Resources for Grieving Families during COVID-19
- The Highmark Caring Place: Finding New Ways to Care during COVID-19, an interview with Terese Vorsheck
- Responding to Change and Loss, National Alliance for Grieving Children
- Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association
- Keeping Your Distance to Stay Safe (The emotional impact of Social Distancing and how to cope), American Psychological Association
- Talking to Children About COVID-19: A Parent Resource, National Association of School Psychologists
- Creative Activities to Do With Kids At Home, Art With Heart
- Social versus physical distancing, Actively Moving Forward
- Resources to help Families during COVID-19
- Coronavirus and the Six Needs of Mourning
- How to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Helping Kids Grieve
- Seeing Other People Wearing Masks: A Story for Children
- National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health: Covid-19 Resources
Caring For Your Grieving Child: Frequently Asked Questions
Below are articles written by Caring Place staff members addressing the questions most often heard from caregivers about their grieving children. Some of the articles are directly related to COVID-19, and some of them address more general concerns of adults caring for children who are grieving.
- Supporting Grieving Students in this Time of COVID-19
- My Child Is Worried
- Losses of Many Kinds
- More Losses of Many Kinds
- How Do We Celebrate Holidays Now? (Spring Edition)
- How Do We Celebrate Holidays Now? (Winter Edition)
- Feeling Off Balance
Hope from Home — Caring Place Activities
Activities at the Caring Place are ways in which children and families can express their feelings, preserve memories and develop coping skills. Although we can't get together at the Caring Place right now, we invite you to join us as we lead you in some activities that you and your family can do from home. These are fun ways for families to connect and have some meaningful conversations while having a good time together. In these videos, see Caring Place staff members demonstrate how to do some of these simple activities from your own home.
Funerals During a Pandemic: Honoring Loved Ones in This Difficult Time
We know that traditional funerals meet many emotional and social needs when a loved one has died. But with restrictions on gatherings, funerals as we've known them are hard to hold at this time. We've put together resources written by Caring Place staff to help families find alternative ways to say goodbye even while social distancing, along with additional resources from other experts that you and your family might find helpful.
Additional Resources
