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A Handbook for Volunteers: supporting children grieving the dying and death of a loved one The purpose of this handbook is to provide information and tools for volunteers supporting grieving children. The content...

Helping Children Cope With ALS: A Parental Information Guide When a family member is diagnosed with ALS, children have many questions and concerns about the person they know and love.

Helping Children Cope With Grief Parents, caregivers and educators wondering how they can help will find many answers to their questions in the following...

Holiday Toolkit: Supporting Grieving Children During the Season of Family Developed by the National Alliance for Grieving Children, this holiday toolkit is provided with the hopes it will provide...

Kids Help Phone (ages 8-12 years) Canada's toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service for children and youth.

Kids Konnected: Cancer Support & Information Kids Konnected was developed on the premise that when a parent gets cancer, the entire family is affected and the needs of...

Little Stars: Accomplishing the Extraordinary in the Face of Serious Illness Little Stars tells the surprisingly life-affirming stories of young people living with life-limiting illnesses. Against the...

Loss, grief and growth: Educational project inc. Intended to help educators support students in their classroom who have experiences involving loss and grief, particularly...

Making Cancer Less Painful: A Handbook for Parents This 51 page booklet addresses pain assessment and management in children. Available in English.

National Alliance for Grieving Children Contains great resources for adults supporting children. Note: Services listed are based in United States.