Parents who have children with special healthcare needs sometimes experience loss. Here are some available resources to help those families in need. If you are aware of more resources for grieving parents, please contact us.
Grief and Loss Websites for Parents
- Support for Losing a Family Member (Delaware and Luzerne County)
- Grief Support Hotline (All of PA)
- Support Groups for Parents (Zip code search)
Grief Helpline/Hotlines
- Grief Recovery Helpline:
- 1.800.445.4808 or
- Text CARE to 839863
- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Info Line:
- 802.296.6300
- National Institute of Mental Health Depression & Panic Disorder Hotline:
- 1.800.421.4211
- National Mental Health Association:
- 1.800.969.6642
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
- 1.800.273.8255
- Crisis Text Line:
- Text HOME to 741741
Recommended Books for Adults who are Grieving
- After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years by Ann Finkbeiner
- And a Sword Shall Pierce Your Heart: Moving from Despair to Meaning After the Death of a Child by Charlotte Mathes
- The Angel Tales: Refuge for a Parent's Healing Heart by Deneene Florino
- Dreaming Kevin: The Path to Healing by Carla Blowey
- The Grieving Garden: Living with the Death of a Child by Suzanne Redfern and Susan Gilbert
- Just One Little Thing by Kelly S. Buckley
- The Lively Shadow: Living With the Death of a Child by Donald Murray
- Love Never Dies: A Mother's Journey from Loss to Love by Sandy Goodman
- Making Toast: A Family Story by Roger Rosenblatt
- A Mosaic Heart: Reshaping the Shards of a Shattered Life by Terry Jones-Brady
- No Words: A True Story of Love, Tragic Loss, and Ultimate Survival by Renee Kimberling
- A Season of Grief: A Comforting Companion for Difficult Days by Ann Dawson
- Soul Shift: Finding Where the Dead Go by Mark Ireland
- A Vow Made True: From Grief to Hope by Dolores Carruthers
- When Every Day Matters: A Mother's Memoir on Love, Loss and Life by Mary Jane Hurley Brant


