Staff Access

Health & Illness

Death & Dying
Bereavement

• Bereavement Support Resources - see our Funeral/Burial packet or see the excerpts/section handouts
  • Jewish Family & Children's Services (JF&CS) provides a variety of bereavement groups

• MGH Palliative Care - Bereavement Reading List

• Sudden Unexpected Infant and Child Death (SUID and SIDS)
  • Resources from the Massachusetts Grief Center for Unexpected Infant and Child Death at Boston Medical Center. Link and brief description also included in the Bereavement - Adults section of the funeral/burial packet. (fall 2021)
    • Do's and Don'ts
    • Helpful Tips for Interacting with Bereaved Families
    • Supporting Families - Interdisciplinary Principles of Intervention
    • Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Primer for Professionals
    • Mission, Scope and Partnership
    • Resources
    • Reducing Disparities in SUID
    • More on the website: Massachusetts Grief Center for Unexpected Infant and Child Death at Boston Medical Center

• For Kids
  • See our Funeral/Burial packet or see the excerpts/section handouts
  • Kids Express Program- Grief resources
  • Rosie Remembers Mommy: Forever in Her Heart - Online children's book helps talk about the death of a parent
  • Book Review: Mom Minus Dad - MGH Community News, July 2008

• Offering Comfort
  • 11 Ways to Comfort Someone Who’s Grieving
  • Offering Comfort on the Loss of a Loved One