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When a death takes place, you may experience a wide range of emotions, even when the death is expected. Remember: It takes time to fully absorb the impact of a major loss. Many people report feeling an initial stage of numbness after first learning of a death, but there is no real order to the grieving process. Common grief reactions for middle and high school students include- decreased academic performance, attention/concentration, and attendance; avoidance, withdrawal, high risk behaviors or substance abuse, difficulty with peer relations, nightmares, emotional numbing or depression.
Children's Grief Center
Children's Grief Center
The Children’s Grief Center provides a safe and healing environment for children, teens and their families as they grieve the death of a parent, sibling, close family member or friend. They create an atmosphere that fosters healing through peer support and trained volunteers. The participants use art, dance, theatre, story telling and writing to express their feelings and share their experiences with each other. As they travel this journey together, they know they are not alone and feel supported. Grief is an individual and unique process and each person is encouraged to allow themselves to grieve in the manner they choose.
For more information or to volunteer, click here.
Coalition to Support Grieving Students
Coalition to Support Grieving Students
The Coalition’s purpose is to create and share a set of industry-endorsed resources that will empower school communities across America in the ongoing support of their grieving students. Information such as impact on student learning, grief triggers, talking with students, cultural considerations, and more can be found on the website.
For more information on ways to support grieving students visit: https://grievingstudents.org/
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