Support for Grieving Children
A Message for Caretakers
If you have found this page it is likely because you are supporting a young person who has had a significant loss. Grieving kids look to the adults in their lives for guidance, to demonstrate how to move through loss and for support with their own feelings.
This page is a starting point with tools and resources to support grieving children. We also encourage you to take care of yourself, and your grief, so you can model for the young people you are supporting.
Helpful Resources for Children and Families
Additional Resources
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Resources for Grieving Children and families. Denver-based programs and grief support groups.
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Free virtual workshops for parents, guardians, and adult family members provide tools and information to support grieving children in their lives. Workshops are offered monthly and allow participants to ask questions and receive personalized support.
For more information about dates and times, and to register, click here to visit the Judi’s House website. -
Camp Erin® Denver is a free bereavement camp for youth who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Children and teens ages 6 to 17 can attend a camp experience that combines grief education and emotional support with fun, traditional camp activities. Led by bereavement professionals and caring volunteers, campers are provided a safe environment to explore their grief, learn essential coping skills, and make friends with peers who are also grieving. For more information about the upcoming camp programs in Colorado, click here to visit the Shimmering Wings website.
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Camp Comfort offers weekend and day camps each summer for children to learn ways to cope with their grief through workshops and activities, building skills to help them now and throughout their lives. Workshops are balanced with exciting recreational and creative activities, so that children feel free to have fun and just be kids.
Click here to learn more.
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If you are supporting a child who is grieving, click here to connect to resources and local support through the National Alliance for Children’s Grief.
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Dougy Center, located in Portland, Oregon, has developed a wide range of resources for children, teens, young adults, and families who are grieving, supporters of people who are grieving, and counselors and helping professionals. Click here to learn more.
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Support groups and programming for children and families.