Death and Dying

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Recent national and world events has put the topic of death and dying in the headlines. Children and young people may be asking what the controversy is about and why related decisions are hard to make. The resources below support educators and families when addressing the topic of death and dying.

Children and Grief, Fact Sheet

Helping children After A Disaster, Fact Sheet

Single Parenting: Helping Children Cope with Death, Fact Sheet, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension [PDF]

Supporting the Bereaved, Fact Sheet, Ohio State University Extension

Young Children's Understanding of Death, Fact Sheet, Ohio State University Extension

Understanding the Grief of Children, PNW: Oregon, Washington, Idaho Extension Systems, 1993 [PDF]

When A Pet Dies, Fact Sheet

Learning to Live Through Loss: Helping children Understand Death, Fact Sheet, Kansas State University, NNCC

ChildTrauma Academy

Coping with A Death of a Loved One, Fact Sheet, University of Maine Cooperative Extension [PDF]

At Deaths Door: What Are the Choices?, National Issues Forum Institute, NIF Report and Moderator's Guide

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