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Children's Grief Awareness DaySM

Mark Your Calendar! In 2024, Children's Grief Awareness Day is Thursday, November 21!

Children's Grief Awareness Day

Virtual Children's Grief Awareness Day

On Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, the Highmark Caring Place hosted the Fourth Annual VIRTUAL Children's Grief Awareness Day.

A listing of the day's presentations and activities is shown below.

Tune in to the Highmark Caring Place YouTube page where the videos are available on youtube.com/HighmarkCaringPlace for viewing at any time.

2023 Presentations

  • Cameron Heyward (Pittsburgh Steelers) — Presentation and conversation with grieving children who attend the Highmark Caring Place (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
  • AEW Wrestling — Interview with Brodie Lee Jr., 11-year-old son of AEW Wrestling Legend Brodie Lee (1979–2020), on Finding Hope in Grief (Tampa Bay, Florida)
  • Children's Grief Awareness Day 2023 Schedule
  • The Invisible String — Book Introduction & Reading by New York Times Best-Selling Author Patrice Karst (Ventura, California)
    • The Invisible String Activity presented by the Highmark Caring Place
  • Here for You Cards of Support — Illustration Tutorial by Artist & Illustrator Luke Flowers (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
    • Create Your Own Card of Support Activity presented by the Highmark Caring Place
  • Preview of the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters vs. Saginaw Spirit Special Children's Grief Awareness Day Promotional Hockey Game (Friday, November 17)
  • Interview with Brett McCutcheon about The Ocean — Five Years, Brett's musical tribute written in loving memory of his brother Ryan (Wexford, Pennsylvania)
    • Featuring the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and vocals by June Bracken and The Voice Finalist Chris Jamison
  • Pause Naturally: Finding Eco-friendly Rituals to Help Us Take Time for Our Grief 3 Presentation by Kiri Meyer, Bereavement Programs Manager, Eluna (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • Flipping Your Grief Support Scripts presented by National Alliance for Children's Grief (NACG)
  • Supporting Kidds — A Grief Activity for Kids and Families (Hockessin, Delaware)
  • Mandala Weaving/Happy Drum Activity presented by The Hummingbird Program, Penn State Health Children's Hospital (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
  • Moment of Silence in Memory of those who have died, and in Honor of children grieving those losses
  • Pause to Listen: Beats That Take You Back — Reveal of the 2023 Spotify Grief Tracks Playlist
    • Songs submitted via our social media channels that help us feel supported and/or remind us of our loved ones
  • Illuminating Hope — Create a memorial butterfly to add to the 2023 virtual mosaic mural at hope.highmarkcaringplace.com.

2022 Presentations

Links from 2021's Virtual Children's Grief Awareness Day

On Thursday, November 18, 2021, the Highmark Caring Place hosted the Second Annual VIRTUAL Children's Grief Awareness Day.

The schedule of the day's presentations and activities are shown below, including links to those Presentations and to the Activities Sheets that accompanied some presentations. All the videos are also available on a YouTube or Facebook playlist for viewing at any time.

Links from 2020's Virtual Children's Grief Awareness Day

On Thursday, November 19, 2020, the Highmark Caring Place hosted the First Annual VIRTUAL Children's Grief Awareness Day.

Videos of the day's Presentations, along with links to the Activities Sheets which accompanied some of these presentations, remain available: