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Grief and Loss impact the Mental Health of Faculty, Staff and Students and causes depression, anxiety and other illnesses. I hope that this Maxguide helps you personally in a small way and could be useful for some of the courses.
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- Academic Search Complete [EBSCO] This link opens in a new windowMulti-disciplinary full-text database with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Indexes and abstracts more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
- PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new windowFull text for more than 180,000 articles in more than 100 journals, including all American Psychological Association (APA) published scholarly journals. Updated weekly.
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new windowFull text for more than 500 journals, covering a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines. Subjects include anthropology, emotional and behavioral characteristics, mental processes, observational and experimental methods, and psychiatry and psychology.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowThe world's largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Includes nearly 4 million bibliographic records from more than 50 countries and indexing of more than 2,500 journals, 99% of which are peer-reviewed. Coverage dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with extensive coverage from the 1800s to the present. Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) and updated weekly.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowThis free database comprises more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
- ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new windowProvides access to thousands of journals relating to research and advances in science happening around the globe. Maxwell Library has access to the following collection: Health & Life Sciences Journals.
Plagiarism
- Plagiarism MaxguideThis Maxguide will assist you with understanding Plagiarism better.
Selected Websites
- Bereavement And Grief (Mental Health America)Provides information on coping with a loss and information on how to live with your grief.
- Center for Loss and Life TransitionAn organization led by educator and grief counselor Dr. Alan Wolfelt is dedicated to helping people who are grieving and those who care for them.
- The Dougy CenterThe Dougy center provides grief and support resources for kids, teens, young adolescents, parents/caregivers and advanced serious illness.
- Grief Support in Massachusetts- Care DimensionsCare Dimensions helps families understand what they’ve been going through, identify resources, and provide options for learning more about grief and feelings, individually and in groups. They also teach people how to support and comfort others who are grieving.
Peer-reviewed Journals
Citing Sources
Be sure to check that your citations follow current APA guidelines through this link: APA Bibliographic Entries
BSU Counseling Resources For Students
- Counseling ServicesCounseling Services enhances students' emotional, social and intellectual development, providing consultation, program development and education for students, staff and faculty.
For Facultyand Staff- Mass4You
Grief and Loss Apps
APART OF ME
It is designed by a child psychologist for young people aged 11 and above who have a parent or relative who’s died or is living with a terminal illness. Players explore a magical world, completing quests and hearing real stories from other young people. Designed by a child psychologist, the game uses counseling techniques to help players come to terms with their feelings. Players practice meditation, learn about different perspectives on what happens when we die, and explore their emotions.
GRIEF WORKS
Grief Works continues to support the bereaved to live and love again through thoughtful advice by grief expert Julia Samuel and a toolkit of interactive exercises to reach for whenever you need.
Download: Grief Works for iOS | Android (Free, subscription available)
WYSA
Imagine if you could have a little therapist by your side at all times? Well, you can! Wysa is an adorable, all-in-one app that can help you with anxiety, grief, and so much more. This app works as your happiness buddy, mood tracker, mindfulness coach, meditation guide, AI-powered chatbot, and overall close friend.
The app gives you your own private space where you can keep track of your journey. Don't worry if you need someone to talk to; simply start a chat with Wysa and get whatever is bothering you off your mind. Wysa gives you everything you need in the palm of your hands, from sleep stories and sounds to self-care exercises about overcoming grief and loneliness.
Download: Wysa for iOS | Android (Free, subscription available)
Videos
Podcasts
- Grief Out Loud PodcastsRemember the last time you tried to talk about grief and suddenly everyone left the room? Grief Out Loud's podcasts is about opening up this often avoided conversation because grief is hard enough without having to go through it alone. The podcasts are a mix of personal stories, tips for supporting children, teens, and yourself, and interviews with bereavement professionals. Grief Out Loud is hosted by Jana DeCristofaro and produced by The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families in Portland, Oregon.
- GriefcastA multi- award winning podcast hosted by Cariad Lloyd, a British actor, comedian, and writer came up with the idea of starting the show when she realized a lot of her comedian friends were doing podcasts. It coincided with her talking about her dad publicly, who passed away from pancreatic cancer when she was 15.It evolved from Lloyd talking to her comedian friends in the UK to inviting a broader range of guests including actors, writers, and producers, allowing her to focus on more specific types of grief.
- What's your grief podcastWebsite and podcast about grief by a social worker and her friend who also works in the field of mental health.
