Professionals and Support Counselors

Association of Death Education and Counseling
The Association for Death Education and Counseling is a multidisciplinary professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in death education, bereavement counseling and care of the dying.  Based on theory and quality research, ADEC provides information, support and resources to its multicultural membership and, through them, to the public. 

Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/surv_sids.htm site provides information and statistics on SIDS including data analysis and death scene investigation guidelines.

Dougy Center for Grieving Children:
This site for The National Center for Grieving Children & Families provides helpful information and guidance about how to support grieving children and teens and their families. Find details about trainings, order publications developed by The Center's staff and search the international directory of children's grief services.

Guidelines for Death Scene Investigation of Sudden, Unexplained Infant Deaths: Recommendations of the Interagency Panel on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 21, 1996 / 45(RR-10);1-6

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Sponsor of the Back to Sleep Campaign, order materials online.


RTS Bereavement Services
International perinatal bereavement program offers RTS (Resolve Through Sharing) Counselor training courses, sensitivity courses and support material.

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