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Brooklyn School Shares a COVID-19 Grief and Loss Resource Kit
Few feel fully prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping the world. Indeed, as educators, we cannot ever fully prepare for the loss of a colleague, student, or family member. Brooklyn LAB has been hit hard by the pandemic, and in the process of trying to make sense of how to support our school…
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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This site links to resources to help schools to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.
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About Children & Grief
Scholastic’s website provides a wealth of information about how children grieve and that teachers can help children manage loss.
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Navigating Children’s Grief
This resource from the Children’s Grief Education Association outlines age-specific expectations for how students may deal with grief, as well as suggestions for each.
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Responding to Change & Loss Toolkit
This resource from the National Alliance for Grieving Children suggests activities and strategies that can be used to help students cope with feelings associated with grief and loss, as well as rapid change.
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Supporting Grieving Children & Teens during the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis and School & Community Toolkit
These documents from The National Center for Grieving Children & Families provide frameworks and resources for responding to grief and loss during the pandemic.
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Addressing Grief
This resource from The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) serves to promote the ability of children and youth to cope with traumatic or unsettling times.
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Grief and Bereavement Resources
These resources compiled by Autism Speaks serve as an entry point for discussing grief and loss with students with autism.
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Helping People With Intellectual Disabilities Cope With Loss
This resource from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities provides suggestions and resources for people with intellectual disabilities coping with loss.
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Coalition to Support Grieving Students
Website designed to provide educators with the information, insights, and practical advice they need to better understand and meet the needs of the millions of grieving kids in America’s classrooms.