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The SUDC Program was developed to meet the needs of parents, professionals and the community who are dealing with a sudden and unexpected death in a child over the age of 12 months. As an additional means of support we offer the following support services online:
  Online Community |
The online community enables you to be in contact with other families through their personal experiences and perspectives. There are groups specifically for bereaved families, dads, expectant parents, adoptive parents, grandparents, siblings and relatives of SUDC families. We also offer mentoring for Event Planners as well as Advocacy & Awareness groups.
The SUDC Program Groups require authorization to join. If you are interested in joining any of these groups, please contact us at info@sudc.org.
Click HERE to visit our Online Community. |
| Family Resource Guide |
The SUDC Program has created a "Resource Guide" containing information that is intended to provide families with information regarding our services, medical information, research opportunities, family stories, resources and much more. Once a family registers with our program, a Resource Guide is automatically mailed and becomes available for download through our website. |
| Peer Support Program |
A Peer Support Volunteer is a parent, grandparent (or other relative), childcare provider or foster parent who has experienced the death of a child due to SUDC. Volunteers give their time to contact newly grieving family members to offer support. They are trained to be a peer support by our nurse and outreach service coordinator, and are not newly bereaved themselves. The SUDC Program carefully matches families to attain a positive support system.
If you are interested in becoming a Peer Support Volunteer or if you would like to receive peer support, please fill out our Support Services document and return it as per the instructions.
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| Advocacy |
When your child died, you probably learned of SUDC for the first time. Due to the rarity of SUDC, the SUDC Program strives to raise awareness among medical and bereavement professionals, and the general public.
Raising awareness can help with:
- Securing necessary resources for those affected to provide support services and increase research dollars
- Helping families to connect with those who share a similar loss
- Educating professionals and the community about the reality of SUDC
Some SUDC families have gotten personally involved in this endeavor by raising awareness in their local area or by helping the program with national campaigns. Registered users click HERE for more information on Family Advocacy Projects.
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