Information for Children and Teens

A lot of good info to help kids!

Highly recommended Websites:
Dougy Center
Experiencing the Death of a Sibling
Death of a Sibling (young adult)
Death of a Brother or Sister
Helping Children Deal With Death
Understanding Sibling Loss
Treating PTSD Helps Kids
Children, Grief and PTSD
Understanding Teen Depression
Childhood Stress
Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

ADHD and other Disorders:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
What is AD/HD?
Kids- Anxieties, Fears, and Phobias

Grief help:

Coping With Grief
National Center for PTSD
Dougy Center
Help Guide
Traumatic Stress Institute
WidowNet
Bereaved Parents
PTSD
Grieving Kids PTSD
The Compassionate Friends
Reminders of your Loss

Files you can print out to help you help children and teens: PDF Files

All of these books can be found here:
www.suicidesurvivorsbooks.com

SUGGESTED BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Young Children
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: 20th Anniversary Edition by Leo F. Buscaglia
(This book is a classic and has very high reviews)
After a Suicide: A Workbook for Grieving Kids - Dougy Center
Bart Speaks Out About Suicide -interactive book for children
35 Ways to Help A Grieving Child -the Dougy Center (very good)
I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand: A Child's Guide to Grief and Loss
After the Funeral - Jane Loretta Winsch and Pamela T. Keating
Daddy's Promise- Cohen, Heiney, Gordon
Everett Anderson's Goodbye - Great book for the loss of a parent
Balloons for Trevor : Understanding Death (Comforting Little Hearts Series)
Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss
Help Me Say Goodbye : Activities to Help Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies

For Caretakers (Helping Children and Teens)

When Something Terrible Happens : Children Can Learn to Cope With Grief
But I Didn't Say Goodbye : To help children after a suicide
Helping Children Grieve : When Someone They Love Dies
Saying Goodbye to Daddy- Judith Vigna
A Terrible Thing Happened- Holmes, Mudlaff and Pillo
Children Changed by Trauma- Debra Whiting, Ph.D
Children and Trauma- Cynthia Monahon
Children Grieve, Too : A Book for Families Who Have Experienced a Death
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? Trevor Romain

Life and Loss : A Guide to Help Grieving Children
Bereaved Children and Teens- Grollman
Children and Grief : When a Parent Dies- J. William Worden
How Do We Tell The Children? Step-By-Step Guide- Children Two to Teen
Breaking The Silence: Helping Children in Grief - Dougy Center
The Grieving Child -Helen Fitzgerald
The Grieving Child: A Parents Guide- Barbara Rubel

Teen Books
Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide - Earl A. Grollman
Coping With Teen Suicide -James M. Murphy
Straight Talk About Death for Teens - Timothy E. Wilens
Death is Hard to Live With - Janet Bode
Cry of Pain: Understanding Suicide and Self-Harm -Mark Williams
An Empty Chair: Living in the Wake of a Sibling's Suicide Sara Swan Miller
What to Do When the Police Leave : A Guide to the First Days of Traumatic Loss
The Tender Land: A Family Love Story (suicide loss)
How To Survive The Loss of A Parent- Lois Akner
Standing in The Shadows - June Cerza Kolf
No Time for Goodbyes : Coping With Sorrow, Anger, & Injustice After a Tragic Death
Survivors of Suicide- Karen Mueller Bryson
Suicide Survivors Handbook- Trudy Carlson
Suicide : Survivors - Rita Robinson

A Survivors Road To Healing ~ Louise WIrick
written by a survivor-mom who truly understands what you feel.
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