"What is clear, as the second pandemic spring tilts into the second pandemic summer, is that efforts like the COVID Collaborative will be needed for some time to come."
— New York Times, June 16, 2021
As we build systems in Utah that can help families experiencing unimaginable loss, we can share our learnings and expand pilot demonstrations to other states.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox joined the Children's Collaborative for Healing and Support last week to announce a pilot program in the state designed to support grieving children and connect them to services.
Children's Collaborative for Healing and Support announces additional $1 million investment from the New York Life Foundation to kickstart Utah initiative.
Children's Collaborative for Healing and Support announces additional $1 million investment from the New York Life Foundation to kickstart Utah initiative.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox joined the Children's Collaborative for Healing and Support last week to announce a pilot program in the state designed to support grieving children and connect them to services.
Children's Collaborative for Healing and Support announces additional $1 million investment from the New York Life Foundation to kickstart Utah initiative.
This first-of-its-kind initiative harnesses community partnerships to identify and connect children who are grieving the death of a parent or caregiver with resources to help them effectively cope and continue to live healthy, fulfilling lives.
New Utah Children’s Collaborative will build on community partnerships to identify and support children coping with the death of a parent or other caregiver.
On Thursday, the state of Utah took a significant step forward to assist children who have lost a parent or caregiver in announcing an initiative that builds on community partnerships to identify and support bereaved children.
Gov. Spencer Cox Joins Children's Collaborative to identify and support children who have experienced the loss of a parent or caregiver.
There are approximately 10.1 million Black children nationwide, and Census data reveals an alarming 9.6% of them, or about 975,000, had lost at least one parent as of 2021. That figure has doubled in the past decade, with a sharp increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One study found that Black children lost caregivers at twice the rate of White children from April 2020 until the end of 2022.
As the pandemic upended our understanding of education’s role in society, one point became remarkably clear: schools are the first line of defense for student mental health support.
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