Helpful Links
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Links
Bereaved Families of Ontario
Bereaved families of Ontario - Southwest is a non profit organization which provides support services to hundreds of families throughout Southwestern Ontario who have experienced the death of a child or children. Bereaved parents and their families are offered support and guidance by trained volunteers who have experienced similar losses. The membership continues to grow and is currently over 750 families.
Bereavement Authority of Ontario
Administers provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 (FBCSA) on behalf of the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services. Responsible for protection of the public interest, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario regulates and supports licensed funeral establishments, cemetery operators, crematorium operators, transfer service operators, funeral directors, funeral preplanners, transfer service sales representatives, cemetery sales representatives, and crematorium sales representatives across Ontario.
Consumer Information Guide
Contact: 1-844-493-6356 or [email protected]
CanadaGenWeb.org
Debuted in 2004 as a volunteer project of CanadaGenWeb and currently offers a free and searchable listing of over 18,000 known Canadian cemeteries. This volunteer built database offers a variety of information geared towards genealogists: Names, locations & histories of cemeteries; Links to repositories & genealogy organizations that offer further information and/or assistance; and, Lookup offers, transcripts, indexes, and photos compiled by volunteers. This project is classified as "in progress" -- we do not yet have information on every Canadian cemetery but with your help this can be accomplished.
Baby's Breath
Baby’s Breath is Canada’s only national foundation focused on SIDS, and more recently also dedicated to reducing all sudden and unexpected infant deaths including stillbirths.
Canadian Mental Health Association of Ontario
Understanding and coping with loss and grief.
Catholic Door Ministry
The world's largest, most popular and most linked to collection of Catholic prayers on the internet. Prayers are your tools to answering God's call.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
We commemorate the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars. Our cemeteries, burial plots and memorials are a lasting tribute to those who died in some 154 countries across the world. Our Register records details of Commonwealth war dead so that graves or names on memorials can be located.
Companioning the Bereaved
Individual grief counselling.
Sr. Patricia Hogan CSJ, MA, M.Ed.
St. Joseph Centre
3-5452 Tecumseh Road East
Windsor, ON N8T 1C7
519-945-6450
Daya Counselling Centre
Helps people and families experience a healthy grief response by providing community education and professional development.
Diocese of London
Holy Family Retreat House
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network
PAIL Network provides a variety of unique support services that have been tailored specifically to meet the needs of grieving families. The organization has developed and implemented education training seminars for health care professionals, caregivers, clergy and funeral directors on how to best support families.
Seasons Centre for Grieving Children
Healing hearts with hope.
St. Joseph's Hospice for London/Middlesex
Hospice supports grieving children and teens by providing a variety of specialized programs aimed at helping them cope with the loss of a parent, sibling, grandparent, guardian or close friend. Through special retreat days and day camps, grieving children and teens are given the chance to express their feelings in a safe, non-judgmental environment and given the tools to cope with the loss of their loved one.
St. Joseph's Hospice for Sarnia/Lambton
Programs for adult bereavement and support for parents of grieving children.
The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County
Realizing that many children may not have the tools to understand - let alone process - the feelings they are experiencing at a time of loss, our team is continually developing the best model of care; to provide children with the opportunity and ability to mourn and survive emotionally.
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Self-Help Resources
- Canadian Virtual Hospice - Information and support on loss and grief
- Centre for Loss and Transition - Dr. Alan Wolfelt
- Creighton University - Resources for Grieving
- Grief Share - Grief recovery support groups formed across Canada
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