Supporting Grieving Students

Together, the New York Life Foundation and First Book are working to empower and equip those working with bereaved children and families by providing necessary resources and meaningful stories.

Supporting Grieving Students

Together, the New York Life Foundation and First Book are working to empower and equip those working with bereaved children and families by providing necessary resources and meaningful stories.

Grief, Loss & Healing

Explore the Grief, Loss, & Healing category to find well-crafted books that help students build resiliency,
offer comfort and validation, introduce coping techniques, and help guide conversations about grief and loss.

Grief, Loss & Healing

Explore the Grief, Loss, & Healing category to find well-crafted books that help students build resiliency, offer comfort and validation, introduce coping techniques, and help guide conversations about grief and loss.

Using Books to Support Grieving Students

Grieving is a process that unfolds differently for everyone, and this guide offers concrete tips, strategies, and steps you can take to support K-12 students with the power of books.

Support Strategies for Educators

This in-depth resource offers advice and best practices from childhood grief experts to guide educators in offering invaluable support to students and families.

Using Books to Support Grieving Students

Grieving is a process that unfolds differently for everyone, and this guide offers concrete tips, strategies, and steps you can take to support K-12 students with the power of books.

Support Strategies for Educators

This in-depth resource offers advice and best practices from childhood grief experts to guide educators in offering invaluable support to students and families.

Has your community recently suffered an acute bereavement situation?

Apply for a Community Care credit to purchase books and resources to support your students and program.

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Has your community recently suffered an acute bereavement situation?

Apply for a Community Care credit to purchase books and resources to support your students and program.

Learn More Now

Social & Emotional Learning

The books and resources on our Social & Emotional Learning page support students
as they develop the skills they need to become and remain emotionally and mentally healthy.

Social & Emotional Learning

The books and resources on our Social & Emotional Learning page support students as they develop the skills they need to become and remain emotionally and mentally healthy.

Are you interested in building a Grief-Sensitive School community?

Explore New York Life's groundbreaking program that helps equip educators and other school personnel to support grieving students.

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Are you interested in building a Grief-Sensitive School community?

Explore New York Life's groundbreaking program that helps equip educators and other school personnel to support grieving students.

Learn More Now