Resources

The Skye Foundation | www.theskyefoundation.org
An Oasis of Hope for raising awareness of infant mortality and preterm births.

Precious Gems | www.preciousgems.org
A not for profit organization that provides bereavement support within minority communities with a focus on children.

Duke Divinity School | www.iceol.duke.edu
Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life – Seeks to improve care at the end of life through interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and outreach.

American Psychiatric Association | www.psych.org/Resources/OMNA
Office of Minority and National Affairs (APA/OMNA) – works to promote diversity and cultural competence and to eliminate disparities in mental health.

Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) | www.adec.edu
Multi-disciplinary, professional organization focused on death education, bereavement counseling, and care of the dying.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) | www.acog.org
National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) – process is used by communities to determine the community-level factors associated with individual cases of fetal or infant death.


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