Navigating Grief and Loss

An interview with Jana DeCristofaro, the Community Response Program Coordinator at the Dougy Center. "Jana has 17 years of experience working with teens and grief. She shares powerful ways to help parents support their teens when they experience grief from a death or other loss," (Balance in Mind, 2020).

An article from the website 'What's Your Grief' that offers guidance on talking to and explaining death and the grieving process to tweens, teens, and older teens (16-18).

A resource by the The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) taken from their publication 'Hope and Healing After Suicide'. This excerpt covers the signs of grief in teens, and how to help teens deal with their grief.

A toolkit developed by Tusla and Barnardos that offers guidance to parents and caregivers in helping a young person in their care cope with death.

A tipsheet developed by The Dougy Center the factors in aspects like social media, school, and dismantling stereotypes about grieving.

A resource offering 12 tips to any adult that wants to support a young person who has experienced being separated from their family and placed into foster care.

A list of ten tips for adults about how to best support a grieving young person, as voiced by youth.