Web Resources

Hospice, http://www.hospicenet.org/html/child.html

This site for patients and families facing life-threatening illnesses has links relating to children and death, including articles on how to talk to children about death and available bereavement camps for kids.

National Foster Parent Association, http://www.nfpainc.org/

This website offers support for foster families, including a forum for discussions with other foster parents and social workers, the Foster Child and Foster Parent Bill of Rights, and an extensive list of websites relating to foster parenting.

National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated at Family & Corrections Network, http://fcnetwork.org/

This website provides support for families of the incarcerated and has resources, research, and advocacy information, including the Bill of Rights for Children of the Incarcerated Project. Of particular use to teachers and caregivers is the Children of Prisoners Library, which includes helpful articles for parents and caregivers.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), http://nctsn.org/resources/topics/military-children-and-families

This website offers support and resources to family and children of military personal. There are also valuable links for mental health concerns and links for school administrators to best support new and existing students of military families.

Helpguide.org, http://www.helpguide.org/articles/family-divorce/children-and-divorce.htm

A trusted nonprofit resource, this website offers support for children of divorce. It is meant as a resource for parents to support their children while going through all steps of the divorce process. Included are also supports for parents and links to other support services.