Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC), also known as The Thanatology Association, is an interdisciplinary organization whose members work in the field of dying, death, and bereavement. ADEC offers educational opportunities through its annual conference, courses, workshops, certification program, and publications. The website provides information and resources for members, the public, and the press. Resources include links to organizational websites offering assistance and information on a topics related to grief, trauma, dying, and death, as well as continuing education (including distance education) for professionals.

Keywords: Bereavement counselors, Death, Grief, Professional education, Professional societies

Annotation: SIDS and Kids, a nonprofit organization in Australia, is dedicated to saving the lives of babies and children during pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood and supporting bereaved families. SIDS and Kids works to find answers for parents by funding and supporting vital research into stillbirth, SIDS and safe sleeping practices. Activities include world class research; evidence based education and bereavement support; and advocacy. Materials include a safe sleep app in Arabic, Chinese, English, Hindi, and Vietnamese and printed information in Arabic, Assyrian, Bosnian, Burmese, Cantonese (Chinese), Chin, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, English, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Macedonian, Malay, Mandarin (Chinese), Maori, Nuer, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, SudaneseArabic, Swahili, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

Keywords: Advocacy, Australia, Fetal death, Grief, Bereavement counselors, Infant death, Infant mortality, Injury prevention, Research, SIDS

Annotation: The Center for Infant and Child Loss assists Maryland families as they learn to live with the loss of their child and to have hope for the future. The Center's programs reach out to bereaved families and the community and foster hope by offering public education, health professional training, and instruction for emergency responders and others who may provide support. Each of the Center's four programs is designed to meet individual, family, and community needs. For those families who do experience the sudden death of an infant or child, the Center makes immediate contact to give them available information about the cause of death and support in their grief. The Center produces a newsletter titled Insights.

Keywords: Bereavement counselors, Child death, Community outreach, Families, Family centered services, Family resource centers, Family support programs, Infant death, Maryland, Professional training, Public education, SIDS, State organizations, State programs