Supporting children through difficult times

Adolescents Communication skills Disenfranchised grief Homicide Infants and young children Death of a parent or caregiver School-age children

Frightening events that are widely reported in the media (e.g., COVID, mass shootings), can cause children to worry about themselves and people they love. It is normal for children to have big feelings when something scary is happening or has happened, and many will be upset, sad or fearful at times.