This page of resources for children contains resources on:

• Online Grief Articles
• Online Articles for Helping Children Cope with Trauma, Disaster and Crisis
• Organization
• Books

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Fast Fact # 8. Children and Grief. Updated November 1998. Available at: http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/grief.htm.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Fast Fact # 78. When a Pet Dies. September 2000. Available at: http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/78.htm.

American Hospice Foundation
Fitzgerald H. The Grieving Teen. Part of the American Hospice Foundation's Helpful Articles. Available at: http://www.americanhospice.org/griefzone/articles/grievingteen.htm.

Death and Dying, About.com
Weathersby T. How Children Deal With Death "Helping a Child Cope." Available at:
http://dying.about.com/library/weekly/aa101197.htm.

Hospice Foundation of America:
Doka KJ, ed. Living with Grief: Children, Adolescents, and Loss. Washington D.C.: Hospice Foundation of America, 2000.
Webb NB. Helping A Child Deal with Death. Journeys: April 2000. Available at: http://www.hospicefoundation.org/helping.htm.
Hospice Foundation of America. Eight Myths About Children and Loss. Available at: http://www.hospicefoundation.org/8myths.htm.

National Cancer Institute PDQ's
Loss, Grief, and Bereavement (PDQ®) Last updated January 2001. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/coping. Follow link to Loss, Grief, and Bereavement under End-of-Life Issues. Versions available for both patients and health care professionals. Contains sections on: Children and Grief, Children's Grief and Developmental Stages, Other Issues for Grieving Children, Grieving Children: Treatment

National Mental Health Association
National Mental Health Association. Helping Children Cope With Loss. 2001. Available at: http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/childcoping.cfm.
National Mental Health Association. Helping Children Cope with Loss. Available at:
http://www.nmha.org/children/prevent/loss.cfm.

Department of Human Services, South Australia. Child and Youth Health 
Child Youth Health. Grief in Children. Updated December 21, 2001. Available at: http://www.cyh.com/cyh/parentopics/usr_index0.stm?topic_id=69.
Child Youth Health. Loss and grief. Updated October 22, 2001. Available at:
http://www.cyh.com/cyh/youthtopics/usr_index0.stm?topic_id=1341.

State Government of Victoria, Australia, Department of Human Services
Better Health Channel
Children experience loss and grief. September 19, 2000. Available at:
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Children_experience_loss_and_grief.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Fast Fact #36 . Helping Children After a Disaster. Updated March 2000. Available at: http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/disaster.htm.

American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress - Articles are PDF Files
Articles available from the Publication A Practical Guide For Crisis Response in Our Schools
Parent Guidelines for Crisis Response. At: http://www.aaets.org/parentguidelines.pdf.
Teacher Guidelines for Crisis Response. At: http://www.aaets.org/teacherguidelines.pdf.

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics. Advice on Communicating with Children about Disasters. At:http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm.

American Academy of Pediatrics and the Center for Mental Health Services
Psychosocial Issues for Children and Families in Disasters: A Guide for the Primary Care Physician. Authored by the Work Group on Disasters American Academy of Pediatrics. At: http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SMA95-3022/default.asp.
Disaster Relief and Crisis Counseling: Psychosocial Issues for Children and Adolescents in Disasters. Available at: http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/ADM86-1070/chapter4.asp.

American Counseling Association
American Counseling Association. How Much Should You Tell Your Children. Available at:  http://www.counseling.org/tragedy/children.htm.
American Counseling Association. Helping Your Teen Face Tragedy. Available at:  http://www.counseling.org/tragedy/teens_tragedy.htm.
Amerian Counseling Association. Helping Children Cope with Trauma. Available at:  http://www.counseling.org/tragedy/trauma.htm.

American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association. Help with Trauma. Section leading to a variety of resources. Available at:http://www.apa.org/psychnet/coverage.html.
Gurwitch RH, Silovsky JF, Schultz S, Kees M, Burlingame S.Reactions and Guidelines for Children Following Trauma/Disaster. Available at: http://www.apa.org/practice/ptguidelines.html.

American Red Cross
American Red Cross. Helping Young Children Cope with Trauma. 2001. Available at: 
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/childtrauma.html.

The Center for Mental Health Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Tips for Talking About Disasters: Children and Adolescents. Available at:  http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices/after.htm.
After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers. Available at:  http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0093/default.asp.
How To Help Children After a Disaster. Available at:   http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0091/default.asp.

Child Trauma Academy
Perry BD, Rubenstein J. The Child’s Loss: Death, Grief and Mourning: How Caregivers Can Help Children Exposed to Traumatic Death. ChildTrauma Academy: Parent and Caregiver Education Series. Vol. 3 No. 1, August 1999. Available at:
http://www.childtrauma.org/Loss2.htm.

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
Children's Reactions and Needs After Disaster. September 2001. Available at: 
http://www.icisf.org/Acrobat%20Documents/TerrorismIncident/Children_and_terroristattack.htm.
Raundalen M, Dyregrov A. Terror: How to Talk to Children. Available at: 
http://www.icisf.org/Acrobat%20Documents/TerrorismIncident/Dyregrov_terrorism.htm.

National Association of School Psychologists
Various resources for parents and teachers http://www.nasponline.org.

National Education Association
List of Resources for parents and teachers from their Crisis Communication Guide
http://www.nea.org/crisis/americaunited/01crisis.html.

National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health. Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters. Available at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm.
National Institute of Mental Health. Depression in Children and Adolescents. Fact Sheet for Physicians. Available at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depchildresfact.cfm.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org.

Books
Follow this link to Journey of Hearts™ Recommends for books to help grieving children.