support This site is for teens. Young people deal with grief in different ways than we do and to be aware of what they may need or what may help them is sometimes very confusing. They too are confused, I hope you'll find some useful informaion here for yourself or a young person you'd like to help find a way to heal. Just click on the link below: http://www.smartlink.net/~tag/index.html 
The Compassionate Friends I'm sure most of you have heard of this one. They have chapters and meetings all over the country. Just because they have been around so long they have accumulated quite a bit of information. You can get there through the link below: http://www.compassionatefriends.org/ 
This site draws from Holistic Healing Practice. There are Forums and Chats. There is also a page entitled 'Circle of Light' which I thought was cool. There is also information for help in different parts of the country. The link is: http://www.healing.about.com/cs/grief_children/ 
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More Help for Young People - Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death and Grief:
Response to a National Tragedy
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SHARE - SHARE is a not-for-profit nondenominational organization providing support to those whoselives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth or newborn death.
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Pain-Heartache-Hope - A beautiful site dedicated to those who have lost a child through miscarriage, stillbirth. There isalso articles for other types of loss. And a section for men who are dealing with child loss. - 
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SilentGrief - Support for all who have suffered miscarriage and later child loss I would like to extendmy personal welcome to every one who visits SilentGrief.com. It is my prayer that you will find SilentGrief.com to be a safe place of healing, support, and hope during your time of grief, loneliness, and depression. Child loss, whether miscarriage, stillbirth, or older loss, is a pain like none other. It is my heartfelt desire that this will become your place to receive daily nourishment, friendship, and support for child loss so that you will never have to feel alone or silent in your grief again.
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GriefNet - http://www.griefnet.org GriefNet.org is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. We have almost 60 e-mail support groups and two web sites. Our integrated approach to on-line grief support provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of many kinds. Our companion site, KIDSAID, provides a safe environment for kids and their parents to find information and ask questions.
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