Our community has experienced a traumatic event that has caused profound and widespread grief for people of all ages. In the midst of unspeakable sadness, it is impossible to know what to do.
Here are some resources that can help parents and caregivers as we navigate this tragedy with our children.
The Dougy Center provides age specific grief support resources for children, teens, young adults, and their families. Here are just a few of their fact sheets:
- Developmental Stages and Children’s Responses to Griefopens PDF file
- Tips for Supporting Children who are Grievingopens PDF file
- Developmental Responses to Grief, ages 2-18opens PDF file
- Youngest Grievers: What to Expect at Different Agesopens PDF file
- Helping Children Cope with Fear after a Deathopens PDF file
- Supporting Children & Teens after a Murder or Violent Deathopens PDF file
Our House Grief Support Center offers resources in English and Spanish to help families navigate grief. Here are just a few of their helpful resources:
The Kids Mental Health Foundation’s mission is to give expert created resources and tools to all U.S. communities so that everyone can understand and promote mental health for children. Here are a few of their resources:
Our library collection contains many books and resources to help people of all ages walk through grief:
Adult
Teens
Children
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