Grief Support Groups
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Building stronger, more resilient school communities
Good Grief Groups builds on the work we have been doing since 2004 by equipping educators with training and curriculum to deliver grief support groups in the school setting. This program supports K-12 students who have experienced the death of an important person in their life – a parent or caregiver, sibling, grandparent or friend. Students meet in small groups to explore topics including processing loss, developing healthy coping skills, self-advocacy, emotion regulation, and peer support.
Good Grief Groups meet once per week over a nine-week period, and can be delivered virtually or in person. The program includes a curriculum with facilitator scripts, group activities, and student worksheets.
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Our Grief Support Groups are designed to meet these goals:
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Increase educator competency and confidence to support grieving students
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Reduce student social isolation and withdrawal
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Increase student self-help seeking and self-advocacy behaviors
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Improve student coping and other adaptive behaviors
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Enhance student empathy and connectedness among peers
We transform classrooms into grief-informed spaces where students thrive:
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93% of students reported learning words to describe their grief feelings
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90% reported learning strategies to take care of themselves
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86% reported learning ways to seek support for themselves
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93% reported learning how to be more empathic to others facing loss
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95% of educators trained would recommend the program to their students
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