Palmdale Resource Hub

• Article – Grief by Age: Developmental Stages and Ways to Help  and Somatic Expressions of Grief
• Conversation Starter – Talking to Teens and Children About Illness and Death
• Book – Grief is a Mess
• Activity – Forever Blended
• Video – Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief

For more, please visit this Elementary Grief Support Toolkit: A 10 Session Series for ten fully prepared grief support sessions to use in your existing groups or individual sessions.

• Article – Supporting Children When a Loved One is Seriously Ill
• Conversation Starter – Talking to Teens and Children About Illness and Death
• Books –When Hope Changes: A story for children whose loved one is dying or has a terminal illness
• Activity – Supports & Comforts
• Video – Sesame Workshop: Re-grieving as Seasons Change

For more, please visit the anticipatory loss tag on the Resource Library.

• Free Downloadable Booklet– Dealing with Sudden Death
• Conversation Starter – Seven Suggestions for Explaining Death to Children
• Book – Grief is an Elephant
• Activity – Goodbye Letter
• Video – Amazing Grace Series

For more, please visit this custom list of resources in English that you can easily reference and share.

• Postcard Pointer – Homicide Loss
• Conversation Starter – Explaining Homicide to Children
• Book – A Terrible Thing Happened
• Activity – Ocean Drum
• Video – Truth Be Told, Tell the Truth: Talking to Children About Suicide and Violent Deaths

For more, please visit this custom list of resources in English that you can easily reference and share.

• Postcard Pointer – Suicide Loss
• Conversation Starter – Explaining Suicide to Children
• Book – Hope and the Winds of Grief: A Story of Healing After Losing a Loved One to Suicide
• Activity – Stepping In and Out of Grief
• Video – Truth Be Told, Tell the Truth: Talking to Children About Suicide and Violent Deaths

For more, please visit the suicide loss tag on the Resource Library.

• Postcard Pointer – Overdose Loss
• Conversation Starter –Talking with Kids about a Death from Addiction (Substance Use)
• Book – All the Pieces: When a Loved One Dies From Substance Use
• Activity – The Seven C’s

For more, please visit the overdose loss tag on the Resource Library.

• Article – Ambiguous Loss
• Video – How I’ve come to understand ambiguous loss by Sojo Ethridge
• Book – Ambiguous Loss: Books for Youth Impacted by Divorce
• Activity – Lost & Found (explained in step 1 of this article)

For more, please visit the ambiguous loss resource hub on the Resource Library.