Online Resources
General Grief & Loss
Articles featuring information, tips and tools to help you manage grief and loss
FREE online Mental health resources.
"Helping someone navigate the next steps" offers guidance for supporting someone after they've opened up about mental health challenges. It emphasizes the importance of gathering reliable information, assisting in finding suitable health professionals, and being present during appointments if welcomed.
Take the Medicare Mental Health quiz to understand what you’re experiencing and what you can do about it. You’ll need 5-10 minutes to answer a few questions and access information and services tailored to you. The quiz is suitable for people aged 18 and over looking to support themselves.
A place of guidance, support, and understanding for anyone grieving the loss of a baby or child. Here, you’ll find honest, compassionate resources that acknowledge your pain and help you feel less alone.
SCOPE - SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS
Bears of Hope: Employers Guide – Bereaved Parent Return to Work
Free general mental health support programs
Bears of Hope: A Guide for Parents - Supporting Each Other
Tips for Providing Age-Appropriate Grief Support
Professionals
NSW/ACT Inclusion Agency - Supporting educators to prepare and respond to loss and grief
This resource guides health professionals in supporting bereaved families after the loss of a child
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander People
The Yarning Companion has been developed to support health professionals to start a conversation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about their end of life preferences for their child, or young person. The card statements focus on the person, their health and end of life preferences. The Yarning Companion is a facilitation and reflection tool for health professionals and families to support open dialogue.
Yamurrah - Navigating Grief and Loss Series for First Nations people
THE CORONERS COURT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families by Thirrili
Children & Teens
The Children's Grief Foundation - Supporting kids through a traumatic loss
Trauma & Grief Network - Help children with their experiences of grief and loss.
Free grief and loss guide for adolescents and downloable children's books
The Dougy Center - Developmental grief responses in children
The SUDC Foundation offers you resources and referrals in helping your child cope with the death of his or her sibling at no cost to you.
Suicide
R U OK? is a suicide prevention charity that aims to inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with people around them and support anyone struggling with life. R U OK? is working to equip people with the skills and confidence to navigate a conversation when someone says, "No, I'm not OK."
Health direct
Unexpected Loss & Trauma
Phoenix Australia - The support of family and friends is critical when someone is coming to terms with a traumatic event. There is a lot you can do to help the person who has been affected. It can be challenging to see someone you care about struggling with the distress caused by a traumatic event. You may find yourself worrying about their wellbeing and feel helpless when confronted by their emotional reactions to the event. People who experience ongoing difficulties following a traumatic experience may seem ‘shut down’ or distant, and you may feel ‘shut out’ by them.
The Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (the Guidelines) provide general and mental health practitioners, policy makers, industry, and people affected by trauma with access to recommendations reflecting current evidence on how to better respond to the needs and preferences of people living with these mental health issues.
Cancer & Palliative Care
Paediatric Palliative Care Resource Library - Palliative Care Australia
Understanding Grief - A guide for family and friends when someone has died from cancer
Self Help
Bare Funerals - Write Your Grief: guides you through 30 journal prompts about the grief you are experiencing and the journey you are on. It helps clarify grief and loss and give you a space to voice the emotions you are experiencing.
Grief Recovery Part 1: In Search of Lost Strengths
32 Grounding Techniques to Calm Yourself in Chaos. Learn the different ways you can calm and soothe yourself in stress.