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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
National and International Organisations
Welcome to our directory of national and international organisations dedicated to end-of-life care, bereavement support, and death literacy. Here you will find a wide range of resources, from industry representative bodies and advocacy groups in Australia to a global community of non-profits, educational charities, and end-of-life doula networks. Whether you are a professional in the field, a community member seeking support, or someone interested in learning more, these organisations offer valuable services, education, and guidance.
NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Their mission is to build the capacity of individuals, organisations and communities in order to enhance well-being following adverse life events.
The Bereavement Care Network links practitioners and services to improve support for people working in bereavement care in the North, North-West and South of Tasmania.
A registered charity offering a range of initiatives and end of life education and services.
A project aimed at introducing natural and restoration burial to Australia.
A funeral industry representative body for Australia.
An organisation to support and advocate for Voluntary Assisted Dying in Australia.
NALAG provides free loss and grief support across Australia for individuals, groups, and communities facing loss or trauma. Support covers all types of loss—death, separation, miscarriage, illness, disability, pet loss, and disasters.
Established in 1995, the National Funeral Directors Association of Australia (NFDA) is a nationwide network of Australian Funeral Directors and Suppliers to the Funeral Industry.
Australia’s leading organisation advocating for natural burial and environmentally friendly body disposal options.
The Natural Death Care Centre is a small NSW Charity providing end of life and after-death care Services, Education and Training.
Palliative Care Australia is the national peak body for palliative care, promoting quality care since 1991
An organisation promoting death literacy and end of life conversations through various events and initiatives, including Dying to Know Day.
DYING WITH DIGNITY
State based organisations that advocate for choice at end of life.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Death Cafe is a 'social franchise', which aims is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. At a Death Cafe, people drink tea, eat cake and discuss death.
The Good Funeral Guide is a not-for-profit organisation that exists to support, empower and represent the interests of dying and bereaved people living in the UK.
The Home Funeral Network UK offers support, education and guidance for all those involved in arranging a home based, family led funeral. A growing grassroots group of connected, passionate professionals and families dedicated to promoting environmentally sound, and culturally nurturing death practices.
Life Over Dinner is a non-profit creative agency that specialized in the ability to shift culture through the use of thoughtful food and discourse based gatherings. Their initiatives have gathered millions of folks to connect deeply over the topics often avoided. Death Over Dinner, Generations Over Dinner and Exodus Over Dinner are the projects at the forefront of their attention. These initiatives are free and available to everyone.
Established in 1991, The Natural Death Centre is a social, entrepreneurial, educational charity that gives free, impartial advice on all aspects of dying, bereavement and consumer rights.
They give support on family-organised and environmentally friendly funerals, and we run the Association of Natural Burial Grounds.
The mission of the NHFA is to educate individuals, families, and communities about caring for their dead.
The Order is about making death a part of your life. That means committing to staring down your death fears –whether it be your own death, the death of those you love, the pain of dying, the afterlife (or lack thereof), grief, corpses, bodily decomposition, or all of the above.
DOULAS OVERSEAS
DOULAS OVERSEAS
Bridging Transitions offers emotional, spiritual, and practical support to those on the threshold of living and dying, caregivers, those living with limited life expectancy, those living with grief, and anyone wanting to live life more fully.
CareDoula® teaches what Families, End-Of-Life Doulas, and Healthcare Professionals need to understand before and beyond hospice services.
The Conscious Dying Institute provides care and healing to everyone who has been called to serve before, during, and after death so that they can give healing care to others.
The Death Doula Ontario Network is a membership-led network focusing on collaboration, resource and information sharing and on-going professional learning.
Doorway Into Light is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit spiritual, educational and charitable organization in Hawaii providing counsel, support and education to the dying, their families and those grieving since 2006.
International Doulagivers Institute, founded by Suzanne O’Brien RN, provides a high level of education and certification for the End of Life Doula. Their Doulagiver™️ training is akin to the birth doula model; helping people transition to and from this world.
End of Life Doula UK is a Community Interest Company for their Doula members and provides information about End of Life Doulas to the public, healthcare professionals, & the media.
They wish to raise the standard of End of Life Care. Their mission is to promote high quality EOLC by setting the standard for the Doula profession through membership and training based on need and recommendations made by the Ministry of Health, health authorities and outside agencies.
Going with Grace aims is to bring grace and compassion to the cycle of life by planning for it and effortlessly tying up the loose ends.
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) as well as a death doula.
INELDA offers Doula training and is dedicated to helping organisations, such as hospice, hospitals, and assisted living facilities, as well as communities, build their own programs.
Lifespan Doulas offers professional doula training and certification for the complete lifespan. All programs are online and feature a blend of self-paced study modules and opportunities for live, interactive learning.
The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) is a non-profit membership organisation that welcomes and supports all end-of-life doulas, trainers, and interested parties, regardless of background or level of experience.
On Bright Wings End-of-Life Services supports people before, during, and after the end of life process.
The Sacred Crossings Alternative Funeral Home in Los Angeles, CA offers a complete range of funeral services including Home Funerals, Green Burials, Sea Burials, Direct Cremations and Funeral Celebrant services. The Sacred Crossings Institute offers classes and workshops in End-of-Life preparedness and Death Doula and Death Midwife certificate training programs.
A Sacred Passing's mission is to guide and assist people towards a more conscious dying experience while honouring individual autonomy.
The international Soul Midwifery Movement and the Soul Midwives School was founded by Felicity Warner. The school offers Soul Midwifery training focussing on Tender Loving Care (TLC) at end of life, and can provide their services within a home, hospital or hospice.
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