In support of Children's Grief Awareness Day, we are providing resources and support to families and children who have lost a loved one. You can find resources listed below as well as more information on our Facebook page.

Link to Children's Grief Day Video on You Tube.

Link to Butterfly photos to color or decorate. Post a photo of yourself on Facebook and tag us @Ourhospice and we will re-share your photo!
www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/pdf/coloringsheet1.pdf
www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/pdf/butterfly.pdf

Additional links and information:
https://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/pdf/factsheet.pdf

https://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/pdf/griefstatistics.pdf

https://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/images/resources/hope.jpg

https://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/pdf/tipsheet_whensomeoneyouknowisgrieving.pdf

https://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/pdf/tipsheet_whenyouaregrieving.pdf

https://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad2/pdf/thoughtsfromteens.pdf

Additional resources:
https://www.centerforloss.com/

https://www.dougy.org/

https://childrengrieve.org/resources/ 

https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/grief/

Questions:
David Dopson, Bereavement Specialist
812-314-8096 or [email protected]

Did you know: 

·Grief is a natural and normal response to death.

·Every person’s grief is unique.

·Grief is not a disease.

·Grief is a lifelong process that changes with time.

·Children grieve differently than adults.

·Children of different ages grieve differently.

·Many adults who had lost a parent when they were young describe the death as the defining moment of their lives.

·Grieving children and adults need support.

·We grieve because we love.

·Grieving children and adults don’t “just get over it” but they can learn to integrate the death (the absence of the one they love) into their lives.