Note: Although I have visited and personally evaluated all of the sites listed below, I don't re-visit each of them regularly, and I'm not always notified when sites are no longer active.  I would greatly appreciate your feedback on the usefulness of any of the sites listed, and if you should encounter an inactive site, please let me know.  I also welcome your suggestions for additions to these listings. Please send your comments and suggestions to me at TousleyM@aol.com.  Thank you!

AACN End of Life Nursing Education Project
AARP the Magazine Online Guide: Caregiving
Abby Press Care Notes
AJN's New Palliative Care Series
Alzheimer's Association
American Chronic Pain Association
American Pain Foundation
American Pain Society
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Article: Animal Connections (Pets as Healers, by Peggy Haymes)
Article: The Art and Science of Caring for Others without Forgetting Self Care
Article: Depression, Hope and Meaning at the End of Life
Article: Helpful Ideas for Crisis Responders When a Child Dies
Article: Psychotherapy of Bereavement After Homicide: Be Offensive
Article: Recovery from Unnatural Death
Article: Struggle for Meaning In Our Work
Article: Supporting a Child During Crisis
Article: Top Ten Reasons for Avoiding Counseling
Article: When Helping Hurts: Sustaining Trauma Workers
Assisted Living Directory
Bereavement Services: Perinatal Bereavement Training and Materials
Bibliography: Critical Care End of Life Issues
Canadian Virtual Hospice
CareCircle: Community-Powered Support Programs
Caregiving and Loss: Family Needs, Professional Responses
Caring Connections
Caring for Older Adults: Health Information, Research, Grants, Training
Center for Grief Care and Education: San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care
CiteHealth: Reviews & Ratings on Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Dialysis Centers
Clinicians as Survivors of Suicide
Companioning the Bereaved: A Soulful Guide for Caregivers (Book)
Companioning the Dying: A Soulful Guide for Counselors and Caregivers (Book)
Coping with Disaster Tip Sheet (HFA)
Death Notification in Traumatic Loss: Information for Doctors and Nurses
Death Notification in Traumatic Loss: Tips from Survivors
Degriefing Counseling, Education Program
Dog Play: Benefits of Therapy Dogs and Visiting Pets
The Dying Process: A Guide for Caregivers
Dying Words: How Should Doctors Deliver Bad News? by Jerome Groopman, M.D.
The Ethical Dimensions of Pain and Suffering, by Ben A. Rich
Explaining the Funeral or Memorial Service to Your Children (Booklet by Marty Tousley)
The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey
Five Wishes Document
Grief and Healing Newsletter (for Professionals and Volunteers)
GriefCareProvider.com
Griefwork Center, Inc. (Training Program)
Growth House Radio
Guided Imagery: Free Weekly Audio Spa Sessions from Health Journeys
Hard Decisions in Hard Times: Helping Families Make Ethical Choices During Prolonged Illness
Health Watch - Alternative and Complementary Health Care Information
Helping Grieving People When Tears Are Not Enough: A Handbook for Care Providers, by J. Shep Jeffries
Hospice and Assisted Living Toolkit: Assisted Living Federation of America
Hospice and Caregiving Blog: Hospice Foundation of America (HFA)
Hospice Directory
Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association (HPNA)
Hospice: Myths and Facts
Hospice Referral and Care: Online CE Program
Hospice Stories: How Hospice Can Help
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (JHPN)
Kota Press: Grief Resources for Bereaved Parents and Those Who Care for Them
Long-Distance Caregiving: 20 Questions for Long-Distance Caregivers
Long Term Care Resources
Lotsa Helping Hands: When Friends and Family Need Help
Message Board for Hospice Care Givers and Care Recipients (Hospice Foundation of America)
Music for Healing and Recovery: Essential Tools for Caregivers
The Needs of the Dying : A Guide For Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter (Book by David Kessler)
Near-Death Experiences (NDE): Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino
Next of Kin Notification Steps
Next Steps: Elder Care Issues for Everyone
Nursing Resources for Care of Older Adults (ANA)
Online Grief Healing Discussion Groups: Pet Loss Forum
Pain and Palliative Care Resource Center
Pain Management at the End of Life: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Practice
Pain Management Resource: Partners Against Pain
Pain Treatment Topics
ReliefInsite: Secure Online Pain Management Services
Palliative Care in the Home
Palliative Care Nursing
Pet Therapy: Animal Assisted Therapy
Pet Therapy: Therapeutic Use of Pets for Stress Relief & Relaxation
Pet Therapy: Visiting Pets and Animal Assisted Therapy
Project Linus: Providing Security through Blankets
PTSD Resources for Survivors and Caregivers
RN Response Network: Nurses Helping Nurses Respond When Disaster Strikes
Spiritual Directors International
Spirituality Workshops
Strength for Caring: Family Caregiving and Eldercare Resources
Stillbirth Care for Nurses
Supporting a Child During Crisis (Article from Center for Grieving Children)
Supporting the Tsunami Relief Effort: Recommendations from ICN
Supportive Care Coalition: Pursuing Excellence in Palliative Care
Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society
A Trisomy 18 Journey - For Professionals
Understanding Your Grief: Support Group Guide (Book by Alan Wolfelt)
Using Books to Help Children and Adolescents Cope with Death: Guidelines and Bibliography (Article by Charles A. Corr)
Using a Web Site for Patient Web-Education (Article from Journey of Hearts)
Violent Death Bereavement Society
Waking Up: Climbing Through the Darkness (Book by Terry Wise)
Working with Survivors of Homicide Victims (Article from Parents of Murdered Children)

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