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/PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-its-kind initiative built on community partnerships to identify and support children coping with the death of a loved one, has...

The Childrens Collaborative For Healing and Support on Thursday launched a first-of-its-kind pilot program to identify and connect children grieving the death of a parent or caregiver.

Data shows that only about 26% of Black children who have lost a parent are receiving survivor benefits, a rate much lower than other racial groups.

An estimated 245,000 children in the US have lost one or both parents to Covid, but despite profound implications they have been largely overlooked in policy responses

Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them.

Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them.

The paramedics were in there for about 10 minutes. The kids were still in their rooms, but they heard the machines and the screams of Clear!

Children who lost at least one parent or caregiver to the virus number at least 32,500 in...