Bringing Grief Support into Schools and Communities For many young people, school is the place where grief shows up most. It can appear in the classroom, the cafeteria, and the hallways. That’s why our School and Community Partnerships team brings grief support directly into [...]
What’s Ahead This Fall: Family Nights and Teen Events at TCR This fall, families and teens at TCR will have opportunities to connect, create, and spend meaningful time together. Our once-a-month Family Nights and Teen Events are designed to support families who are grieving [...]
Creating Safe Spaces for Latino Students to Grieve: Lessons from the Spanish-Speaking Grief Group For many children and teens, especially in communities where grief is often kept private, going to school can mean carrying an invisible weight. Without spaces to talk about loss, students [...]
Strengthening Community Partnerships to Expand Grief-Informed Care At The Children’s Room, we know it takes strong partnerships across schools, health systems, and communities to ensure that no child or teen grieves alone. This summer, our staff had the opportunity to present for several community [...]
Supporting Students Who Are Grieving: How Educators and Parents Can Work Together Going back to school after a loss can be one of the hardest transitions for children and teens. Grief affects how students learn, connect with friends, and show up in the classroom. [...]
Supporting Grieving Families, Together: Community Partnerships in Action At The Children’s Room, we know that grief doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The kind of support children, teens, and families need after a death often begins with a caring professional—someone who recognizes the need, opens [...]
TCR and Boston Children's Hospital Partner to Provide Parenting Support for Families After Child Loss For families facing unimaginable death loss, hospitals are often the first touchpoint—where grief begins and where support is needed most. At The Children’s Room, we know that grief doesn’t [...]
Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is presenting a webinar series on helping children and adolescents cope with grief and loss: 1. Bereavement Camps for Kids: Benefits and Challenges – February 1, 1:00-2:30pm ET 2. Bereaved Children & Adolescents: Lessons from Research – April 14, 1:00-2:30pm ET 3. Grieving [...]
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Slate writer and poet Meghan O'Rourke has an impressive seven part series that chronicles her experiences after her mother's death from cancer in December. As a writer, she brings those skills of language as well as research to an emotional topic. Quoting everyone from [...]
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