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  • Grief and Loss


    What is grief?
    Grief is the normal response of sorrow, emotion, and confusion that comes from losing someone or something important to you. It is a natural part of life. Grief is a typical reaction to death, divorce, job loss, a move away from family and friends, or loss of good health due to illness. -Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (Pub ID. KEN01-0104)

     
    Grieving can last a lifetime but should not consume a life.
    Children never “get over” a major loss such as the death of a close family member or friend. Children grieve in stages and over many years. At each new stage in their lives, such as when they graduate from school, get married, have their own children or reach the age when a parent died, they will have new skills in thinking and relating to others. They will use these skills to reach a more satisfying explanation of this death and a better appreciation of the impact it has had on them and those they care about. In many ways, the work of making meaning from a death never ends. But, over time, this work becomes less difficult and takes less energy. It may start as a full-time job. Later, it becomes more of a part-time effort that allows other meaningful work and experiences to occur. With this, satisfaction and joy become a larger part of your children’s lives. -New York Life Foundation
     

    Resources

NASP-Books for Children Dealing With Loss or Trauma.pdf

Our House-Childrens and Teens Booklist

List of Scholastic Books on Griefs

10 Things Grieving Children Want You To Know

Children Grief and the Holidays How You Can Help By Pamela Gabbay

Childrens Natural Grief Responses

Eight Ways Help Grieving Child

Supporting Your Child

Factors to Consider

Helping Children Cope When Tragedy Affects Our Community

Hope for the Holidays

Making Holidays Meaningful After Someone You Care About Dies

My Grief Rights for Children and Teens

Impact on Learning

Guilt and Shame

Preparing Children for Funerals 

Seven Suggestions for Explaining Death

Supporting Grieving Children in a School Setting

 

Websites to visit:

Sesame street website on Grief

Concepts Of Death

Connecting with Families

Cultural Sensitivity

10 Maneras De Enfrentarse Al Duelo Después De Que Un Ser Querido Haya Muerto

Después Que Muere Un Ser Querido Cómo Enfrentan El Duelo Los Niños

Ocho Maneras De Ayudar A Su Niño Afligido

Una Guía Especial Para Padres Y Personas Que Cuidan Niños

¿Cómo Afrontamos Nuestro Duelo Juntos?

Recordando A Alguien Especial Durante Los Días Festivos

Mis Derechos De Duelo Y Pena Para Niños & Adolescentes

Cuando Alguien Muere Por Suicidio

Lista De Objetivos Para El Padre

Cómo Apoyar A Su Hijo

Reacciones Típicas De Duelo En Los Adolescentes

¿Cuándo Terminar El Duelo?

A Letter to You From Your Loved One

My Grief Rights for Children And Teens

Natural Teen Grief Responses

NCSCB - Guidelines Responding to Death Student or School Staff

Other Reactions

Grief In the Tumultuous Teens

Ways Teens Can Help a Grieving Friend

What Teens Can Say to Help a Grieving Friend

Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers

Children with Traumatic Separation: Information for Professionals

Coping with Unconfirmed Death

Additional Resources on Childhood Traumatic Grief: Resources for Caregivers

Additional Resources on Childhood Traumatic Grief: Books for Children and Teens

Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers

For School Personnel: Childhood Traumatic Grief Educational Materials

Sibling Death and Childhood Traumatic Grief

Children, Families and Traumatic Loss

 

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New York Life Foundation After a Loved One Dies

Factors To Consider for Therapy

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  • Contact


    Interim Director:
    LaKisha Johnson, LCSW, M.A. Ed, PPSC
    E: lakisha.bridgewater@lausd.net

    Address:
    333 S. Beaudry Ave. 29th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90017

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