Education, community, and lived experience for survivors and the people who care for them.
Choose what feels useful today. Some linked stories discuss medical trauma and distress. External resources may have their own fees or eligibility requirements.
Patient education, family tools, and professional resources for understanding intensive care and the recovery that follows.
A professional society serving the ICU care team through education, research, guidelines, and quality improvement. Its patient and family pages explain critical care, the care team, and concerns that can follow an ICU stay.
Explore SCCM patient & family resources →An interprofessional organization focused on delirium research, education, and advocacy. Its materials help families recognize changes in thinking and behavior and help clinicians strengthen delirium care.
Explore the American Delirium Society →Start with our plain-language guide to sudden changes in attention, thinking, and alertness, with references and questions to bring to the care team.
Read our delirium guide →An ADS guide covering signs of delirium, possible causes, family involvement, and questions about recovery after returning home.
Read the ADS guide (PDF) →ADS links to Family Confusion Assessment Method materials, training, and several language versions. Discuss observations with the care team; assessment and diagnosis require clinical evaluation.
Find Family CAM materials →Explore SCCM’s ICU Liberation approach, updated guidelines, and selected research, alongside ADS clinical education and delirium journals.
Browse guidelines & research →These organizations publish the external materials linked here. Our summaries and selection are independent. New SCCM and ADS entries reviewed .
Liby Health develops digital education and recovery tools for ICU survivors and the people supporting them. Its Learn with Liby program offers self-paced online learning for life after critical illness.
Source: Liby Health · Reviewed .
A self-paced course for people recovering after intensive care. Liby lists short lessons, audio with adjustable playback speed, interactive activities, reflection exercises, and access on a computer or phone.
Listed price: $49. Scholarship requests are available if cost is a barrier.
Explore the survivor course →Lessons address changes in your loved one, your own well-being, communication, and the longer recovery journey. Activities include a provider visit planner, communication scripts, and a plan for caring for yourself.
Listed price: $49, one-time purchase.
Explore the care partner course →Liby describes small virtual groups facilitated by a licensed clinical social worker. Visit its website to express interest and ask about upcoming groups, eligibility, scheduling, and cost.
Learn about Liby’s support groups →Liby’s collaboration space for researchers, clinicians, and technical teams developing and evaluating recovery tools. Visit Liby for details about projects and collaboration opportunities.
Explore Liby Labs →If cost makes enrollment difficult, request information about a Liby scholarship. Liby reviews requests directly.
Prices and availability checked October 29, 2026; confirm current details with Liby before enrolling. Liby currently lists U.S. availability. Its courses provide education, and individual medical or mental health care should be discussed with your healthcare team.
Sources: Liby course overview and pricing · Care partner curriculum · Scholarship request information. These external programs are offered by Liby Health.
Free weekly Zoom meetings for survivors, co-survivors, and supporters in Florida and beyond. Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Eastern, beginning October 7, 2026. Contact Michael for meeting access.
Learn more & get involved →Survivor and family advocacy, education, and community.
Open resource →The Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center at Vanderbilt.
Open resource →Patient-facing information about delirium and life after critical illness.
Open resource →Recovery care and information on virtual survivor support. Contact the center for current programs, including PICS education.
Open resource →An awareness movement with walks and survivor resources.
Open resource →Information for people affected by cardiac arrest.
Open resource →A UK support organization for critical illness survivors and families.
Open resource →CIBS Center
Open resource →PDF · Walk4PICS
Open resource →PDF · Vanderbilt Health
Open resource →Information about movement during critical care.
Open resource →A book by E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH.
Open resource →A book by James C. Jackson, PsyD.
Open resource →Lee Powers · Oxford Talk
Open resource →Webinar · Part 1
Open resource →Webinar · Part 2
Open resource →Find Empathy podcast
Open resource →Walking Home From The ICU · Episode 50
Open resource →Michael Paul Patrick’s survival memoirs.
Open resource →A survivor perspective.
Open resource →Transitioning to reality
Open resource →A family perspective.
Open resource →PICS-F
Open resource →A recovery memoir.
Open resource →Bill Cantrell’s story.
Open resource →Lou Gallie · BBC
Open resource →A survivor perspective.
Open resource →A survivor perspective.
Open resource →A survivor perspective.
Open resource →American Delirium Society · PDF for families of children experiencing delirium.
Read the family guide →PDF · Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Open resource →Australian pediatric intensive care recovery research.
Open resource →CIBS Center: children after intensive care.
Open resource →Stories and updates from the Walk4PICS community.
Open resource →Stories and updates from the Walk4PICS community.
Open resource →Stories and updates from the Walk4PICS community.
Open resource →Stories and updates from the Walk4PICS community.
Open resource →Stories and updates from the Walk4PICS community.
Open resource →Stories and updates from the Walk4PICS community.
Open resource →Stories and updates from the Walk4PICS community.
Open resource →Directory compiled from the Walk4PICS resource collection and the organizations’ own websites. Original directory reviewed September 17, 2026; SCCM and ADS additions reviewed October 21, 2026. Links go to individual resources; availability and program schedules may change.
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