Helping Children Cope With Grief

Description: This resource contains advice from mental health experts on helping children cope with grief, including tips on what to say, who should say it, and how to help children of different ages navigate grief. It also touches on event-specific topics with grief including suicide and terminal illness.

Format: Toolkit/Guide

Published/Updated: 2025

This material was developed by the Child Mind Institute (CMI). Shared here with attribution to the original source.

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