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| Museum of Funeral Customs | ||
| Visit the Museum of Funeral Customs to gain a deeper understanding of the history of American funeral and mourning customs. ( http://www.funeralmuseum.org/ ) | ||
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| Hospice Net | ||
| This site links you to a variety of articles on hospice care, terminal illness, end of life issues, caregiving, grief, bereavement, and death and dying. ( http://www.hospicenet.org/ ) | ||
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| Children's Hospice International | ||
| Hospice care is not just for dying adults. ( http://www.chionline.org/ ) | ||
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| Growth House | ||
| Growth House is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving care for the dying. Their web site links you to information on a variety of death-related topics. ( http://www.growthhouse.org/ ) | ||
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| Elisabeth Kübler-Ross | ||
| Get details on Kübler-Ross's stages of dying, as well as links to further information about confronting death, from the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation. ( http://www.elisabethkublerross.com/ ) | ||
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| Kids Health | ||
| Kids Health offers an instructive article for parents called "How to Help Your Child Deal With Death." ( http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/death.html ) | ||
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| Association for Death Education and Counseling | ||
| This organization promotes death education, to teach people of all ages about the inevitable. ( http://www.adec.org/ ) | ||
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| Grief Net | ||
| Grief Net is an Internet community of people who are dealing with grief, death, and major loss. It offers e-mail support groups and links to other resources. ( http://www.griefnet.org/ ) | ||
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| WidowNet | ||
| Learn more about the support available to help people cope with the death of a spouse at this site by and for widows and widowers. ( http://www.widownet.org/ ) | ||
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| The Compassionate Friends | ||
| Compassionate Friends is an organization that supports parents and siblings after the death of a child, including those lost in pregnancy. ( http://www.compassionatefriends.org ) | ||
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| The National Center for Grieving Children and Families | ||
| Discover how this organization helps bereaved children grieve. ( http://www.dougy.org/ ) | ||
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| Survivors of Suicide | ||
| Survivors of Suicide offers support and information for those whose loved ones have committed suicide, and prevention resources for those considering suicide. ( http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com/ ) | ||
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| Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Counseling | ||
| Explore the resources available from this Bay-area organization. ( http://www.ioaging.org/programs/cesp/cesp.html ) | ||
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| Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders | ||
| The Family Doctor web site provides information about living wills, durable power of attorney, and do not resuscitate orders. ( http://familydoctor.org/003.xml ) | ||
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| Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide | ||
| The faith-based organization Religious Tolerance aims to present all sides of the controversy on the issue of assisted suicide. ( http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthanas.htm ) | ||
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| Donate Life | ||
| This federal government site provides information about making death more meaningful by donating organs and tissue that could save the lives of others. ( http://www.organdonor.gov/ ) | ||
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