Resources

For grieving people and those who support them

Our Poet Laureate Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Discover how poetry can create space for grief, remembrance, connection, and healing after profound loss. Through her work with Evermore, a bereaved mother and poet shares how reading and writing helped her honor her son, support her family, and find beauty within heartbreak.

Learn more about upcoming poetry workshops where community members can express their own experiences of love, loss, anger, resilience, and grace.

Grief Support Directory

Finding the right support can make a meaningful difference while navigating grief and loss. Explore Evermore’s nationwide Grief Support Directory to connect with bereavement centers, support organizations, and community resources in your area. Select your state to learn more about the services available near you.

Ten Ways to Support

Supporting someone after the death of a loved one does not require perfect words or extraordinary gestures. Explore ten practical ways to offer consistent, compassionate support through listening, remembering important dates, helping with everyday responsibilities, and acknowledging the entire family.

These simple actions can help bereaved people feel less isolated and remind them that their loved one has not been forgotten.

Grief Book Store

Books can offer comfort, recognition, and companionship during moments when grief feels especially isolating. Explore Evermore’s curated bereavement collections for children, teens, and adults, with titles available in English and Spanish.

Each purchase supports independent bookstores while contributing to Evermore’s work on behalf of bereaved people and families.

Practical Tips

How to Talk to Children About Death, How They Respond, and How You Can Help Developed with Dougy Center

This resource breaks down how children understand death, how they commonly respond, and specific ways adults can help by age group. It also covers children at death scenes and whether children should attend funerals.

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Social Security Benefits for Surviving Children

When a parent of a young child dies, their surviving children may be eligible for monthly Social Security benefits. This fact sheet explains who qualifies, what documents are needed, how to apply, and answers common questions about taxes, deadlines, and how the benefit interacts with other programs.

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Top Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Bereavement

Clear answers to the questions people ask most often, including the difference between bereavement and grief, whether there is a right way to grieve, what bereavement leave employers are required to offer, and why terms like "heal" and "resilient" can do harm.

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Special Considerations in the Aftermath of Child Death

The cause and manner of a child's death shape which systems a family engages with in the aftermath, such as law enforcement, hospitals, insurers, or the courts. This fact sheet explains anticipatory, disenfranchised, and traumatic grief, and what families commonly encounter after an overdose, homicide, stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, or suicide.

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10 Ways to Support

10 Ways to Support a Grieving Person
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Bereavement 101

Learn more about the basics of bereavement
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Community Homepage

Information for professionals who serve bereaved people
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