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all of the sites listed below, I don't re-visit each of them regularly, and I'm not always notified when sites are no longer active.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!

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AACN End of Life Nursing Education Project
AARP the Magazine Online Guide: Caregiving
Abby Press Care Notes
Advance Directives: Facts on Health Care Advance Directives
AJN's New Palliative Care Series
ALS Association
ALS: Compassionate Care ALS (CCALS)
ALS Division of MDA
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease: A Caregiver's Guide
Alzheimer's Project: HBO Documentary Series
American Cancer Society
American Chronic Pain Association
American Pain Foundation
American Pain Society
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Article: A Deep River of Meaning in Your Work, by Christine Jette
Article: Animal Connections (Pets as Healers, by Peggy Haymes)
Article: The Art and Science of Caring for Others without Forgetting Self Care
Article: Breaking Bad News
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: Supporting a Child During Crisis
Article: Top Ten Reasons for Avoiding Counseling
Article: What Is "A Good Death?"
Article: When Helping Hurts: Sustaining Trauma Workers
Assisted Living Directory
Beatitudes Center D.O.A.R. Developing Older Adult Resources
Bereavement Services: Perinatal Bereavement Training and Materials
Bibliography: Critical Care End of Life Issues
Book: Being a Wounded Healer

BrainLine.org: Preventing, Treating, Living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Cancer: Association of  Online Cancer Resources (ACOR)
CareCircle: Community-Powered Support Programs
Caregiving and Loss: Family Needs, Professional Responses
Caring Connections
Caring for the Elderly: Resource Listings Compiled by The New York Times
Caring for Older Adults: Health Information, Research, Grants, Training
Center for Grief Care and Education: San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care
Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
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)
Compassionate Passages: for Supportive Pediatric End-of-Life Care
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.
Emotional Renewal for Caregivers: Looking After Yourself While Helping a Loved One (CD)
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
GeriPal: A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog
Grief and Healing Newsletter (for Professionals and Volunteers)
GriefCareProvider.com
GriefConnect: Center for Bereavement Education - William G. Hoy
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
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 Blog: Learn, Cope, Share, Heal
Hospice Directory
Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association (HPNA)
Hospice: Myths and Facts
Hospice: National Prison Hospice Association
Hospice Radio with Dr. Zoë Lewis
Hospice Referral and Care: Online CE Program
Hospice Stories: How Hospice Can Help
Hospice: What Is Hospice?
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (JHPN)
Kind Ethics: The Human Side of Ethics in Healthcare
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
Medical Marijuana: Frequently Asked Questions
Mesothelioma Cancer
Midwife for Souls: Spiritual Care for the Dying (Book by Kathy Kalina)
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 Step in Care: Information and Advice to Help Plan Smooth Transitions for Patients
Next Steps: Elder Care Issues for Everyone
Nursing Assistant Central - Guide to CNA Programs
Nursing Resources for Care of Older Adults (ANA)
Online Grief Healing Discussion Groups: Pet Loss Forum
Online LPN to RN College Programs
Online Masters of Nursing Programs
Opioid 911-Safety: Guidance for Healthcare Providers
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
PainSAFE: For Healthcare Professionals
Pain Treatment Topics
PalMed Connect: Palliative Medicine Resource Hotline (Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice)
ReliefInsite: Secure Online Pain Management Services
Palliative Care in the Home
Palliative Care Nursing
Palliative Care Grand Rounds
Palliative Doctors: Compassionate Care at Any Stage of Illness
Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog
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
Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs
PTSD Resources for Survivors and Caregivers
RN Response Network: Nurses Helping Nurses Respond When Disaster Strikes
The Road to Burnout: Help for the Helper (Article by Christine Jette)
Sites and Support Resources for Hospice Workers, CNAs and Nurses
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 Family Caregivers (AJN)
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 the Power of Hope to Cope with Dying: The Four Stages of Hope (Book by Kathleen Fanslow-Brunjes)
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)
Who Cares? Sources of Information about Health Care Products and Services (Federal Trade Commission)
Working with Survivors of Homicide Victims (Article from Parents of Murdered Children)

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