TRU’s Grief Services Newsletters are available to you, your friends and your community at any time. We are thinking of you during your journey through grief. We reach out to our TRU family members by phone and with periodic mailings during the 13 months following the death of a loved one.
Download Grief Services Newsletters (pdf) here.
Recommended Reading on Child and Teen Grief
For Family and Friends
Anticipatory Grief in Children How to Explain Death to Infants & Toddlers Supporting Children Ages 3-6 through Grief Supporting Children Ages 6-9 through Grief Supporting Children Ages 9-12 through Grief Supporting Teens Ages 12-18 through Grief Children and Funerals Explaining Cremation to Children
For School Personnel
Supporting Grieving Kids and Teens: The Beginning of the School Year Supporting Grieving Kids and Teens: The End of the School Year Supporting Grieving Kids and Teens: Coping with the Holiday Season
Recommended Reading for Adults
Books
Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate & Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss by Sameet M. Kumar, Ph.D.
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies by Terese Rando
Remembering with Love: Messages of Hope for the First Year of Grieving and Beyond by Elizabeth Levang
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
How to Survive the Loss of a Loved One by Peter McWilliams, Harold Bloomfield, and Melba Colgrove
Grief and Loss
Caring for Yourself During Grief
Special Days and Anniversaries
Helping Someone Who is Grieving
Ten Ways to Express Your Sympathy
Parent Loss
Helping Yourself Heal when a Parent Dies
Child Loss
Helping Yourself Heal When a Child Dies
Spouse Loss
Helping Yourself Heal When Your Spouse Dies
Sibling Loss
Pet Loss
Coping With the Death of Your Pet
Coping with the Holidays
3 C’s of Coping Through the Holidays
Coping with the Holidays Checklist
Tips for Getting Through the Holidays
How Will I Get Through the Holidays?
