Children's Grief Awareness Day - November 15

One week from today, Thursday, November 15, is Children's Grief Awareness Day.  

The simplest way to observe this day is to wear blue and to let people know that you are wearing blue to show your support for grieving children.

I would also urge you to visit the Caring Place's Children's Grief Awareness Day website to learn more about how you can observe this day.

http://www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org/cgad/index.shtml

Also, if you are on Facebook, visit the page for Children's Grief Awareness Day and join in the discussion about observing this day:

 https://www.facebook.com/ChildrensGriefAwarenessDay

Highmark Caring Place locations are planning special events on November 15.  You can learn about those events by contacting the Caring Place location nearest you.  Also, many schools are also having events to commemorate the day.  Perhaps, your school is one of them.

Allow me to share a  passage from the website:

Children's Grief Awareness Day is an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness of the painful impact that the death of a loved one has in the life of a child. An opportunity for all of us to recognize and support the millions of grieving children across the nation — the thousands of grieving children right in our own communities — the grieving children we know and see in our daily lives.

Children's Grief Awareness Day is an opportunity to make sure that grieving children receive the support they need.