Death of a Child / Fetal Loss

Self Help Clearinghouse

National network. Founded 1988. Self-help network of parents who have lost an only child or all of their children. Provides education and publications to promote communication and healing, to assist in resolving grief and to develop means to reinvest lives for a positive future. Bimonthly newsletter.
Write:
Alive Alone, Inc.
1112 Champaign Dr.
Van Wert, OH 45891-9805
Website: http://www.alivealone.org
E-mail: alivalon@bright.net
Verified: 9/19/2007

Online. Founded 1983. Online forum of parents who have lost one or more children in multiple births.
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The Triplet Connection
P.O. Box 429
Spring City, UT 84662
Voice: 435-851-1105
Website: http://www.tripletconnection.org
E-mail: tc@tripletconnection.org
Verified: 10/11/2007

National. Approximately 600 chapters. Founded 1969. Offers mutual support, friendship and understanding to families grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. Provides information on the grieving process, referrals to local chapter meetings and publishes quarterly magazine ($20/yr). Also has a sibling network.
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Compassionate Friends
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
Voice: 1-877-969-0010
Fax: 630-990-0246
Website: http://www.compassionatefriends.org
E-mail: nationaloffice@compassionatefriends.org
Verified: 4/26/2007

National. (BILINGUAL) 50 chapters. Founded 1987. Provides education, advocacy, research, and support for families of babies who have died from SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), stillbirth and miscarriages. Bilingual grief counselors available 24 hrs. Newsletter, conferences and chapter development guidelines.
Write:
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Ave., Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
Voice: 1-800-221-7437
Fax: 410-653-8709
Website: http://www.firstcandle.org
E-mail: info@firstcandle.org
Verified: 10/11/2007

National. 12 groups. Founded 1975. Support for parents grieving a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. Also provides support for parents through subsequent pregnancies. Group meetings, phone help, newsletter, lending libraries, annual conference. Offers guidelines for starting and facilitating a group. Grief counselor training programs. Professionals in advisory roles.
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UNITE, Inc., c/o Jeanes Hospital
7600 Central Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2499
Voice: 1-888-488-6483
Website: http://www.unitegriefsupport.org
E-mail: administrator@unitegriefsupport.org
Verified: 9/20/2007

National. Over 230 chapters in the U.S., Canada and Costa Rica. Founded 1978. Nationwide self-help support organization for families and friends of those who have died by violence. Newsletter 3 times a year. Court accompaniment also provided by many chapters. Parole Block Program and Second Opinion Service also available. Offers assistance in starting local chapters.
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Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.
100 E. 8th St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Voice: 1-888-818-7662
Fax: 513-345-4489
Website: http://www.pomc.org
E-mail: natlpomc@aol.com
Verified: 5/1/2007

National network. Founded 1974. Offers support and encouragement to parents having a normal grief reaction to the loss of their baby. Provides one-to-one peer counseling with trained volunteers.
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A.M.E.N.D.
4324 Berrywick Terrace
St. Louis, MO 63128
Voice: 314-487-7582
Website: http://www.amendgroup.com
Verified: 4/25/2007

National. 100 chapters. Founded 1977. Mutual support for bereaved parents and families whose lives have been touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth or in the first few months of life. Provides support toward positive resolution of grief experienced at the time of or following the death of a baby. Information, education and resources on the needs and rights of bereaved parents and siblings. Provides newsletter, pen pals, information re: professionals and pastoral care. Chapter development guidelines. Online message board and weekly chat rooms.
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St. Joseph's Health Center
300 First Capital Dr.
St. Charles, MO 63301-2893
Voice: 1-800-821-6819
Fax: 636-947-7486
Website: http://www.nationalshareoffice.com
E-mail: share@nationalshareoffice.com
Verified: 9/18/2007

International network. Founded 1987. Support by and for parents who have experienced the death of one or more of their twins or higher multiples during pregnancy, birth, in infancy or childhood. Newsletter, information on specialized topics, pen pals, phone support.
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Center for Loss In Multiple Birth
P.O. Box 91377
Anchorage, AK 99509
Voice: 907-222-5321
Website: http://www.climb-support.org
E-mail: climb@pobox.alaska.net
Verified: 4/25/2007

(BILINGUAL) National. 80+ affiliated groups. Founded 1995. Designed to aid and support bereaved parents and their families who are struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child. Information and referrals, newsletter, phone support, conferences, support group meetings. Assistance and guidelines in starting groups.
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Bereaved Parents of the USA
P.O. Box 95
Park Forest, IL 60466
Voice: 708-748-7866
Website: http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org
Verified: 9/25/2007

International. Founded 1989. Dedicated to supporting grandparents when a grandchild dies. Offers personal support, literature packet (information to help own child, siblings etc.), provides online message board and newsletter. Telephone support and subject matter support available (one twin died, grandchild murdered etc.).
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AGAST-MISS
P.O. Box 5333
Peoria, AZ 85385-5333
Voice: 1-888-774-7437
Website: http://www.agast.org
E-mail: reachout@agast.org
Verified: 10/6/2007

International. 20 affiliated groups. Founded 1995. Offers emergency and on-going support for families suffering from the loss a child. Provides information, referrals, phone support, newsletter, pen pals, literature, advocacy and online chat room support. Information on local group development. Local support group listings online.
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M.I.S.S. Foundation
P.O. Box 5333
Peoria, AZ 85385
Voice: 623-979-1000
Fax: 623-979-1001
Website: http://www.missfoundation.org
E-mail: joanne@missfoundation.org
Verified: 11/12/2007

National. 6 affilated groups. Founded 2002. Support and advocacy group for parents who have suffered the death of a child due to substance abuse. Provides opportunity for parents to share their grief and experiences without shame or recrimination. Provides information and suggestions for those wanting to start new chapters.
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GRASP c/o Patricia Wittberger
62 Holly Ribbons Circle
Bluffton, SC 29909
Voice: 843-705-2217
Website: http://www.grasphelp.com
E-mail: mom@jennysjourney.org
Verified: 11/13/2007

Online. Founded 2001. Information, links, references and a number of interactive web features for women who have had a molar pregnancy. Support group, message board and chatroom.
Website: http://www.mymolarpregnancy.com
Verified: 4/30/2007

Online. Resource for parents who have had to terminate a wanted pregnancy due to prenatal news such as birth defects or risk to the well-being of the mother. Listserv e-mail list, discussion forum and grandparents forum.
Website: http://www.aheartbreakingchoice.com
Verified: 4/30/2007

Online. 136 members. Founded 2005. Mutual support for bereaved parents who have lost a child of any age to drug overdose/use. Message board.
Website: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/angelsofaddiction/
Verified: 9/25/2007

Online. Offers a large variety of message boards which deal with parenting issues including infertility, pregnancy, parenting challenges, parents of disabled, pregnancy loss, newborn babies, toddlers, adoption, family issues, etc.
Website: http://www.parentsoup.com/boards
Verified: 11/10/2007