Resources
24/7 Ontario Caregiver Helpline
The Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO) serves Ontario’s 4 million caregivers who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour across all care and residential settings, regardless of the caregiver’s age, location in Ontario, or the condition/needs of the person they are supporting. Our 24/7 Caregiver Helpline 1-833-416-2273 is the single […]
Canadian Virtual Hospice ICU Grief
Building capacity to support grieving families in the ICU: Online training for ICU clinicians. The ICUGrief.ca Modules are one component of the multi-component bereavement intervention developed for the purpose of the “ICU BEREAVE” study co-led by Dr. James Downar and Dr. Brandi Vanderspank-Wright. The ICU BEREAVE study is exploring the feasibility of a multi-component bereavement […]
LivingMyCulture.ca
Quality palliative care helps you honour your culture, spirituality and traditions. At LivingMyCulture.ca, people from various cultures share their stories and wisdom about living with serious illness, end of life and grief to support others. The website currently offers material for the following cultures: First Nations Inuit Métis Chinese Ethiopian Filipino Indian Iranian Italian Pakistani […]
Canadian Virtual Hospice Grief Discussion Forums
Life often saves its most difficult questions to the end. You’re not alone. Connect with a community of people talking and sharing about living with a life-limiting illness, caring, loss and grief.
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice Grief Text Line and Online Chat Support
Our Grief Text Line or Online Chat Support goal is to provide accessible, short-term grief and emotional support for children, youth, parents/caregivers, and adults who have experienced a loss. TEXT & CHAT LINE OFFERS: A trained bereavement staff or volunteer. Provide brief emotional grief and bereavement support. Resources to support you. DOES NOT OFFER: Mental […]
LivingOutLoud.life
Young adults and teens are shattering the silence of living with advanced illness by creating a webspace of their own. Their stories are unscripted, unfiltered and unforgettable, offering help when it is needed most. Topics include: Relationships Self Sex and Fertility Daily Life Decisions
MyGrief.ca
Confidential and free, MyGrief.ca helps you to understand and move through your grief. In your own place, at your own pace Developed by people who have “been there” and grief specialists Features “real life” stories and experiences A resource for professionals
My Grief Toolbox
MyGriefToolbox.ca helps paramedics respond to palliative care calls and expands their capacity to provide quality care. The first seven modules provide paramedics with: tactics to support patients and families in acute grief before and after a death strategies to intervene sensitively guidance to constructively manage work-related grief and the other stresses of working with people […]
KidsGrief.ca
Talking with kids and teens about serious illness, dying and death? What do I tell the kids? How do I support them? KidsGrief.ca is a free online resource that helps parents support their children when someone in their life is dying or has died. It equips parents with the words and confidence needed to help […]
Estate Planning
Join us on for an education session on Financial Planning and how to give the most to your loved ones. What to expect: 6 simple steps that do not require a substantial commitment of time or money! How to save taxes on your estate Why you need a will What happens if you don’t have […]
Advance Care Planning – 5 Part Series
Join us for a 5 part series on Advance Care Planning. Please note that it is a closed group, which means that additional attendees will not be able to join the series for this session after the first night. Advance Care Planning is a process of reflection and communication. It is a time for you […]
Medical Assistance In Dying
Local experts in palliative care, medical assistance in dying, and bereavement will present current processes, limitations, and experiences.