sometimes grief is love that has no place to go

Support Groups

​​Peer support groups are often run by those who have personal experience with the subject of the group. There are often local and online groups that you can attend for free.

• KidzCope is a powerful 9-week program in Wichita, KS for families who have experienced a loss. Offered free of charge. [website]

• Good Grief of Kansas facilitates weekly support groups across Wichita offered free of charge.

• HeyPeers.com is a great place to start a search for support groups. This site also helps connect you with local resources and chat rooms. Sign up on the website, or access the service through its app.

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Podcasts

• The Grief Coach Podcast

• Grief Refuge

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Books for elementary school students

• When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard

• Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie & Robert Ingpen 

• When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Larene Krasny Brown & Marc Brown

• The Invisible String by Patrice Karst & Geoff Stevenson

• I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas & Leslie Harker 

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Books for adults

• Grieving with Hope

• What Heaven Left Behind (the author is from Wichita)

• It’s OK that you’re not OK

• I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

 

Additional Resources

Information about grief from Mental Health America [article]

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What's Your Grief - a website with a blog, webinars, handouts, daily emails to walk you through your first year of grieving, and more. [website]

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The Center for Prolonged Grief has a blog, handouts, a list of helplines, webinars, and podcasts with information on prolonged and complicated grieving.

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HOPE for Bereaved, Inc. Provides hope, support and services for the bereaved. [website]

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Healthline lists their picks for the 10 best online grief support groups. [article]

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VeryWellMind lists their picks for the 7 Best Online Grief Support Groups. [article]

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Compassionate Friends. Grief support after the death of a child. [website]

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