Resources

Our mission is to foster resilience, strength and endurance in children who have experienced the death of a parent.

We pledge to provide free services through mentoring and peer groups to help grieving children navigate their lives, in childhood and beyond. 
We are committed to meet children where they are in the grieving and healing process. 
We will rally around them and provide a safe space to grieve and heal. 

We will make sure that, despite the obstacles, these children will RISE.  Located in Spokane, WA.

Wellness Therapies bills most major insurance companies for counseling services for children, teens, and adults.  Located in Spokane, WA, counselors can serve individuals living in Washington State.  Wellness Therapies is the official partner of Lion's Heart for providing professional grief counseling services.  

Our master’s-level counselors provide individual counseling up to 13 months to spouses/partners, family members and close friends of patients served by Hospice of Spokane.  Counseling is currently being provided by phone.

Based out of Sacred Heart Children's Hospital in Spokane, WA, your pediatric palliative care team is here for your mental, physical and spiritual needs throughout a child's treatment for complex chronic illness. We get all of our medical care team involved to develop the best plan for your child and your family.

Our team includes:

Chaplains
Child life specialists
Music thanatologists
Palliative care registered nurses
Pediatric palliative care physicians
Social workers

Willow Center for Grieving Children provides support to children, teens and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one.
The program is coordinated by behavioral health professionals and trained volunteers to promote the expression & understanding of grief and loss while decreasing feelings of isolation. 

Based in Lewiston, ID, Willow Center serves the Lewis-Clark Valley region including Pullman, Orofino, Cottonwood, and Riggins. Willow Center is the only organization between Boise and Spokane that is dedicated to serving the needs of grieving children, teens and their families in a free-of-charge, on-going, open-ended, support group format.

Cork’s Place Kids Grief Center equips children and adults with tools and resources for coping with grief so they can live their best lives.
Cork’s Place is the only grief support facility in the Tri-Cities that is specifically designed for children, teens and families. It provides a safe and supportive environment where kids and their grown-ups are empowered to process their grief and lead productive lives.

How does the service work?
Cork’s Place offers one-day workshops and five-week long programs for kids and adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. During sessions, kids participate in hands-on activities related to grief. Adult caregivers participate in a separate grief group that meets during the same time.

Exploring grief in the natural world helps people heal.
At Wild Grief, we merge peer support with the healing power of nature. We’ve witnessed countless transformations as people engage with their grief in a natural setting alongside others on similar journeys. Simply walking together, being under the trees, and doing reflective activities leads to release, relief, and rootedness.

By offering free, outdoor experiences for teens, young adults, families, and all-ages groups, we help more people find a place where they can remember, process, and discover a path to healing.  We are a non-profit rooted in Olympia, WA and we serve people from around the region who are grieving the death of someone significant to them.   

Helping bereaved families honor the life of a child.
We seek to compassionately lift a financial burden from families who have lost a child, and offer comprehensive bereavement care in the form of grief support groups and peer companions.

Grief is a universal experience, but we don’t talk about it universally. At The Healing Center, we create space for people experiencing loss to share memories, learnings, challenges, and even laughter. Our grief support options span all ages and stages in your grief process. Healing is not linear; our programs are designed to support you as you evolve after loss.

At Dougy Center, we create safe spaces and free resources for children and families who are grieving. Our pioneering peer grief support model, professional training, and world-renowned programs and advocacy bring hope and healing around the world.

No child should grieve alone.

If you are supporting a child who is grieving, we are here to connect you to resources and local support. The alliance is a national organization of professionals dedicated to supporting children and the networks and communities surrounding them.

Connect to local support across the United States on our Find Support page.

The Coalition to Support Grieving Students is a unique collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing classroom teachers (including teachers, paraprofessionals, and other instructional staff), principals, assistant principals, superintendents, school board members, and central office staff, student support personnel (including school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and other student support personnel), and other school professionals who have come together with a common conviction: grieving students need the support and care of the school community.

Where Children and Teens Learn to Grieve and Heal

Camp Erin is the largest national grief camp network for youth and families grieving the death of a significant person in their lives.

Camp Erin supports children, teens, and families through in-person day and overnight sessions and online programs. Participants attend a camp experience that combines grief education and emotional support with fun, interactive activities. Led by bereavement professionals and caring volunteers, campers are provided a safe environment to explore their grief, learn essential coping skills, and experience community with others who are also grieving. Additional services are offered to support the whole family outside of the camp experience.

Camp Erin is offered in local communities across the US and Canada through a network of partnerships with grief centers, hospices, and hospitals in, as well as directly through Eluna’s Camp Erin Online program. Camp Erin brings connection and hope to thousands of youth and families annually. Through the support of donors, Camp Erin is offered at no cost.

“We believe that no child or teen should grieve alone.”
Adam's Place is a 501(c)(3) local non-profit organization and our mission is to support children, teens, and families experiencing loss through our Camp Cope programs, activities, and resources.

Children's Grief videos and information for parents, featuring everyone's favorite muppets.