Resources and Reading Recommendations
Disclaimer: The following resources and reading recommendations are not produced or written by Tu Nidito, unless otherwise noted. Our staff has carefully curated this library in hopes of connecting you to helpful organizations and tools, but we are not directly responsible for the content of these websites and attachments.
Families Grieving the Death of a Special Person
Families Grieving Their Child’s Serious Medical Diagnosis
Families Grieving a Parent’s Serious Medical Diagnosis
Young Adults Grieving the Death of a Special Person
En Español:
Familias en duelo por la muerte de un ser querido
Familias en duelo por el diagnostico de una enfermedad seria de un hijo
Community Resources: Meal Options, Mental Health Services and More | Lista de Recursos: Opciones de comidas, servicios de salud mental y más
Responding to Change and Loss Toolkit – NAGC
How to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus Pandemic
This Pandemic of Grief – Center for Loss
Pima County Family Resources – AZDCS
Badger’s Parting Gifts | Gracias Tejon
Help Me Say Goodbye: Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies
The Heart and the Bottle | El corazón e la botella
The Invisible String | El hilo invisible
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief
A Sick Day for Amos McGee | Un día diferente para el señor Amos
Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying
The Great Katie Kate Tackles Questions About Cancer
The Inside Story: A Kid’s Guide to Kidney and Liver Transplants by Karen Crowe with illustrations
Jamie’s Journey: Cancer from the Voice of a Sibling
Little Tree: A Story for Children with Serious Medical Problems
The Puddle Jumper’s Guide to Kicking Cancer
When Someone has a Very Serious Medical Condition: Children Can Learn to Cope with Loss and Change
Why Charlie Brown, Why?: A Story About What Happens When a Friend is Very Ill
Tips for supporting children grieving a serious medical condition or death of a loved one. Click here to view. Contact Tu Nidito for physical copies.
Bereaved Adults:
Aftertalk – Aftertalk.com
What’s Your Grief? – Whatsyourgrief.com
Handling Finances After the Loss of a Loved One
Childhood Bereavement:
National Alliance for Grieving – childrengrieve.org
New York Life Foundation Bereavement Resources
How Do You Help a Grieving Friend?
Grief Interventions for Children with ADHD
Adolescent Bereavement:
SLAP’D – slapd.com
Shared Grief Project – sharedgrief.org
Death of a Child:
Compassionate Friends – compassionatefriends.org
MISS Foundation – missfoundation.org
Grief Haven – griefhaven.org
Parents of Murdered Children – pomc.com
Death of a Spouse:
Modern Widows Club – modernwidowsclub.com
Soaring Spirits International – soaringspirits.org
National Widowers Organization – nationalwidowers.org
Hope for Widows Foundation – hopeforwidows.org
Camps:
Camp Erin – elunanetwork.org
Comfort Zone – comfortzonecamp.org
Stepping Stones – steppingstonesofhope.org
Camp Kesem – campkesem.org
Amanda Hope – amandahope.org
American Cancer Society – cancer.org
Arizona End of Life Care Partnership –azendoflifecare.org
Bald Beauty Project – baldbeautyproject.com
Camp Kesem- campkesem.org
Cancer Care – cancercare.org
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation – candlelighters.org
Childrens Wish Foundation – childrenswish.org
Dream Factory – dreamfactoryinc.org
Hospice Foundation of America – hospicefoundation.org
Kids Konnected – kidsconnected.org
Locks of Love – locksoflove.org
Make a Wish – wish.org
Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults – ulmandoundation.org
Coalition to Support Grieving Students
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools
Childhood Bereavement: A Critical Public Health Issue
Talking to Children about Terrorist Attacks and School and Community Shootings in the News
Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss and Healing
Toolkit to Help Educators Support Children of Parents with Serious Illness