Children experiencing the loss of someone they love will have access to a free support program offered by the Airdrie and District Hospice Society on Wednesday evenings from September 29th until December 15th from 6 to 7 pm. Designed for 12 to 14-year-olds, this Grief Support Program for Children presents online sessions developed by Rainbows… [More…]
Webinar – Children’s Hospice Palliative Care: It Takes a Village
In celebration of National Hospice Palliative Care day for Children 2020, the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is inviting you to a fireside chat “Children’s hospice palliative care: it takes a village”. Directly or indirectly, we all have a role to play in the interconnected networks of care required to deliver children’s hospice palliative care… [More…]
Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day
October 13th marks the first National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day in Canada. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of pediatric hospice palliative care and improve the quality of living and dying for infants, children and youth with life-threatening conditions and their families. Many of us associate hospice palliative care with seniors… [More…]
CHPCA Online Webinar: Children and Grief
Children Experience Grief Too: Supporting Children Through the Dying and Death of a Family Member Learning Objectives: Discuss key factors to consider when talking with and supporting a child/teen to prepare for the death of a close family member. Identify considerations and activity ideas for use with children or teens to assist in saying goodbye… [More…]
Grief and Bereavement Support – Children in the Classroom
When students are facing a serious illness or the dying or death of a family member, school staff are often a key support to the child. The Children and Youth Grief Network has created a video series to inform school staff on how to best support grieving children and youth in the school and in… [More…]
