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Local and National Resources for Children

Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program
This program offers community and hospital programs to meet grief and bereavement needs of people experiencing loss and death. Grief support groups and counseling is available for children and teens.

University of Utah College of Nursing
10 South 2000 East Front
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5880
(801) 585-3475
www.nurs.utah.edu/caringconnections/

The Family Summit Foundation: A Center for Grieving Children
A support center for children who are grieving the loss of someone they love because of divorce or separation in the family, or because of the death of a loved one.

1708 East 5550 South, #18
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 476-1127
www.familysummit.com/

Kaleidoscope Kids
Community Nursing Services
A specialized program for children with life-threatening illnesses that also provides bereavement support for siblings, parents and/or significant others through special programs.

6949 High Tech Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84047-3757
(801) 233-6100
(800) 486-2186
www.cnsvna.org/

Rocky Mountain Candlelighters Childhood Cancer
Rocky Mountain Candlelighters Childhood Cancer is a non-profit group that provides emotional, educational, and practical assistance to children with cancer their families, and staff who care for them.

1147 Ramona Ave
Salt Lake City, Utah 84001
(801) 487-7844
www.childhoodcancer.org/

The Sharing Place
The Sharing Place is dedicated to providing a safe and caring environment where children, teens, and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one may share their feelings while healing themselves.

1695 East 3300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
Phone: (801) 466-6730
www.thesharingplace.com

National Resources

The Dougy Center

www.dougy.org/
The mission of The Dougy Center is to provide to families in Portland, Oregon and the surrounding region loving support in a safe place where children, teens, and their families who are grieving a death can share their experience as they move through their healing process. Through our National Center for Grieving Children and Families, we also provide support and training locally, nationally and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children and teens in grief.

The Family Summit Foundation: A Center for Grieving Children
www.familysummit.com
A support center for children who are grieving the loss of someone they love because of divorce or separation in the family or because of the death of a loved one.

KIDSAID
http://kidsaid.com/
KIDSAID is a safe place for kids to share and to help each other deal with grief about any of their losses.

 

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