Eluna Community Conversation: Camp Erin Parent and Guardian Gathering Resources
If you were able to join us on February 23rd, 2021, thank you for participating! We look forward to providing opportunities to gather in the future in case you missed this one. Please feel free to download the presentation by clicking on the button below.
We are honored to provide support. Please explore the list of resources below and don’t hesitate to reach out to Molly for additional resources or referrals.
Grief Resources
- Grief Portal: Please visit this page on the resource center where you can begin a personal journey through our resources.
- Downloadable Guide: Safe Crossings Resource: Understanding and Helping the Grieving Child
- 10 Things Grieving Children Want You to Know
- Activities, Books and Tools
- Developmental Grief Responses
- Teen Grief Resources
- Grief During Covid Resources
Mindfulness Activities
- Apps for grieving children
- Apps for grieving adults
- S.T.O.P. technique
- Calming Jar
- Weathering the Storm: Snow Globe Activity
Connecting with your Children
As Amy mentioned, it’s important to speak about the person who died so that your child(ren) know that they can as start the conversation when/if they need. Sometimes it works to have a direct face-to-face conversation and sometimes it works better to check-in when you don’t require eye-to-eye contact, for instance while you’re in a car or on a walk or making dinner.
Other ideas include:
- Write little notes and leave them for each other
- Use a journal to write notes to each other. This Q&A Journal is great.
- Memory Jar: This popular activity can be an important tool for storing memories and starting conversations.
- Create an Altar or Memory Trunk with photos, letters and other special items.
Self Care Ideas & Resources (ideas from the group + more)
- Meditation
- Dance Parties with my kids
- Workout every morning
- Singing
- Yoga
- Crochet or other creative crafts
- running/walking in nature
- Prayer and Reading
Community and Ongoing Support
- Connect with your Camp Erin Provider
- Search the Resource Center by zip code to find a provider near you or Look here by State
- National Alliance for Grieving Children
- What’s Your Grief
- HealGrief
- Actively Moving Forward for Young Adults
- Dinner Party
Crisis Resources
Sometimes there is a reason for concern. There are many crisis support organizations nationwide that are prepared to help. Please reach out when you need support.
- Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-584-3578
- Crisis Connections:1-866-427-4747
- Teen Link-866-833-6546 or TeenLink.org
- TXT 4 Help: Nationwide, 24-hour, text-for-support for youth in crisis
- Text the word “safe” and your current location (address, city, state) to 4HELP (44357)
- Within seconds, you will receive a message with the closest Safe Place site and phone number for the local youth agency.
- For immediate help, reply with “2chat” to text interactively with a trained counselor.
- More Crisis Support Resources
Thank you to the Peter DeGeorge Foundation for support of this initiative.
