Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Coalition to Support Grieving Students Launches GrievingStudents.org
The Coalition to Support Grieving Students today launched grievingstudents.org, an innovative multimedia resource designed to empower educators and school professionals in their efforts to support grieving students.
The Coalition to Support Grieving Students, convened in 2013 by the New York Life Foundation, is a collaboration among the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement and ten of the leading professional organizations in the K-12 education space. The Coalition is comprised of organizations whose members play an important role in reaching grieving children at school, including teachers, administrators, principals, school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors, and school nurses. It is a lynchpin in the New York Life Foundation’s longstanding efforts to fund initiatives and organizations supporting grieving children and their families. Total commitments since 2007 have exceeded $20 million....