Grief and loss, bereavement
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
This centre provides advice on grief, bereavement and trauma arising from the loss of a loved one, and have a dedicated web page in response to the 2009 Victorian bushfire.
Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network
Based at the Australian National University, this network connects people concerned with the trauma, loss and grief experiences of children and adolescents throughout Australia. It offers key resources to help understand and respond to the diverse and complex needs of children, adolescents and their families. It provides an online forum for people to communicate and share information and expertise. It also provides a very useful list of links to accurate and reliable information about trauma, loss and grief.
The National Centre for Childhood Grief
This centre provides a website as well as education and trainingfor individuals, schools and other organisations that need to help children and young people with grief.
Good Grief
Good Grief is an Australian owned, not for profit organisation that helps all members of the community to develop and deliver services in the area of change, loss and grief. Its suite of programs and associated resource materials are designed to educate children, young people and adults about achieving a balance in dealing with change, loss and grief in their lives.
Seasons for Growth is part of the Good Grief website, and has a young people's program.
National Association for Loss and Grief
"NALAG (NSW) Inc. was founded in 1977 after the Granville train disaster and over the years has been involved with the establishment of many of the loss and grief support groups throughout Australia. Its aim is to encourage and promote professional and community education in loss and grief.
Compassionate Friends provides a regular newsletter which contains a helpful supplement (called Brothers and Sisters) aiming to help young people who have lost a sibling.
Also see:
- Jesuit Social Services: resources for understanding young people and grief.
- Head High: Young People Living Beyond Suicide: aims to prevent youth suicide.
Happy to talk … to a point: Bereaved young men and emotional disclosure, by Andrew McNess
v.27, n.4, 2008, pp.25-34. (View summary)
The social consequences of 'how the sibling died' for bereaved young adults, by Andrew McNess
v.26, n.4, pp.12-20. (View summary)