Grief & Loss

Grief & Loss

FAST FACTS > Facts on Grief & Loss
Allow children to be the teachers about their own grief experiences. Give children the opportunity to tell their story and be a good listener. *

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Children and Grief. 1997.
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/grief.htm

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Facts for Families: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. 1999.
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/ptsd70.htm

National Association of School Psychology.
Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death, and Grief. 2003.
www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/griefwar.pdf

Nemours Foundation.
How to Help Your Child Deal with Death. 2001.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/death.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Cancer Institute. Supportive Care: Loss, Grief and Bereavement.
http://www.medem.com/search/article_display.cfm?
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Grief and Loss in school

Hospice
Talking to Children Death.
http://www.hospicenet.org/html/talking.html


*Fact Box Reference

National Association of School Psychologists:
Helping Children Cope with Loss, Death and Grief. Updated 2001.