Child Grief Education Association

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Welcome to the Children's Grief Education Association!

The CGEA is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of grieving children and families and to providing education and support to those who serve them.

Online Grief Education

Navigating Children's Grief

GrGrief Counseling

The Lighthouse in Denver, Colorado

School Support Groups

Denver Groups

Compass Support Group Curricula

Email: mlyles@childgrief.org

Helpful Files and Links
Anticipatory Grief	Bibliography
Children Attending Funerals	Children's Grief Responses
Grieving Children:What to Say	How to Help Chart
Informing a Child of a Death	Suicide
Support Group Locator	Start a Support Group
Coping with Terrorism	Student or Staff Death

Hear Radio Interview with Shane Phillips: "From the Ashes of Despair"

Explore our website to learn more about "Navigating Children's Grief". CGEA offers great resources to help you support and care for children who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
The death of a parent or other loved one has a lasting influence on a child's life.
Compassion, care, connection, understanding and patience can help. No one should face grief alone.
CGEA offers support to children, teens, families & to those who care for them. Community awareness and support help children heal from loss and excel in life.

The loss of a loved one is a universal human experience. How thoughts and feelings about the loss are expressed vary by culture. We encourage you to adapt information in this site to what fits for your beliefs and customs.

Information in this website is not intended to diagnose or treat mental health concerns. Seek prompt professional attention in your community for mental health care.