Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Pediatric Resources

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American Childhood Cancer Organization

American Cancer Society - Available to assist families when a member has cancer

Bereaved Parents of the USA - A national non-profit self-help group that offers support, understanding, compassion and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents or siblings after the death of a child.

BMC SIDS Outreach Bereavement Program - Available to support parents who have lost an infant to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

BMC Child Witness to Violence Project

Camp Kasem - A summer camp for kids with a parent who has (or has had) cancer.

Cancer Really Sucks - An adolescent specific website.

Centering Corporation and Grief Digest Magazine - A comprehensive resource list for families, caregivers and medical staff.

Childrens Hospice International

Comfort Zone Camp

Good Grief Program at BMC

Joanna's Place - Assists with teaching children constructive ways to deal with grief, loss and emotional trauma.

Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

Mass Commission on End of Life Care

Miss Foundation - An international volunteer-based organization providing C. A. R. E. (counseling, advocacy, research, and education) services to families experiencing the death of a child.

National Alliance for Grieving Children & Families

Riprap - This site is developed especially for teenagers who have a parent with cancer.

The Childrens Room

The Compassionate Friends - Supporting families after a child dies and offers monthly support groups in many areas.

The Dougy Center for Grieving Children &Families - A nationally renowned center for work with grieving children and teens.

The Sibling Support Project - a site for the siblings of people who have special health, developmental or mental health concerns.

The Sibling Connection - A non-profit organization based in St. Louis, MO that provides useful articles and resources for bereaved siblings.