Resources

• Grief Support Resources:  Websites - Books
• Traumatic Stress Resources:  Websites
• Injury & Disability:  Websites
• Economic Issues:  Websites
• Vehicle Safety & Injury Prevention:  Websites

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Grief Support

Website

• Catholic Grief Resource
• Grief Loss and Recovery
• Judeo Christianity provides a faith based discussion of grief's usefulness in our lives.
• Grief Resources from National Funeral Directors Association
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) - helpful brochures (not just for alcohol involvement)
• Other grief helps from MADD
• Compassionate Friends
• Griefnet
• Resource Pages
• Healing Hearts
• Anxiety - WebMD
• Take an anxiety-screening test
• Anxiety screening tests for children and others
• Depression - WebMD
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Take a depression-screening test
• Children and Grief article from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Talking to Children About Death  and A Child's Understanding of Death by Age from Hospice Net
• Discussing Death with a Child from the National Funeral Director's Association
• Great resources from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, suitable for any crash situation and contains some information for older children
• Discussing Death With a Child, from the National Funeral Directors Association
• Ele's Place, Mid Michigan non-profit provides support for grieving children and their families.

Books

• Centering Corp (recommended by Compassionate Friends)
• Compassion Books
• Lafser, Christine O'Keefe. An Empty Cradle, A Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death. (ISBN 0-8294-1173-9) Chicago: Loyola Press, 1998.
• Lafser, Christine O'Keefe. Longing for My Child: Reflections for Parents and Siblings After a Child's Death. (ISBN 0-8294-1754-0) Chicago: Loyola Press, 2002.
• Winsch, Jane Loretta. After the Funeral. (ISBN 0-8091-6625-9) Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1995. This small book addresses many different feelings and questions children have following a death. Illustrations are culturally diverse and the brief text invites further discussion. Ages 3 to 10.
• Heegaard, Marge Eaton. Coping with Death and Grief. (ISBN 0-8225-0043-4) Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1990. Children tell their own stories of loss, helping to reassure the reader than he or she is not alone. Ages 8 to 12.
• Fitzgerald, Helen. The Grieving Child - A Parent's Guide. (ISBN 0-6717-6762-3) New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. An excellent guide to understanding and helping children cope with grief.
• Kroen, PhD., William C.. Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups. (ISBN 1-5754-2000-7) Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 1997. A brief guide for parents answering frequently asked questions.
• Mellonie, Bryan, and Robert Ingpen. Lifetimes. (ISBN 0-5533-4402-1) New York: Bantam Books, 1983. A gentle explanation of the life cycle of nature. Ages 3 to 8. Review: I found this was a little hard for our 2 1/2 year old to follow.
• Vigna, Judith. Saying Goodbye to Daddy. (ISBN 0-8075-7253-5) Morton Grove: Albert Whitman & Company, 1991. A sensitive book about coping with sudden death. Ages 5 to 10.
• Grollman, Earl A.. Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers. (ISBN 0-8070-2501-1) Boston: Beacon Press, 1993. Easy to read, straightforward information about handling grief. Ages 12 and up.
• Grollman, Earl A.. Talking about Death - A Dialogue Between Parent and Child. (ISBN 0-8070-2363-9) Boston: Beacon Press, 1991. To be read with children ages 3 to 6; helps parents answer children's questions.
• Romain, Trevor. What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?. (ISBN 1-5754-2055-4) Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 1999. A helpful, informative book for kids about their experiences following a death. Ages 6 to 12.
• The Water Beetles and Dragonflies: A helpful story useful in explaining the concept of life after death to children and adults.
• First Experiences - When a Pet Dies: Mr. Rogers wrote this book to help children with the death of a Pet. It can give you some ideas about how to talk about death with a young child.
• Books and pamphlets written by Mr. Rogers to help children understand death.

Traumatic Stress

Websites

• More information on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Take a post-traumatic stress screening test
• After The Crash: Online assessment and treatment for car accident trauma
• Post Traumatic Stress in Children
• Emotional Responses & Post Traumatic
• Helpful Handouts on Child Injury and Post Traumatic Stress developed by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Injury & Disabilities

Websites

• The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability A Federal program that brings together resource information for people with disabilities.
• Mothers Against Drunk Drivers A great set of resources useful for ANYONE injured as from a crash.
• Spinal Cord Injury Brain Injury Association Information and support for those with traumatic head injuries.
• Betsy Helpful links to various brain injury resources on-line from "Betsy". She is a caregiver whose severely brain injured mother recovered.
• Health A-Z
• WebMD
• National Institutes of Health
• National Organization on Disability
• American Disability Association
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• Arthritis Foundation Osteoarthritis can develop following a joint injury.
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Job Accommodation Network
• U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
• American Bar Association Legal information on disability
• Social Security Administration Benefits information for people with disabilities.
• Social Security Facts Lawyer-sponsored social security information page.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving Sources of financial assistance for those with disabilities. Note that some are specific to injuries caused by a drunk driver.

Economic Issues

Websites

• NADA Guides and Kelly’s Blue Book websites for current information on a car's worth
• Allstate claim information
• Farm Bureau Insurance claim information
• Citizen's Insurance
• GMAC Insurance claim information
• Veterans Administration
• Probate: Distributing Your Property from AARP
• Final Details: A Checklist form AARP
• Selecting an attorney from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
• Description of the judicial process from MADD
• Choosing a civil attorney from MADD
• Federal Trade Commission Information on Funeral Costs

Vehicle Safety & Injury Prevention

Websites