Grief and COVID-19 Recovery Resources

Find COVID-19 recovery resources.

• Allina Health Grief Resources: For Related services and crisis hotlines; Support groups; Recommended books (specific for children, teens, grieving a parent, grieving a spouse, grieving a suicide, for those with developmental disabilities, and from a religious perspective); and Recommended articles, podcasts and web sites.
• American Psychological Association (APA): COVID-19 Sepcial Report: "Grieving life and loss"
• American Psychological Association (APA): "Grief and COVID-19: Mourning our bygone lives"
• American Psychological Association (APA): "Grief and COVID-19: Saying goodbye in the age of physical distancing"
• The California State University (CSU) Shiley Institute for Palliative Care AT CSU San Marcos: Resources and Support for Grief, Bereavement, and Loss
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Grief and Loss
• Fetzer Institute: Resources for Grieving
• The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) at the University of California, Berkeley: Greater Good Magazine: Greater Good’s Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus.  Practices, resources, and articles for individuals, parents, educators, and health care professionals facing COVID-19.
• The Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) at the University of California, Berkeley: Greater Good Magazine: How to Help Teens Handle the Loss of Proms and Graduations.  Losing these ceremonies is a big deal.  We need to help them grieve.
• GriefShare Grief Recovery Support Group: For people grieving the death of a family member or friend. Groups meet weekly in San Diego and are now meeting online and in person.  Find a group today!
• Mayo Clinic: Coronavirus Grief: Coping with the loss of routine during the pandemic. It isn't easy adjusting to changes brought on by the pandemic. Consider how to deal with grief caused by the loss of your normal routine.
• Thru My Eyes enables you to create a living legacy video for your loved ones: This organization creates “living” legacy videos for the children of people with life-threatening illnesses.  Professional videographers and trained counselors are available at no cost to help guide clients through the challenging task of presenting a gift of lasting messages to their children and other family members.
• UC San Diego News Center – This Week @ UC San Diego, September 3, 2020 Issue: Q&A: Maintaining Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19. How can you cultivate emotional wellness during a time of great uncertainty? What are ways to keep loneliness away as we physically distance?  Director of Counseling and Psychological Services Reina Juarez provides tips on wellness.
• UC San Diego School of Medicine Center for Mindfulness - In the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health: Guided Audio & Video
• UC San Diego School of Medicine Center for Mindfulness - In the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health: Poetry and Other Readings Used in the MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) Classes