Grief and bereavement resources

Grief Australia provides a phone app to support bereaved individuals and their family and friends, and grief information sheets for adults and children.

Canteen provides services, support and information for 12 to 25 year-olds dealing with their own or a close family member’s cancer diagnosis or death. The service also provides support to parents of young people affected by cancer.

CareSearch provides a wide range of resources for patients and their families and carers on loss, grief and bereavement, including relationship loss, loss of a child, and remembering the person who has died.

The Centre for Prolonged Grief provides information on assessment of grief for healthcare professionals.

National Association for Loss and Grief links to a range of information for patients and their families and carers on coping with loss, grief and bereavement in different situations.

Palliative Care Australia provides a downloadable document on grief for families and carers, and links to services that provide further information and phone counselling.