Aquí Estoy: Apoyando a Jóvenes a través de la Concientización sobre el Duelo en Chelsea

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 [...]

Reflecting, Learning, and Growing Together: Highlights from the 28th NACG Symposium

Reflecting, Learning, and Growing Together: Highlights from the 28th NACG Symposium What does it mean to support a child through grief in today’s world? That question brought together hundreds of professionals, clinicians, educators, nonprofit leaders, researchers, and program staff at the 28th National Symposium [...]

TCR and Boston Children’s Hospital Partner to Provide Parenting Support for Families After Child Loss

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 [...]