Pathway to Partnership: Bringing Grief Support to Fenway High School Students at Fenway High School are now participating in a school-based grief peer support group — all receiving grief-specific support for the first time. That outcome didn’t happen overnight. It followed a clear [...]
Making Room for Play: Why It Matters in Grief Support for Children and Teens Grief can feel heavy for children, teens, and the adults caring for them. Emotions may arrive all at once: sadness, confusion, anger, longing. For young people who don’t always [...]
Why Words Matter: Grief-Inclusive Language at The Children’s Room At The Children’s Room, we believe that the words we choose matter. Not as a set of rules, but as a form of care. Every child, teen, and family who comes to TCR brings [...]
Arlington Select Board Proclaims November as Children’s and Teens’ Grief Awareness Month On November 3, 2025, the Arlington Select Board officially proclaimed November as Children’s and Teens’ Grief Awareness Month and November 20, 2025, as Children’s and Teens’ Grief Awareness Day in the [...]
Massachusetts Recognizes Children’s & Teens’ Grief Awareness Month with Proclamation and Citation Honoring The Children’s Room This November, Massachusetts once again recognizes Children’s and Teens’ Grief Awareness Month, reaffirming the Commonwealth’s commitment to supporting grieving children, teens, and families. Governor Maura Healey has [...]
Aquí Estoy: Apoyando a Jóvenes a través de la Concientización sobre el Duelo en Chelsea Este Septiembre, The Children’s Room se unió a Youth Elemento, un centro juvenil en Chelsea, MA, para organizar un taller de concientización sobre el duelo para adolescentes. Esa tarde [...]
Aquí Estoy (Here I Am): Supporting Youth Through Grief Awareness in Chelsea This September, The Children’s Room partnered with Youth Elemento, a youth center in Chelsea, MA, to host a grief awareness workshop for teens. The evening marked two milestones: it was the first [...]
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 [...]
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