Resources

Death, Grief and Hope for Young People

FACTUAL: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.

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When Something Terrible Happens by Marge Heegaard

FACTUAL: The 'Drawing Out Feelings' series of books has been designed to provide parents, educators and counsellors with an organised approach to helping children cope with grief, family loss and change.

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When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard

REFLECTION: A practical format for allowing children to understand the concept of death and develop coping skills for life, this book is designed for young readers to illustrate.

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A Death in the Lives Of

ARTS/THEATRE (FACTUAL FILM): 20 minute film shows a group of young people aged 13-16, from a range of backgrounds talking about the kind of support they needed to help them cope with bereavement.

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Funerals: How to Be Involved - If You Can’t Attend

Saying goodbye at a funeral is a significant part of our relationship with the person we have lost, whoever they are. We may dread it, of course, but we still want to be present and to get it ‘right’ as a fitting tribute to all that they were to us.

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When Children Grieve by John W. James and Russell Friedman

FACTUAL: In When Children Grieve, the authors offer a cutting-edge volume to free children from the false idea of “not feeling bad” and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss.

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Supporting Children When Someone They Love Has Died Through Suicide

FACTUAL: Produced by the Balloons Charity this leaflet gives tips and advice on how to support children bereaved by suicide.

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The Bereavement Journey®: Offer the Programme

TRAINING COURSES: A proven way to help bereaved people in your community, with all the resources, information and support you need provided to make delivery easy.

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See You Soon by Philippa Skinner

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: An honest and reflective account of a mother's story as she faces up to and lives through her son's death from a heroin overdose in 2007. Skinner is writing for those who are bereaved, those seeking to support people who are, and also, more specifically, for people affected by addiction.

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Death, Grief and Hope - People in Prison

BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.

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How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: The short writings hold a range of reactions to the death of a parent. The authors come from different backgrounds, situations and circumstances, yet they hold one thing in common: losing a parent.

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Young People Bereavement Training by Listening People

TRAINING COURSES: Listening People training and resources provide tools for teachers, youth workers, counsellors and anyone who works with young people to safely and confidently enable them to engage around the difficult topic of loss.

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Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death: What Children Need to Know by Linda Goldman

FACTUAL: This book explores children's thoughts and feelings on the subject of death and provides parents and other caring adults with guidance on how to respond to difficult questions.

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