Mercy Family Care

Resources

Medical Home

www.medicalhome.org
This resource is for health professionals, families, and anyone interested in creating a medical home for all children and youth.

www.aap.org
This site is commitment to the attainment of optimal physical, mental and social health and well being to all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

www.fanlight.com
This is the leading distributor of innovative film and works on social issues of our time, with a special focus on healthcare, mental health, professional ethics, aging and gerontology, disabilities, the workplace, the gender and family issues.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org
The official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. 

http://www.unitedwaytoledo.org/211
United Way 2-1-1 provides information & referral for people in need of health & human service resources, as well as volunteer opportunities in our community.

 

Palliative Care

http://www.eperc.mcw.edu
End of life/Palliative Education Resource Center – advancing end of life through an online community of education scholars.

http://www.handinhandparenting.org/

Resources, training, and lots of support for parents of young children and professionals who work with them. For over 20 years, Parenting by Connection has brought parents practical tools to resolve universal family challenges.

http://www.bobbysbooks.org

Bobby’s Books is a program that uses books to help children and adults deal with difficult issues. Using children's literature as a springboard for conversations will give kids the chance to express their feelings and tell their own stories.

http://www.tinypurpose.com
Tiny Purpose was born out of one hurting mother’s desire to connect with other mothers who have experienced the pain of losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy or during early infancy. She recognized the unique grief that is often misunderstood by family and friends as these mothers return to a new kind of “normal” after the loss of their precious baby. This website was created as an extension of that desire to connect with you. It is our hope that in the safety of your own home, you would reach out and receive the comfort and hope that this site has to offer. Please know that you are not alone and that your precious baby’s life has a purpose.
Tiny Purpose
35 Sherman St.
PO Box 83
Blissfield, MI 49228

 

Books

Pediatric Pain and Symptom Management Algorithms for Palliative Care 1st Ed.
By Linda Wrede-Seaman M.D.

When Children Die: Improving Palliative & End of Life Care for Children and Their Families
Institute of Medicine of Nat’l Academics

The Worst Loss: How families Heal from the Death of a Child
Barbara D. Rosof

Pain in Children
Patricia A. McGrath

Saying Goodbye: How Families Can Find Renewal Through Loss
Barbara Okun & Joseph Nowinski