Resources for Youth

Grief

Grief is a reaction that presents in various forms following a death or loss. Normal grief can involve shock, guilt, sadness, anxiety, yearning, and somatic symptoms such as chest tightness and low energy. While duration of grief widely varies from person to person, symptoms can last up to 6 months. If symptoms last longer than 6 months, professional help may be necessary.

Select each category below to find resources for grief.

Websites

Information

Support

Forums/Blogs

Apps

Chill & Spill – Guided therapeutic journal
The Healing Your Grieving Heart Journal for Teens – Guided therapeutic journal

Media

Ted Talks

Books & Journals

Loss to Suicide

Fiction

The Last Time We Said Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

Nonfiction

After Suicide Loss: Coping with Your Grief by Bob Baugher, Ph.D., and Jack Jordan, Ph.D.
Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One by Ann Smolin and John Guinan
Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide by Christopher Lukas and Henry Seiden
An Empty Chair: Living In The Wake of a Sibling’s Suicide by Sara Swan Miller
After by Francis Chalifour
Complicated Grief: A Collection of Poems by Deborah Golden Alecson
From the Ashes Flies the Phoenix: Creating a Powerful Life After a Suicide by Gretta Krane

Loss of Relative

Fiction

Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb
Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith
The Last Forever by Deb Caletti

Nonfiction

Never the Same by Donna Schuurman

Loss of Friend

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper
When a Friend Dies: A book for teens about grieving and healing by Marilyn Gootman

Journals

Chill and Spill
The Healing Your Grieving Heart Journal for Teens

Hotlines

Crisis Call Hotline – 800-273-8255 or text ANSWER to 839863
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) – 800-959-TAPS (8277)
Thursday’s Child National Youth Advocacy Hotline – 800-USA-KIDS (800-872-5437)
National Mental Health Association Hotline – 800-273-TALK (8255)