Basic Information on Helping Children
- Everyone’s grief reactions change over their lifetime.
- The reactions of children and teenagers affected by an overdose death change according to their stage of development, and it is helpful to understand some basic concepts about explaining an overdose death to a child.
- Organizations in Massachusetts* that specialize in helping bereaved children include:
- Rick’s Place in Wilbraham
- The Children’s Room in Arlington
* If you know of an organization in Massachusetts that specializes in children’s grief support, please contact SADOD.
Explore
Podcast – Helping a Teenager Deal with Grief
What’s Your Grief
Helping a Teenager Deal with Grief
What’s Your Grief
Grieving an Overdose: A Teen’s Perspective
Dougy Center This is an audio interview
School & Community Toolkit
Dougy Center
Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do
National Institute of Mental Health
10 Ways to Help a Grieving Child
National Alliance of Grieving Children
Ten Things Grieving Children Want to Know
Eluna Network
Parental Overdose and Grieving Children
Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addiction
Supporting Children After the Overdose Death of a Family Member
Highmark Caring Place
