Children’s Grief and Bereavement

Hospice Muskoka has offered one on one and group grief support to adults over the age of 18 for 25 years. Many of the families that attend grief support have children in their family circle that could also benefit from grief support. Currently, in the Muskoka region, there is limited grief support available for children and youth. This project will focus on training staff members at Hospice Muskoka in providing children’s grief support. Staff will attend the certificate program offered by Andrea Warnick at Sick Kids Hospital. The staff members can then train other volunteers and new staff members at Hospice Muskoka to help provide children’s grief support and develop workshops. This program will aim to support 24-30 families in the first year.