LOSS OF A CHILD
Compassionate Friends – a support group for bereaved parents and siblings.
(317) 259-4488
Share – a support group for parents who have lost a baby.
(317) 353-5505
Resolve Through Sharing – for parents who have lost a baby.
(317) 871-2205 or (317) 783-8166
Neo-Fight – a group for parents who have lost a baby or are caring for a premature or critically ill infant.
(317) 255-5242 or (317) 872-2420
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome – a support group for families who have lost an infant to SIDS.
(317) 259-1956
Survivors of Suicide Victims
(317) 353-4743
Victims of Drunk Driving – Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
(317) 546-9711
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ONLINE BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES
Bereaved Families Online offers support for people who have lost an immediate family member.
Cancer Care, Inc., provides a special section on end of life and bereavement, as well as online bereavement groups facilitated by certified social workers.
Grief and Loss in the Workplace provides guidelines and resources for co-workers, managers and supervisors.
Grief Net offers numerous discussion and support groups for bereaved persons (in e-mail/listserve format) and a variety of resources related to death and major losses.
Grief Recovery Online features message boards, chat groups and resource listings. Spanish language groups are available.
Growth House offers an extensive grief and bereavement section, including a chat room and information about general and family bereavement, pregnancy loss and infant death, and helping children with grief and illness.
HospiceNet offers extensive information about grief and bereavement, including issues regarding children and adolescents.
KidsAid is an online support group for children dealing with any kind of loss. It includes artwork, stories and poems.
WidowNet is an information and support group resource for, and by, men and women of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations who have suffered the death of a spouse or life partner.
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Standards of Practice, Ethical Guidelines and Online Resources
American Counseling Association
Ethical Standards for the Practice of Online Counseling
Community Building on the Web
The International Society for Mental Health Online
Suggested Principles for the Online Provision of Mental Health Services
National Board for Certified Counselors
Standards for the Ethical Practice of Web Counseling
Psychology of Cyberspace
The Psychology of Virtual Communities
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Suggested Reading
Fink, J. (ed.) How to use Computers and Cyberspace in the Clinical Practice of Psychotherapy. Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson, 1999.
Gackenbach, J. Psychology and the Internet: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Transpersonal Implications. New York: Academic Press, 1999.
Grohol, J.M., Zukerman E.L. Insider's Guide to Mental Health Resources Resources Online: The Clinician's Toolbox (2nd Edition). New York: Guilford Press, 1999.
LaBruzza, A. The Essential Internet: A Guide for Psychotherapists and Other Mental Health Professionals. Northvale, New Jersey: Jason Aronson, 1997.
Rosen, L.D., Weil, M.M. The Mental Health Technology Bible. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997.
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