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Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders 
A general overview of advance directives that includes descriptions and the legal implications for each type.... Details >
Center Locator: The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families
The Dougy Center has a directory of programs across the country and internationally that serve grieving children, teens and their families. You can check out programs in your area by clicking on the ... Details >
Dougy Center, The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Compassion and Choices Home Page
This page has information for patients and their loved ones face the end of life with calm facts and choices of action during a difficult time... Details >
Compassion and Choices: Internet Resources
This page has information on online resources covering comprehensive care at the end of life, control of pain and other symptoms, cancer treatments, bereavement, issues surrounding death with dignity,... Details >
Discussing Death with a Dying Child
A new study may help parents make one of the most difficult decisions they could ever face: whether to discuss death with a child dying of cancer. ... Details >
End of Life Information
Every person is different, and the paths to death will vary. This site describes a general picture of what to expect before, during, and after the dying process.... Details >
Fact Sheet: Grief and Loss
Written especially for caregivers, this fact sheet discusses the general impact that the loss of a loved can have on survivors' circumstances. It provides advice on preparation for the death of a love... Details >
Find a Provider: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
Locate hospice and palliative care programs and professionals for the terminally ill and their families within the United States.... Details >
Finding Our Way: Living With Dying in America
Finding Our Way: Living With Dying in America presents the real-life experiences of Americans who have courageously struggled to find their personal answers to some of life's toughest questions. Their... Details >
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Grief and Loss Resources
While we often think of the grief associated with death, there are many other losses in our lives that cause us to grieve. Hospice Foundation of America has information that should help you understand... Details >
Grief Support: Help for Adults
If you know a child or teen who has experienced the death of a mother, father, caregiver, sister, brother, or friend, you may have wondered how you can help. This site offers answer to specific questi... Details >
Dougy Center, The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Grief Support: Help for Teens
Sometimes it helps to talk to other people your own age who've had a death. Or to read about their experiences. There are no right or wrong ways to grieve a death. But there are some helpful and not-s... Details >
Dougy Center, The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Grieving: Facing Illness, Death and Other Losses
Also available in: Spanish
Advice on how to deal with grief, death and other losses, like close relationships, divorce or health and when to seek help from friends, family, clergy, a counselor or therapist, support groups and y... Details >
Hospice Consumer Information
A list of general information publications about hospice for consumers, available online and in print. Ordering information given.... Details >
Medicaid Hospice Services
Hospice services assist people who are terminally ill. Eligibility, living options for Medicaid recipients, services covered only by Medicaid, and reimbursement are explained.... Details >
On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying
The information presented on this web site companions the television series On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying which deals with choices in dying and end-of-life care. Topics covered here include end-o... Details >
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Somebody in My Friend's Family Died, What Should I Do?
Children learn how to help a friend who has someone in their family die to cope with their sadness and loss.... Details >
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
This site offers information on several factors that have been identified to increase an infant’s risk for SIDS.... Details >
When Somebody Dies
This fact sheet explains death and the dying process to children. The document answers the questions -- when and how do people die; where do people go when they die; and what does it means to feel gri... Details >
Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces
Where to Write for Vital Records is a handy reference when you need a certified copy of certificate of birth, death, marriage, or divorce. An official record of each certificate is kept on file in the... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Wishes of Children
These are the wishes and dreams of some very courageous children who may not grow up to be adults because they have a very serious illness. Wishes are sent on their behalf by parents and guardians, do... Details >
Wishes of Children
These are the wishes and dreams of some very courageous children who may not grow up to be adults because they have a very serious illness. Wishes are sent on their behalf by parents and guardians, do... Details >