Did you know that 6 out of 10 school-aged children will experience the loss of a loved one before they are 18?
Without help after this loss, these students are at risk for increased substance abuse, violence, suicide, teen pregnancy and academic failure. Their care-givers are equally at risk and are often not equipped to help their children while they deal with their own grief.
Open Arms Grief Support
Open Arms is a grieving children’s support program that helps children ages 3-17 years and their family members find healthy ways to cope with their feelings of sadness, anger or frustration, and be able to return to their day-to-day activities. Open Arms has become a place of comfort for children and adults who are surviving the loss of a loved one.
Open Arms helps grieving children through five program components:
- Grief support groups for children and their families
- Ten week school-based grief support groups
- Homicide survivor support groups and individual grief therapy
- Camp “Good Grief” a summer day camp that focuses on helping grieving children to just be a kid again
- Trauma Response Team
Open Arms programs is being offered for our Miller Elementary students and their families in the school setting.
If you are interested in having your child be a part of this program or would like more information, please feel free to email: boussiz@dearbornschools.org or call 313.827.7381.
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