Bernie - 4 months old
Bernie - spring 2016
RESOURCES
**PLEASE NOTE: Bernie's Buddies is not intended to replace professional therapy. If a child or young adult requires immediate/emergency assistance please call 911 or contact the Distress Centre or Kids' Help Phone
We do not endorse any of the following but offer them simply as additional sources of support.
Children' and Youth Grief
Canadian Alliance for Children's Grief
Children and Youth Grief Network
Parenting Grieving Children - Family Education Centre
Tips to Help Kids Deal with Bereavement
Children's Grief Awareness Day
The Dougy Center - The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
Judi's House - JAG Institute - For Grieving Children and Families
Dr. Alan Wolfelt - The Center for Loss and Life Transition
The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Human-Animal Bond
Just a few of thousands of links to research and application demonstrating the power of the human-animal bond:
Other Amazing Sources of Support
Community Therapy Dogs Society - Bernie and Angela were proud to volunteer with CTDS in the Listening Tails, Visiting Tails, and Caring Tails programs. Brisk and Bernie were happy to volunteer with CTDS in alll three amazing programs.
Foothills Animal Hospital - these compassionate animal lovers know pets are family and are dedicated to their health and well-being.
Muttley Crue - need a new doggy 'do? Get awesome pampering with the award-winning Crue.
The Lioness Project - helps girls become more resilient in their everyday lives through a combination of yoga, mindfulness, impactful discussions and self-reflection activities to help girls learn about resilience and to gain tools to help them overcome challenges.
Strong Daughters - a peer support group for young adult women grieving the loss of a parent. It supports women ages 18-35 in their grief journey. The group is not professionally led and all participants acknowledge group guidelines before the monthly meeting begins. The group welcomes participants from all faith backgrounds.