Resources
Web Resources
Our Partners
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Foundation
- Ottawa Senators Foundation
- Volunteer Ottawa
- Your local CCAC
- Ministry of Health and Long-term Care
- Ministry of Children and Youth Services
- Champlain LHIN
- Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program
- Canuck Place
- Palliative Care at CHEO
- Rotary/Flames House
- Ottawa Rotary Home
- The Light House
- Darling Home for Kids
- Emily’s House
- Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (OCTC)
- Roger Neilson House on Facebook
Hospice and Palliative Care
- International Children’s Palliative Care Network – Fact Sheet
(Includes key terms and definitions) - Kaitlin Atkinson Family Resource Library
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
- Bereaved Families of Ontario
- Hospice Association of Ontario
- Children’s Hospice International
- Compassionate Friends
- Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families
- Canadian Network of Palliative for Children
- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Champlain District Palliative Care Resource Manual
- HPCO Caregiver Modules
Education Resources
Kaitlin Atkinson Family Resource Library
The Kaitlin Atkinson Family Resource Library has resource materials on grief and bereavement. There you will find:
- Books, videos, and DVDs that you may borrow for two weeks
- Computers where you can search the Internet
- Library staff and volunteers to help you with your questions
The library is located on the First (lower) Level at CHEO, across from the elevators. It is open 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. It is free and open to the public.
Books and Videos
Preschool
- Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope, O’Toole D., Celo Press, 1988
- The Happy Funeral, Bunting E., Harper and Row, 1982
- I Miss You- A First Look at Death, Thomas Pat
- The Kissing Hand, Penn Audrey, Child and Family Press, ISBN 0-87868-585-5
- Lifetimes, Mellonie B., Ingpen R., Paper Tiger, 1993,
Child
- Adieu, Veia! – Antoine Schneider, 1998
- Annie and the Old One – Patricia Miles Martin, Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1971
- Au revoir, Camille! – Sylvie Desrosiers, Editions de la Courte Échelle, 2000
- Ben’s Flying Flowers – Inger M. Maier, 2004
- Beyond the Ridge – Paul Gobie, Aladdin Paperbacks, 1993
- Boule de Rêve – Lise Thouin, Leucan, 1993
- Don’t Despair on Thursdays – Adolph Moser, Landmark Editions, 1996
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf – Leo Buscaglia, Publishers Holt, Rinehard and Winston 1983
- Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying – Joyce C. Mills, Magination Press, 1993, ISBN 0-945354-53-3
- The Healing Book: Facing the Death, and Celebrating the Life of Someone You Love – Ellen Sabin, 2006
- It Must Hurt a Lot: A Book About Death and Learning and Growing – Doris Stanford, Multnomah Press, 1986
- Kolie and the Funeral – Kicker R., Thanos Institute, 1988
- The Remembering Box – Eth Clifford, Houghton, Mifflin, 1992
- There Is A Rainbow Behind Every Dark Cloud – Gerald G. Jampolsky ISBN 0-89087-253-8, 1978
- Thumpy’s Story: A Story of Love and Grief Shared by Thumpy the Bunny – Gerald G. Jampolsky, 1995
- Sad Isn’t Bad – A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss – Michaelene Mundy, 1998
- Someone Came Before You – Pat Schwiebert, 2007
- Something Happened: A Book for Children and Parents who have Experienced Pregnancy Loss – Cathy Blanford, 2008
- Someone Special Died- Joan Singleton Prestine, Fearon Teacher Aids, 1993, ISBN 0-86653-9298
- Straight from the Siblings: Another Look at the Rainbow – Gloria Murray ISBN 0-89087-341-0
- Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children – Doris Stickney, 2004
Youth
- Fire In My Heart, Ice In My Veins – Trainsman, ES, Centering corp. 1992
- Straight Talk about death – Grollman, E., Beacon Press, 1993
- Zebra and other Stories. – Potok, Knopf. 1998
Adult
- After The Darkest Hour, The Sun Will Shine Again – Mehren, Elizabeth, Fireside, 1997
- A Child Dies – Arnold, Joan Hagan, Charles Press, 1994
- The Deepening Shade – Barbara Sourkes, 1982
- Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby – Deborah L Davis, Phd, 1991
- Final Gifts – Callanan Maggie & Kelley Patricia, 1992
- Healing Your Grieving Heart After Stillbirth – Alan Wolfelt, 2013
- The Hospice Movement: A Better Way of Caring for the Dying – Sandol Stoddart, 1992
- I’m Here to Help – Ray Catherine, 1995
- In the Light of Dying, the Journals of a Hospice Volunteer – Taylor Joan Leslie, 1993
- I Don’t Know What to Say – Robert Buckman, 1992
- L’insoutenable absence: comment peut-on survivre à la mort de son enfant – Ryan, Regina Sara. Les Editions de l’Homme, 1995
- Lorsque la vie éclate: l’impact de la mort d’un enfant sur la famille – De Montigny, Francine et Beaudet Line. Editions du renouveau Pédagogique, 1997
- Menya: An End of Life Story – Wolfe Morris, 2003
- La Mort, Sanders, Pete. Editions École Active 2000
- La Mort de votre enfant: dilemmes – Lee, Sheila Script. Pub. 1995
- Parents en deuil, Schiff, Harriet Sarnoff – Editions Robert Laffont, 1984
- Questions and Answers on Death and Dying – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 1997
- Si on parlait de la mort. Dolto-Tolitch, Catherine, Gallimard 1999
- Talking About Death – Grollman E., Beacon Press, 1991
- Tuesdays with Morrie – Alborn, Mitch, 1997
- Twelve Weeks in spring – Calwood June, 1986
- Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart – Alan Wolfelt, 2009
- When Autumn Comes, Creating Compassionate Care for the Dying – Bennett, Mary Jo, 2004
- You are the Mother of all Mothers: A Message of Hope for the Grieving Heart – Angela Miller, 2014
- Your Gift – Sharon Olson, 1987
Videos and /or DVD
- Un enfant qui n’a pas pu vivre, Molenat Françoise. Les Films du Caducee, 1988
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, Buscaglia, Leo, Canadian Learning Company
- Inner Views of Grief, Canadian Learning Company
- Letting go, Canadian Learning Company, 1993
- Making Every Moment Count
Other Resources
- Support Tool KidsGrief.ca – Guidance for parents, guardians and caregivers. Click here for KidsGrief.ca info Postcard.
- Webinar: Free webinar on KidsGrief.ca lead by Andrea Warnick: Event on Tuesday, December 5th 1:00-2:00pmEST. Please click here to see the poster.
- 7 Things I’ve Learned Since the Loss of My Child, Angela Miller, October 31, 2015
- A Web of Grief: Supporting Children’s Grief while Navigating Your Own, Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, PowerPoint Presentation
- Please visit Andrea Warnick’s website for more information on Supporting Grieving Children, Youth and Adults through Education and Counselling.
- The Story of Us, A series of personalize books to cherish the memory of a loved one.
- The range of personalized child loss books are a valuable resource for all who have experienced the tragic loss of a child, these books are the perfect way to share your own child’s story with your family and friends.
- MyGrief.ca is a series of free online learning modules that help people move through their grief from the comfort of their own home, at their own pace.