The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement

Dedicated to helping schools support their students through crisis and loss

I need help now

Materials and guidance for schools experiencing crises or helping grieving students

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Help me prepare

Resources and guidelines to prepare to support children in times of crisis and loss

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Featured Resources

Guide to help talk to children about community shootings in the news.

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Providing Psychosocial Support to Children and Families in the Aftermath of Disasters and Crises

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The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Save the Children Partner to Support Grieving Children

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Featured Resources

Guide to help talk to children about community shootings in the news.

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Earn Continuing Education Credits through the CE Portal for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

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The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Save the Children Partner to Support Grieving Children

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Featured Project

The Coalition to Support
Grieving Students

We lead a collaboration of national
organizations, representing the full range of
school professionals, that has developed
free training materials to help empower
schools to support grieving students.

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Awards

Recipient of the 2020 Martin C. Ushkow Community Service Award of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health