We provide here a number of links to other SIDS resources, organizations and associations with whom we collaborate; or, that are useful points of reference for any researcher seeking wider exposure to the subject.

Please note that these links are provided here as a courtesy only.  We do not have any control over the content of any site listed here, nor do we necessarily vouch for the accuracy of any information you may find.  Please let us know if you find outdated or broken links.  Thank you.

Should you communicate with any other sites, please let them know where you found their name.  It is important to us that all organizations such as ours  work together in the quest to eradicate this baffling syndrome that angers our hearts but fires our enthusiasm to pinpoint a cause.  Thank you.

Windflower (anemone magellanica)

A SIDS Stamp
www.geocities.com/sidsstamp/

Leanne LaMattina, on behalf of 'Angels in the Media' (a division of 'SidsFamilies') invites you, in a move to spread awareness, to petition the Citizens Advisory Committee of the US Postal Service in the hope of persuading them to consider and issue a stamp dedicated to SIDS.

American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
www.aap.org/new/sids/reduceth.htm

The American Academy of Pediatrics is committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

The Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs
www.asip1.org

The Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs (ASIP, formerly ASPP, Association of SIDS Program Professionals) is an association of health and human service providers committed to bereavement support and risk reduction activities.

SIDS: "Back to Sleep" Campaign
www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids.htm

The SIDS: "Back to Sleep" Campaign is sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the SIDS Alliance, and the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs.

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center
www.sidscenter.org

The National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center (NSRC) provides information services and technical assistance on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and related topics. Their goal is to promote understanding of SIDS and provide comfort to those affected by SIDS through information sharing.

National SIDS & Infant Death Program Support Center
www.sids-id-psc.org

The National SIDS & Infant Death Program Support Center officially opened its doors in June 1998. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the NSID-PSC is creating a nationwide network for private and public organizations, committed to ameliorating SIDS and reducing infant mortality, to work in harmony to enhance and strengthen community-based, family-centered risk reduction and bereavement services throughout the United States.

SIDS International (SIDSI)
www.sidsinternational.minerva.com.au
         
SIDS International (SIDSI) is made up of representatives from 17 member countries. The member organisations are all dedicated to the same goals of solving the mystery of SIDS; providing support for families who have experienced the death of a child and educating the community about SIDS.

North Carolina's Back To Sleep Campaign
for SIDS Risk Reduction
www.nchealthystart.org
(then click on "education campaigns" and scroll down)
         
As part of the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation, the NC Back To Sleep Campaign is a statewide education and awareness campaign designed to increase awareness about SIDS and ways to reduce the risk.

The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
www.sids.org.uk/fsid

The UK's leading Cot Death (SIDS) charity.

Global 2000 Sids Questionnaire
Click here to view and print, for completion and return
         
Suzette Gripp, mother of 'Sheyenne' (see our family page) is the author of a comprehensive questionnaire on SIDS, for completion by SIDS parents by 2006. Participation will assist researchers in finding the cause(s) of SIDS. You can visit Suzette's full website at www.legacymanor.com

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