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Children's Grief Awareness Day

November 16th, 2023

Children's GriefAwareness DayNovember 16th, 2023

Children's Grief Awareness Day is designed to help us all become more aware of the needs of grieving children — and of the benefits they obtain through the support of others. Children's Grief Awareness Day is an opportunity to make sure that grieving children receive the support they need.

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Facts and Statistics Facts and Statistics

  • 1 in 12 children in the United States will experience the death of a parent or sibling by the age of 18 (*this does not account for the loss of a close relative or friend).
  • 7 in 10 teachers currently have at least one student in their class(es) who had lost a parent, guardian, sibling, or close friend in the last year.
  • Bereaved young children are more likely to be expelled from school, repeat a grade, less likely to be in gifted education programs and to have a disability.
  • Bereaved children feel understood and validated when caregivers openly discuss the person and/or the death.
Click Here for Facts and Statistics about Childhood Grief

Activities Activities

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How Can I Participate in Children's Grief Awareness Day?
Follow this link for offered activities and presentations. Scroll down to find lists of books and activities for grieving children.
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Grief Support Resource Library - NACG

Grief Support Resource Library - NACG

These resources were created as a tool for those supporting a child that is grieving, and we encourage you to use and share them freely. If you are seeking direct support, please visit our Find Support page.

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Home - Illuminating HOPE

Home - Illuminating HOPE

Illuminating HOPE is a virtual gathering of butterflies, each one a message of love and honor and support. Seen as a whole, this garden is a beacon of Hope to all who are grieving the death of a loved one. People from all across the world have created and contributed these butterflies, symbols of transformation [...]Read More...

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Books about Grief and Loss Books about Grief and Loss

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Informational Brochures from The Caring Place Informational Brochures from The Caring Place

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Resources Resources

Children's Grief Awareness Day

Children's Grief Awareness Day

Children's Grief Awareness Day is designed to help us all become more aware of the needs of grieving children - and of the benefits they obtain through the support of others. Children's Grief Awareness Day is an opportunity to make sure that grieving children receive the support they need.

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Highmark Caring Place

Highmark Caring Place

Highmark Caring Place is a center for grieving children, adolescents and their families

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Partners in Hope

Partners in Hope

Across the globe, many organizations that offer support to grieving children have developed activities to mark the day, Children's Grief Awareness Day.

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National Alliance for Children's Grief | Home Page

National Alliance for Children's Grief | Home Page

The NACG raises awareness about the needs of children and teens who are grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who supports them

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Grief and Loss Resources

Grief and Loss Resources

This page contains resources for parents, educators, and professionals serving children and youth in school and out-of-school settings.

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Bereavement Resources | UPMC

Bereavement Resources | UPMC

UPMC hospice providers offer a variety of resources for grieving persons. For families and caregivers of those who have died on our service, we offer quarterly mailings, volunteer outreach, and individual counseling. This support extends for thirteen months beyond the loss of the patient.

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Home Page - Coalition to Support Grieving Students

Home Page - Coalition to Support Grieving Students

The Coalition to Support Grieving Students is a unique collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing classroom teachers (including teachers, paraprofessionals, and other instructional staff), principals, assistant principals, superintendents, school board members, and central office staff, student support personnel (including school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and other student support personnel), and other school professionals who have come together with a common conviction: grieving students need the support and care of the school community.

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Addressing Grief

Addressing Grief

School-based support and increased understanding are essential when a student experiences the death of a friend or loved one. While each student will be affected differently depending on his or her de...

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National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement

National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement

The NCSCB is dedicated to helping schools support their students through crisis and loss.

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Bo's Place | Bereavement Center Offering Free Grief Support Services

Bo's Place | Bereavement Center Offering Free Grief Support Services

Bo's Place is a resource center for those who seek information about the grief process, about Bo's Place grief programs, or about other community grief support resources.

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Hospice Foundation Of America - Children & Grief

Hospice Foundation Of America - Children & Grief

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Home - Center for Loss & Life Transition

Home - Center for Loss & Life Transition

Led by death educator and grief counselor Dr. Alan Wolfelt, we are an organization dedicated to helping people who are grieving and those who care for them. Perhaps someone you love has died, or you want to help a grieving friend or family member. Or maybe you are a professional or volunteer grief caregiver.

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GSH Youth Bereavement Care

GSH Youth Bereavement Care

Good Samaritan Hospice Youth Bereavement Care found innovative ways to reach grieving children, teens and young adults through FREE programs.

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Someone's Caring - Thompson Miller Funeral Home, Inc.

Someone's Caring - Thompson Miller Funeral Home, Inc.

Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc. | Family-owned and operated funeral home serving the Butler community

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The MIU IV School Social Work Team

The MIU IV School Social Work Team

The MIU IV School Social Work Team - Bryda Drumm, Jennifer Guthrie, Sara Joseph by Sara Joseph | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more

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The MIU IV School Social Work Team

If you are interested in more information or resources, please contact the MIU IV School Social Work team at:


Bryda Drumm, LSW, H&SV

Jennifer Guthrie, LCSW

Sara Joseph, MSW, LSW


Email: socialwork@miu4.org

Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV
www.miu4.org

453 Maple Street

Grove City, PA 16127

724-458-6700


Mission Statement:
The mission of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV is an education and community service agency comprised of highly qualified staff who customize solutions to evolving challenges.



Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV (MIU IV) does not discriminate on the basis of sex, and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§1681
et seq., and its regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, including in admission and employment.

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