Grief, Death, and Coping

This resource contains general information on how to cope with the death of a parent, child, pet, and ex-spouse as well as how to help a parent, friend, and even yourself through grieving.

Explains common grief reactions, stages of grief, tasks of mourning, factors affecting grief, and grief in different cultures.

This resource explains the general information about grief including the definition, symptoms, risk factors, complications, tests and diagnosis, treatment, coping and support, and prevention.

This site explains how the feeling of grief may return again due to reminders of the loved one on a special day, such as a birthday. Known as anniversary reminders, the site explains the common symptoms of grief and how to cope with the returning grief.

This site explains what reactions to expect, how to deal with a major loss of different situations, how to live with the grief, and how to help others who are grieving.

Explains how the loss of a sibling can affect the past and the future of one's life and what feelings to expect after the loss.

This resource explains what you can do about coping with the loss of a spouse, how men and women are similar and different in their feelings, and what to do to still have control over your life and keep on living.

The American Psychological Association explains the physical and emotional impact of grieving over the loss of a co-worker and what you can do about the loss.

This brochure gives tips on how to be supportive for a coworker or an employee who is grieving by learning what to say and what not to say in the situation.

This site provides support for parents who have suffered loss from sudden infant death syndrome, sudden unexpected infant death, and stillbirths.

Infant death is not typically discussed openly. This site will help one who is grieving with the loss of an infant by explaining the symptoms of grief, the impact the loss has on a marriage, family, and friends, and the importance of sharing your grief.

The suicide of a child at any age is very tough to cope with. This resource explains briefly about the common feelings of anger, questioning, guilt, and depression that one could feel of this particular loss as well as how to cope constructively.

This site explains the different changes in relationships, routines, responsibilities, priorities, employment, and interests that can occur after a loss.

This site includes different strategies to use to help yourself cope with a loss.

The National Cancer Institute explains how normal grief may not need to be treated, but complicated grief may be treated with different types of therapy.