Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The Northwest Infant Survival and SIDS Alliance (NISSA) is dedicated to the informational and emotional support of bereaved families, to the education of the general public and health professionals, and to the ultimate elimination of this tragic medical phenomenon through research. NISSA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit health organization. It was formerly called SIDS Foundation of Washington.

Keywords: Bereavement, Child death, Grief, Infant mortality, Prevention, SIDS, State organizations

Annotation: The Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance (PLIDA) is a nationwide, collective community of parents and health care professionals. The alliance works together to ensure that all families experiencing the death of a baby during pregnancy, birth, or infancy will receive comprehensive and compassionate care from diagnosis through the reproductive years. Additionally, PLIDA focuses on increasing awareness about the emotional aspects of this bereavement and advocating for the provision of supportive care to parents. Support, education, and networking opportunities to the professionals who work with bereaved families is also provided. PLIDA also sponsors an annual conference.

Keywords: Bereavement, Family support services, Infant death, Infant mortality, Pregnancy loss, SIDS

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 Sudden Infant Death Network of Ohio was selected to act as the agent of Ohio Department of Health to assure parents are offered bereavement and supportive services and to monitor and assure that coroners and local health departments (LHDs) are compliant in responding to SIDS. The mission of the SID Network of Ohio is to work towards the reduction and eventual elimination of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) through a multidisciplinary approach of promoting infant health and wellness, community outreach, education and training, and medical research. In addition, the SID Network is dedicated to providing supportive services to those who have been affected by the loss of a child, age 2 and under, from SIDS or other sudden infant death.

Keywords: Infant death, Investigations, Neonatal death, Ohio, Perinatal bereavement, Research, SIDS, State organizations, Surveillance

Annotation: Sudden Infant Death Services of Illinois (SIDS of Illinois) is dedicated to the prevention and eventual elimination of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other causes of infant death through through educational initiatives stressing proven risk reduction strategies. Activities include reducing infant mortality by decreasing the incidence of infant deaths due to SIDS, accidental suffocation, overlay, entrapment, metabolic disorders, and other accidental causes; improving the quantity and quality of comprehensive, family-centered bereavement services for those impacted by a sudden pediatric death; and training professionals throughout Illinois who are likely to encounter cases of sudden pediatric death to better assist newly grieving families. Information on services and materials are available from the Web site for parents, children, friends, grandparents, as well as professionals.

Keywords: Child death, Educational materials, Illinois, Infant death, Injury prevention, Neonatal death, Prevention, Resources for professionals, SIDS, State organizations

Annotation: The Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) Foundation (formerly the SUDC Program created in 2001) provides information, support, and advocacy for families and professionals affected by sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), and promotes awareness of SUDC in communities. The foundation funds research, provides grief support services for families, shares information, builds public awareness and understanding of SUDC, and raises donations.

Keywords: Cause of death, Child death, Family support programs, Infant death, Outreach, Peer support programs, SIDS, Stillbirth

Annotation: The National Sudden and Unexpected Infant / Child Death and Pregnancy Loss Project at the National Center for Cultural Competence (SID/ID Project) is designed to impact state and local SIDS/ID programs, family support and advocacy organizations, national organizations related to SDIS/ID issues, and the three other National SIDS/ID Centers funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Activities of the SID/ID Project are designed to increase the capacity of these programs and organizations to incorporate cultural and linguistic competence into their services and supports materials, training efforts, and community engagement. A variety of electronic publications and Web-based tools can be accessed from the Web site.

Keywords: Bereavement, Collaboration, Infant death, Infant health, Infant mortality, SIDS, Underserved communities

Annotation: Tomorrow's Child Michigan SIDS offers grief support, risk reduction, and community education, and leads efforts to provide information and assistance to families and the medical community in Michigan.

Keywords: Infant death, Infant mortality, Michigan, SIDS, State organizations

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