Resources

Use the filters below to find resources of all types to help you support the bereaved.  If you know of something we can include please get in touch. We have selected here resources which we believe will be most helpful for churches. Please see AtaLoss.org for a wider range.

For media resources (press releases and articles) please click here

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Living with Loss (Scripture Gift Mission)

Developed with bereavement counsellors, this booklet deals honestly with heartache, anger, fear, and loss. Verses (many from the Psalms) are coupled with evocative photos. Widely used by chaplains, clergy, and funeral directors and recommended by www.ataloss.org.

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Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving

In Grief Works we hear stories from those who have experienced great love and great loss – and survived.

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Jeff Brazier’s latest book on dealing with grief

The Grief Survival Guide offers practical advice on everything from preparing for the eventuality of death, managing grief, how best to support family and friends, and moving forward.

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Fantastic support website from Cruse Bereavement Care by young people for young people

A group of young people who have themselves been bereaved have developed an interactive website for bereaved young people (aged 11+). The aim of the website is to give young people a voice and help them connect with others and discover hope.

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Grave Talk – Anglican News Article

Grave Talk – useful cards from the C of E for helping people talk about death

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Bereavement Advice (www.bereavementadvice.org)

Useful information & a helpline about benefits and ‘what to do’ legally following a bereavement

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Disaster Action (www.disasteraction.org.uk)

These people have experience in offering support after a disaster and offer support and advice on UK & overseas disaster support

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Ben Brookes-Dutton, Life as a widower

A young widowed father opening up about living with loss.

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Clare Shaw Children’s Books

Bereavement Children’s Books. Clare has a passion to help children going through the loss of someone significant – in her case a sibling; to help them navigate through grief in the best way possible.

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Virginia Ironside, You’ll Get Over It’: The Rage of Bereavement

Virginia Ironside deals with this complicated and sensitive issue with great frankness and insight, drawing on other’s people’s accounts as well as her own experiences.

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Revd. Ian Jennings, By a Departing Light

Rev Ian Jennings identifies life lessons through his own experience and how he drew upon the grace of God.

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Jayde Perkin, Mum’s Jumper

A simple, heartfelt and ultimately uplifting book for anyone coping with loss

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Lizzie White, 26 Years to Eternity

This is a wonderful and inspiring read, illustrating the personal journey of a grieving mother over the loss of her deeply loved son, Robbie, who was tragically and suddenly killed in an accident

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