AFTERCARE / GRIEF RESOURCES

Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home
Resource Library Selections

     The materials in our Resource Library have been completed with the needs of our families in mind. They are available from our Funeral Home for your use. They are provided in an attempt to make your grief journey easier. Please feel free to contact us to borrow any resource you feel would benefit you or your family at a time of grief. In order that we may continue to care for all of our families, we ask that you return any materials borrowed within three weeks.

For Children:

1. Children and Grief: Big Issues for Little Hearts by Johnette Hartnett
2. Talking About a Death (A Dialogue Between Parent and Child) by Earl A. Grollman
3. Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One (a guide for grownups) by William C. Kroen, Ph.D.
4. When a Friend Dies (A Book for Teens About Grieving and Healing) by Marilyn E. Gootman Ed.D.
5. Sad Isn't Bad by Abbey Press.
6. Healing Your Grieving Heart For Teens (100 Practical Ideas) by Alan D. Wolfelt

For Parents:

1. A Time for Healing (Surviving the Death of a Child) by Joyce Brahier
2. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart (Surviving the Death of Your Baby) by Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D.
3. When There Are No Words (Finding Your Way to Cope With Loss & Grief) by Charlie Walton
4. Healing a Teen's Grieving Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

For Parents:

1. Widower (When Men are Left Alone) by Scott Campbell and Phyllis R. Silverman
2. Men & Grief (A Guide for Men Surviving the Death of a Loved One) by Carol Studacher
3. Widows Are Special (They Know the Sun Will Rise Again) by Kathleen L. Peabody

Homicidal & Suicidal Grief:

1. My Son…My Son…(A Guide to Healing After Death, Loss, or Suicide) by Iris Bolton
2. Just Us by Wanda Henry-Jenkins

General:

1. Finding Your Way after Your Parent Dies (Hope for Grieving Adults) by Richard Gilbert
2. Grieving the Death of a Friend by Harold Ivan Smith
3. Beyond Sympathy by Janice Harris Lord
4. Death Etiquette for the 90's (What to Do/What to Say) by Johnette Hartnett
5. The 36-Hour Day by Nancy L. Mace, M.A. and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H.

Death of a Pet:

1. When a Pet Dies by Fred Rogers
2. (ON VIDEO) The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst

Local Help Resources

1. Bereaved Parents of Rhode Island - Dr. Ray Cooney (401)-647-7430
2. Candlelighters - Harbro Children's Hospital
3. Hospice Care of Rhode Island - Pawtucket, (410)-727-7070 - www.hospicecareri.org
4. Hospice Care of South County - Charlestown, (401)-788-2000
5. Kent County VNA - Warwick, (401)-737-6050
6. St. Gregory the Great Church Widowed Persons - Warwick,
7. St. Francis de Sales Church - North Kingstown
8. Roger William Hospital - Providence, (401)-456-2284
9. Friends Way- (www.friendsway.org)

National Grief-related Support/Charitable Organizations