Sudden Loss Resources
HFA offers these resources that focus on grief after sudden and traumatic loss. While the scope of this tragedy is overwhelming, we hope that these may offer support to you or someone you know, either personally or professionally.
This Battalion of Sorrows
Ronald Sunderland
Facing Sudden Loss
Judy Tatelbaum, MSW
Helping a Child Deal
with Death
Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, BCD, RPT-S
Grieving
Kenneth J. Doka, PhD
The
Three V's of Good Friendship:
Supporting Your Friend Through Illness and Loss
Eight Myths About Children and Loss
Other Resources
HFA applauds the efforts of the numerous organizations
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, which is offering free downloads of its brochures on grief at http://www.nhpco.org
TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors), the
only military resource on the newly formed National Coalition of Trauma Response Organizations, at http://www.taps.org
From Kenneth Doka, Senior Consultant:
Each person's reactions and responses to traumatic loss
and grief are personal and individual. Actions such as
displaying the flag or giving blood are expressions of
care, mourning, and grief. The word "CARE"
can serve as a guidepost:
Care
Assist
Respond
Express
