Bereavement Resources

We have made available at Magoun-Biggins a wide variety of resources to help you deal with your loss, including:

• Local Bereavement Organizations and Support Groups
• Hospice Organizations
• Pamphlets
• VHS Videotapes
• Books

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Local Bereavement Organizations and Support Groups:

• Compassionate Friends
  Support for Parents After A Child's Death
  147 North Street, Hingham, MA 02043
  (617) 749-5413
• The Good Grief Program
  Judge Baker Children's Center
  "The Circle"
  Children's Bereavement Support
  One BMC Place, Boston, MA
  (617) 534-4005
• The Samaritan's
  Support for Families of Suicide Victims
  500 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215
  (617) 247-0220
• "Next Step" Jordan Hospital
  Support for Bereaved Family Members
  275 Sandwich Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
  (508) 746-2000
• Mass Center for S.I.D.S.
  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Support
  818 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
  (617) 536-5742
• H.O.P.E. (Helping Other Parents Endure)
  Support for Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Infant Death
  55 Fogg Road, S. Weymouth, MA 02190
  (781) 344-0600
  
• New England Sinai Hosp. & Rehab. Center
  Bereaved Parents & Spouse Support Group
  150 York Street, Stoughton, MA 02072
  781.344.0600
• Kaleidoscopes
  Bereavement Support For Adults & Children
  55 Fogg Road
  S. Weymouth, MA 02190
  (781) 340-8000
• Y.A.N.A. (You Are Not Alone)
  Support for Widows and Widowers
  3 Goddard Ave., Rockland, MA 02370
  (617) 878-5618
• MADD- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  Support for Families of Traumatic Death- D.U.I.
  136 Wapping Road, Kingston, MA 02363
  (781) 585-1888

Hospice Organizations:
All provide support for families dealing with terminal illness and bereavement.

• Cranberry Hospice
  89 Court Street
  Plymouth, MA. 02360
  (508)-830-2720
  
• Hospice of the South Shore
  100 Bay State Drive
  Braintree, MA. 02185
  (781)-843-0947
  
• Old Colony Hospice
  14 Page Terrace
  Stoughton, MA. 02072
  (781)-341-4145
  www.oldcolonyhospice.org
  
• Hospice Federation of Massachusetts
  1420 Providence Highway, Suite 277
  Norwood, MA. 02062
  www.hospicefed.org
  
• Affiliated Community Visiting Nurse Assoc.
  200 Ledgewood Drive
  Rockland, MA. 02370
  (781)-878-0095
  

Pamphlets:

• The Traditional Funeral
• Living When Your Spouse has Died
• Living Through Grief
• Grief: A Time to Heal
• Easing the Burden- Prearranging
• Cremation and Memorialization
• Children Die Too
• Death of a Parent
• Coworker Death
• Overcoming your Grief
• Will I Ever Stop Hurting
• Funeral Costs
• What Can I do To Help
• Death Away from Home
• Children and Death
• Grief After Suicide
• Miscarriage
• Healing a Fathers Grief
• Talking with Young Children
• Suicide of a Child
• Saying Good-bye (Color Book)

VHS Videotapes

• Healing Your Grief Wound- The Early Weeks
• Healing Your Grief Wound- The Latter Stages
• Coping with Special Days
• Invincible Summer
• The Courage to Grieve- The Courage to Grow
• Whitewater- The Positive Power of Grief
• How Do I Go On?
• Feeling

Books

Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home maintains an extensive lending library with numerous publications. Some of the topics include Healing after Loss, Children and Death, Widowhood and parental Loss of a Child. Please contact the funeral home to arrange a convenient time to browse through our library.

• Please feel free to click on the "books" icon on our home page