The following organizations are good resources for information on the loss of a child:

• The Compassionate Friends - www.compassionatefriends.org
• Bereaved Parents of the USA - www.bereavedparentsusa.org

Alternative Names

Child death - resources; Resources - loss of a child

Updated: 4/2/2012

Reviewed by: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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