Please speak with your Social Worker so that they can help you access the support you need.
The Canadian Virtual Hospice provides support and personalized information about advanced illness, palliative care, loss and grief, to people living with illness, family members, people working in healthcare, educators, and researchers.
The Canadian Alliance for Children’s Grief (CACG) is the first Canadian national group of professionals working together to ensure the accessibility of bereavement support and information to grieving children and their families.
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association – Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Resource Library This resource repository touches on topics like what pediatric palliative care entails, anticipatory grief, and supporting siblings of children with a life-threatening illness, among many others.
Children’s Grief Centre supports families with children aged 19 and under as they adjust to the changes in their lives when someone close to them has died.
Lighthouse For Grieving Children & Families offers children, youth, and their families a place to receive free grief support and to connect with others on a similar journey.
Canadian Grief Alliance – A group of leading grief specialists and more than 150 national and provincial organizations that are encouraging the Government to adopt a proposal to address national gaps in grief services that are leaving hurting Canadians unsupported in their grief.
CaringTogether.life – A free platform designed to educate, support, and empower parents caring for a seriously ill child and those who are experiencing pregnancy or infant loss.
KidsGrief.ca–
What do I tell the kids? How do I support them?
KidsGrief.ca is a free online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or has died. It equips parents with the words and confidence needed to help children grieve life’s losses in healthy ways.
Wellspring Cancer Support – Losing a loved one is complex. In addition to grief, you may feel loneliness, guilt, anxiety, isolation, and other difficult feelings which can affect all aspects of your life. The Bereavement programs provide a supportive, accepting community for those who have lost a loved one to cancer.
Zach’s Bridge – Zach’s Bridge helps ease the journey by providing parents and caregivers with connection, compassion and support. They match trained peers with support seekers to listen and engage in thoughtful conversation, shared experiences and curated resources.