first aid for Emotional Hurts
Below are the resources listed at the end of the chapters in First Aid for Emotional Hurts.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911. For suicide or emotional crisis support in the United States, call or text 988.
Chapter 4 — Helping People Through Grief and Loss
Grief and bereavement organizations
Alive Alone — Peer support for bereaved parents whose only child or all their children have died. Email: info@alivealone.org
American Association of Suicidology — Professional organization supporting suicide prevention, research, training, accreditation, and education. Email: info@suicidology.org
The Compassionate Friends — Peer support for parents, grandparents, and siblings following the death of a child of any age. Phone: 877-969-0010
National Grief Support Services, Inc. — West Hills, CA 91307. Phone: 818-521-3696
National Alliance for Care at Home — Formerly the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, which combined with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice in 2024.
National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children — Support for families and friends of people who have died by violence. Phone: 513-721-5683
National Center for Unexpected Infant & Child Death — Resources for families and professionals following an unexpected infant or child death or pregnancy loss. Phone: 617-299-1492 Email: admin@ncuicd.org
Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support — Support following pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or the death of an infant. Phone: 800-821-6819 Email: info@nationalshare.org
MISS Foundation — Phone: 602-279-6477 or 888-455-6477 Email: info@missfoundation.org
WidowNet — Online information and peer support for people whose spouse or life partner has died.
Recommended books
Dobson, J. C. (2012). When God Doesn't Make Sense. Tyndale Momentum.
Lewis, C. S. (2001). A Grief Observed. Harper: SanFrancisco. (Original work published 1961.)