www.compassionatefriends.org
National Child Traumatic Stress NetworkDedicated to improving access to care, treatment, and services for traumatized children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events.
www.nctsnet.org
National First Responders OrganizationCreated by and for the nation’s first responders—police, firefighters, medical personnel—NFRO supports first responders and their families.
www.nfro.org
National Organization of Parents of Murdered ChildrenProvides the ongoing emotional support needed to help parents and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a “new life” and to promote a healthy resolution.
www.pomc.com
Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvivorsProvides support for those who have suffered the loss of a military loved one, regardless of the relationship to the deceased or the circumstance of the death.
www.taps.org
Trauma First Aide AssociatesOrganization of social workers, trauma therapists, nurses, and mindbody practitioners experienced in working with trauma survivors.
www.tfaassociates.com
III. Northeast
The Alcove Center for Grieving Children and FamiliesProvides bereavement support services for the southern New Jersey area. The Alcove provides peer support groups for children ages three to eighteen and adult groups for their surviving parent, grandparent, or guardian.
www.thealcove.org
Camp HazeOne-week summer experience for children who lost a loved one on September 11, 2001.
www.camphaze.org
Center for Grieving ChildrenProvides support to grieving children, teens, families, and communities in Portland, Maine, through peer support, outreach, and education.
www.cgcmaine.org
Center for Grieving Children, Teens, and FamiliesOffers support groups for children, ages six to eighteen, in Pennsylvania, who have experienced the death of someone close, as well as education programs for families and support and referral.
www.grievingchildren.org
Center for Loss and RenewalPsychotherapy and consultation group located in New York City dedicated to the practice of life-transition therapy.
www.lossandrenewal.com
The Dougy CenterProvides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences.
www.dougy.org
Families of September 11Membership organization for family members, survivors, responders, or others impacted by the terrorist attacks on September 11th.
www.familiesofseptember11.org
Family Resource and Counseling CentersFocused on Pennsylvania, offers professional counseling services grounded in Christian principles and faith.
www.fracc.org
FealGood FoundationCreated to spread awareness about the catastrophic health effects on 9/11 first responders, and to provide assistance to these people and their families. Additionally, the organization aims to create a network of advocacy on 9/11 healthcare issues.
www.fealgoodfoundation.com/index.html
International Trauma Studies ProgramNew York University program that develops and shares innovative approaches to address the psychosocial needs of trauma survivors, their families, and communities.
www.itspnyc.org
The Trauma CenterProvides comprehensive services to traumatized children and adults and their families in and around Brookline, Massachusetts.
www.traumacenter.org
Tuesdays ChildrenProvides support for the children of 9/11 and others impacted by global terrorism.
www.tuesdayschildren.org
The World Trade Center Survivors’ NetworkVolunteer-run organization that employs a wide range of initiatives and activities to serve survivors of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11.
www.survivorsnet.org
IV. Midwest
Amanda the PandaOffers children and family grief services including weekend camps in Iowa.
www.amandathepanda.org
Barr-Harris Children’s Grief CenterProvides services to children in Illinois who have lost a parent through death, divorce, or abandonment.
www.barrharris.org
Camp Fire USA Central Ohio’s Camp Atagahi (Grief Camp)Camp Fire USA Central Ohio Council created Camp Atagahi, located at Wyandot, Ohio, to help children cope with the death of someone close to them.
www.centralohiocampfire.org/camp/grief-camp/
The Center for Grief, Loss and TransitionBased in St. Paul, Minnesota, provides specialized therapy and education in the areas of complicated grief, trauma, and life transition.
www.griefloss.org
Center for Grief Recovery and Therapeutic ServicesBased in Chicago, Illinois, helps persons who are dealing with emotionally intense experiences such as grief, loss, trauma, depression, or abuse.
www.griefcounselor.org
Solace HouseA haven for families throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area.
www.solacehouse.org
V. West
Center for Loss and Life TransitionLocated in the mountains of Fort Collins, Colorado, dedicated to companioning grieving people as they mourn transitions and losses that transform their lives.
www.centerforloss.com
The Contra Costa Crisis CenterFocused on Contra Costa County, California, provides individual and group counseling to youths and adults mourning the death of a loved one.
www.crisis-center.org
FIRST Responder Support TeamReferral network of counseling providers for law enforcement personnel in the state of Texas.
www.emergencyresponderfirst.com
The Grief Recovery InstituteProvides programs and workshops throughout California for individuals dealing with loss and offers grief recovery training programs for health-care professionals in North America.
www.grief-recovery.com
H.O.P.E. Unit FoundationHelps people in Southern California whose lives have been touched by loss by providing group support, educational programs, and information to alleviate and mitigate the burdens and aloneness of bereavement.
www.hopeunit.org
Trauma Intervention Programs of ArizonaWorks to prevent secondary victimization that all too often occurs with loss-of-life incidents.
www.tipofaz.org
VI. South Central
The Amelia CenterLocated in Birmingham, Alabama, specializes in family grief counseling.
www.ameliacenter.org
Child Trauma AcademyBased in Houston, Texas, offers consultation, education, and training services to assist individuals and organizations in their work with high-risk children.
www.childtrauma.org
KidzcopeFormerly Three Trees Inc., Kidzcope is based in Wichita, Kansas, and serves children whose dreams have been destroyed by the death of a loved one by helping them find ways to cope and to heal.
http://www.kidzcope.org/
A Place That Warms the HeartBased in Louisiana, provides support groups for adults, children, and adolescents dealing with the death of a loved one.
www.placethatwarmstheheart.fws1.com
Stars: Grief Support for KidsBased in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, provides grief support services for children who have experienced the death of a loved one.
www.starsforchildren.com
VII. South Atlantic
Full Circle Grief CenterBased in Richmond, Virginia, provides children with creative ways to express their grief and remember their loved one.
www.fullcirclegriefcenter.org
Point of Hope Grief Counseling CenterBased in the Washington, D.C., area, provides support services following community and individual tragedies.
www.pointofhope.org
Roberta’s HouseBased in Baltimore City, Maryland, provides a safe and supportive community for grieving children and families through peer support, education, community awareness, and empowerment.
www.robertashouse.org
Appendix B:
Books on Grief, Loss, and Resi
lience
Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson. New York. Broadway. 2002.
Barbash, Tom. On Top of the World: Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, and 9/11: A Story of Loss and Renewal. New York. HarperCollins. 2003.
B’Hahn, Carmella. Mourning Has Broken. Bath, UK. Crucible Publishers. 2002.
Bonanno, George. The Other Side of Sadness. New York. Basic Books. 2009.
Borysenko, Joan Z. It’s Not the End of the World: Developing Resilience in Times of Change. Carlsbad, CA. Hay House. 2009.
Brenner, Grant H., Daniel H. Bush, and Joshua Moses. Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience: Integrating Care in Disaster Relief Work. New York. Routledge. 2009.
Brooks, Robert, and Sam Goldstein. Nurturing Resilience in Our Children: Answers to the Most Important Parenting Questions. New York. McGraw-Hill. 2002.
———. The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence and Personal Strength in Your Life. New York. McGraw-Hill. 2004.
Bouman, Stephen Paul. Grace All Around Us: Embracing God’s Promise in Tragedy and Loss. Minneapolis. Augsburg Books. 2007.
Chansky, Tamar Ellsas. Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility, and Happiness. Philadelphia. Da Capo Lifelong Books. 2008.
Chödrön, Pema. Start Where You Are. Boston. Shambhala Publications. 1994.
———. When Things Fall Apart. Boston. Shambhala Publications. 1997.
Davidson, Richard, and Daniel Goleman. Training the Brain (audiotape). Northampton, MA. More Than Sound Productions. 2008.
Didion, Joan. The Year of Magical Thinking. New York. Vintage. 2007.
Dwyer, Jim, and Kevin Flynn. 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive the Twin Towers. New York. Times Books. 2005.
Edwards, Elizabeth. Resilience: The New Afterword. New York. Crown Archetype. 2009.
Emerson, David, Elizabeth Hopper, Bessel Van Der Kolk, and Peter A. Levine. Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body. Berkeley. North Atlantic Books. 2011.
Erikson, Kai T. Everything in its Path: Destruction of Community in the Buffalo Creek Flood. New York. Simon & Schuster. 1976.
Fitzgerald, Helen. The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends. New York. Fireside. 2000.
Greenland, Susan Kaiser. The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress, and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate. New York. Free Press. 2010.
Groopman, Jerome. The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness. New York. Random House. 2004.
Herman, Judith. Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. New York. Basic Books. 1997.
Keltner, Dacher. Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life. New York. W. W. Norton. 2009.
Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth. On Death and Dying: 40th Anniversary Edition. New York. Scribner. 1997.
Kumar, Sameet M. Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss. Oakland, CA. New Harbinger Publications. 2005.
Kushner, Rabbi Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. New York. Anchor. 2004.
La Capra, Dominick. Writing History, Writing Trauma. Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2001.
Lantieri, Linda. Building Emotional Intelligence: Techniques to Cultivate Inner Strength in Children. Boulder, CO. Sounds True Incorporated. 2008.
Lesser, Elizabeth. Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow. New York. Villard Books. 2005.
Levine, Peter A. Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body. Berkeley. North Atlantic Books. 2010.
Levine, Peter A., and Maggie Kline. Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents’ Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy, and Resilience. Berkeley. North Atlantic Books. 2008.
Levine, Peter A., and Gabor Mate. In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. Berkeley. North Atlantic Books. 2010.
Lewis, C. S. A Grief Observed. New York. Harper One. 2001.
Lipsky, Laura van Dernoot with Connie Burk. Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. San Francisco. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 2009.
McGee, Teresa R. Transforming Trauma: A Path Toward Wholeness. Maryknoll, NY. Orbis Books. 2005.
Miller, Beth. The Woman’s Book of Resilience: 12 Qualities to Cultivate. Boston. Conari Press. 2005.
Morales, Rosanna. Empowering Your Pupils Through Role-Play: Exploring Emotions and Building Resilience. New York. David Fulton Books. 2008.
O’Rourke, Megan. The Long Goodbye. New York. Riverhead. 2011.
Rando, Therese A. How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies. Lexington, MA. Bantam. 1991.
Rinpoche, Sogyal. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Revised and updated edition. New York. Harper One. 1994.
Ripley, Amand. Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why. New York. Three Rivers Press. 2008.
Salzberg, Sharon. A Heart as Wide as the World. Boston. Shambhala Publications. 1997.
Seligman, Martin E.P. The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience. New York. Mariner Books. 2007.
Sheehy, Gail. Middletown America: One Town’s Passage from Trauma to Hope. New York. Random House. 2005.
Sherwood, Ben. The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life. New York. Grand Central Publishing. 2009.
Siegel, Daniel J. Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation. New York. Random House. 2010.
Solnit, Rebecca. A Paradise Built in Hell. New York. Viking Adult. 2009.
Sontag, Susan. Regarding the Pain of Others. New York. Picador. 2003.
Teachers College Press with Maureen Grolnick, ed. Forever After: New York City Teachers on 9/11. New York. Teachers College Press. 2006.
Temes, Roberta. Solace. New York. AMACOM. 2009.
Tolle, Eckhart. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Novato, CA: New World Library; Vancouver: Namaste Publishing. 1999.
Viorst, Judith. Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow. New York. Fireside. 1986.
Walton, Charlie. When There Are No Words. Ventura, CA. Pathfinder Publishing. 1996.
Wicks, Robert J. Bounce: Living the Resilient Life. New York. Oxford University Press. 2009.
Yoder, Carolyn, and Howard Zehr. The Little Book of Trauma Healing: When Violence Strikes and Community Is Threatened. Intercourse, PA. Good Books. 2005.
Young, William P. The Shack. Newbury Park, CA. Windblown Media. 2007.
Zajonc, Arthur. Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry: When Knowing Becomes Love. Herndon, VA. Lindisfarne Books. 2008.
Appendix C:
Films on Grief, Loss, and Resilience
Always, Amblin Entertainment, 1989.
Coming Home: Families, Courage and Resilience, BIANYS Documentary Films, 2010.
Dearly Loved: Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Calgary Health Region Grief Support Center, 2005.
Forrest Gump, Paramount Pictures, 1994.
The Gifts of Grief, Martie Productions, 2005.
The Last Mountain, Fanlight Productions, 2004.
Like Water for Chocolate, Arau Films Internacional, 1992.
On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying, Bill Moyers, PBS, 2000.
Ordinary People, Paramount Pictures, 1980.
Out of Order: Dealing with the Death of a Child, Calgary Health Region Grief Support Center, 2005.
Phantom Limb, Jay Rosenblatt Films, 2005.
Pioneers of Hospice: Changing the Face of Dying, Madison Deane Initiative, 2004.
Project Rebirth, Jim Whitaker, 2011.
Star Trek Generations, Paramount Pictures, 1994.
Steel Magnolias, Rastar Films, 1989.
Strong at the Broken Places: Turning Trauma into Recovery, Cambridge D
ocumentary Films, 1998.
Uncoupled: Dealing with the Death of a Spouse, Calgary Health Region Grief Support Center, 2006.
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