NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE?
If you're in need of
crisis intervention due
to a loss from SIDS:
Call 1-800-421-3511
for 24/7 phone contact to crisis counselors
E-mail us with a specific question or to provide a callback date and time
Go to the Bereaved Families section of this website for more information on coping with your loss.
NEWS & EVENTS
Brionna's Ride 4th Annual Poker Run.
Thanks to those who made Racing With SIDS a success on Jan. 11.
Protect your new baby and win great prizes on May 3 at My Baby Comes First!
Plan on joining hundreds of runners, walkers and stollers on May 31 for our annual Strides for SIDS event.
Coping With Loss
Instant information from SIDS Resources
The SIDS Building Blocks Series provides information to help families, caregivers and children build the coping skills they need after a baby dies from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
The information on this website was edited by Charles A. Corr, Ph.D., and developed by the SIDS Resources, Inc. staff of St. Louis, Missouri and by volunteer members of the SIDS Building Blocks Task Force.
Select from the categories below to go directly to the relevant support information:
- For parents suffering a SIDS-related loss
- For children affected by a SIDS-related loss
- For grandparents affected by a SIDS-related loss
- For child-care providers
- For family and friends
Learn more about the SIDS Building Block Series:
- Acknowledgements
- About the SIDS Resources’ Building Blocks Series
- SIDS Building Blocks Task Force Members
- Materials Order Form
Acknowledgements
This series was initially funded by contributions from the following sponsors:
- The Koenig Family, in Memory of Louis Edward Koenig
- United Way of Greater St. Louis, Venture Grant Fund
- The York Children's Foundation
- McDonnell Douglas Employees' Community Fund
- Mallinckrodt Medical
About the SIDS Resources’ Building Blocks Series
SIDS Resources works with families, friends, and child-care providers to offer support and to supply current, pertinent, medical information about SIDS. Ongoing support is available to families and friends through individual counseling, support group sessions, home visits, peer contacts, and research update meetings. SIDS Resources also offers education, support, and resources for professionals who serve individuals impacted by SIDS and for the community at large.
The SIDS Building Blocks Series is an informative collection of booklets designed to focus on the needs of individuals who have experienced the tragedy of SIDS and professionals who may encounter those who have experienced SIDS.
SIDS Building Blocks Task Force Members
- Charles A. Corr, Ph.D., Chairperson
- Lisa Baum, Funeral Director
- Jan Boesch, SIDS Parent
- Richelle S. Clark, RN, PNP, MHA
- Pat Codden, RN, MSN
- Lauretta Coleman, SIDS Parent
- William Ferzacca, MA
- Ronald Jones, Funeral Director
- Robert Knight, MSW
- Robert L. Lewis, Ph.D.
- Jean McLane, SIDS Parent
- Dorothea Mostello, MD, SIDS Parent
- Pamela E. Paffett, Child-Care Resource and Referral Specialist
- Rena Ridenour, RN, MSN
- Claudia Sarber, SIDS Grandparent
- Dave Sarber, SIDS Parent
- Bridgette Sargent, Child-Care Provider
- Sue Smorodin, SIDS Parent
- Sue Treiffeisen, M.Ed.
- Debbie VanRyn, SIDS Parent
Copyright 1993 SIDS Resources, Inc.
Updated March 4, 2008