Teachers and school counselors can be essential companions along a child’s grief journey. All children grieve differently, and it’s important to let them express grief in their own way and at their own pace. Here is a collection of resources to help:
Healing After Suicide in a School Community
Tips for leading discussions with students:
Reading Resources for School Professionals
- A Guide for Schools, Supporting Students Through Loss and Grief, published by The Center for Grieving Children, Portland, Maine, www.cgcmaine.org
- What to Say and What not to Say, Tips for Talking to Grieving Students, published by the Coalition to Support Grieving Students, www.grievingstudents.org
- Grief in Developmental Stages, www.good-grief.org
- Navigating Children’s Grief: How to Help Following a Death. Lyles, Mary M., MSW, LCSW, 2004, Children’s Grief Education Association
