Useful Links by Topic

Find other local organizations and helpful information on a variety of topics using the links below.

Local Links

Hallowell Singers: Comfort & Support Through Song
Visiting Nurses of Vermont/New Hampshire
Bayada Nurses
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro
Grace Cottage Hospital, Townshend
Brattleboro Retreat, Inpatient & Outpatient Mental Health Services
The Gathering Place, Adult Day Care
Senior Solutions Help & Resources for people aged 60 and up

Caregiving

Caring Bridge  A calendar that helps family and friends coordinate care and organize helpful tasks
AARP Caregiving Resource Center

Medical Hospice

Caring Connections
Find a medical hospice provider
Five things to consider if you plan to die at home

Advance Directives

The Conversation Project
FAQ about Advance Directives
Vermont Ethics Network – information on making medical ethics decisions
The Order of the Good Death: Cutting Edge end of life planning and resources

Bereavement

Journey of Hearts: An Online Healing Place for Anyone Grieving a Loss
Grief.com with David Kessler
The Center For Grieving Children
AARP ~ Grief & Loss
Death of a Child: Compassionate Friends
Parents without Partners
Safe Crossings – Children & Teens
Grieving Children
Trauma
Bereavement Travel (Airline information)
Supporting a Grieving Co-worker
When Someone Close to You Dies by Suicide | Samaritans
I’ve lost someone | AFSP American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Center – VT Resources Packet
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Pain

U.S. Pain Foundation
American Chronic Pain Association

Funerals

Vermont Funeral Resources & Education
A Consumers Guide to Funerals
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Vermont