Grief: Helping Children With Grief: Where To Go From Here

Grief: Helping Children With Grief
Introduction
What do children do to express grief?
Why is it important for children to express their grief?
How to help a child during the grieving process
Where to go from here
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Now that you have read this information, you are ready to help a child who is grieving.

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If you have questions about this information, take it with you when you visit your health professional. You may want to use a highlighter to mark areas or make notes in the margins of the pages where you have questions.

If you would like more information about helping children who are grieving, the following resources are available:

Book

Freddie the Leaf
Author/Editor:	L. Buscaglia
Publisher:	Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Publication Date:	1982

This book about death and dying is written for children between the ages of 3 and 7.

Organizations

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Road
Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone:	1-800-658-8898 (703) 837-1500
Fax:	(703) 837-1233
E-mail:	nhpco_info@nhpco.org
Web Address:	www.nhpco.org

The U.S. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) offers information on local hospice and palliative care programs across America. NHPCO is committed to improving end-of-life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of improving quality of life for dying people and their loved ones.

Hospice Association of America
228 Seventh Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone:	(202) 546-4759
Fax:	(202) 547-9559
Web Address:	www.nahc.org/haa

The Hospice Association of America (HAA) seeks to heighten the public visibility of hospice services. HHA offers a number of helpful, practical publications for people who are considering hospice, including consumer guides, fact sheets, historical perspectives, and other background information. The Web site offers information from the legislative, regulatory, research, legal, and public relations departments, including "Hospice Facts and Statistics."

Support Group

Rainbows
2100 Golf Road
Suite 370
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-4231
Phone:	1-800-266-3206 (847) 952-1770
Fax:	(847) 952-1774
E-mail:	info@rainbows.org
Web Address:	http://www.rainbows.org

Rainbows is an international organization that offers peer support for children and adults who are grieving a death, divorce, or other painful transition in their families. Groups are led by trained adults. This organization provides an online newsletter, information, and referrals.

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Last updated:	November 12, 2007
Author:	Jeannette Curtis
Reviewed By:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Sidney Zisook, MD - Psychiatry
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC

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