Resource Center

Explaining murder or violent death to children and teens can feel overwhelming. Here are some tips to help you talk with and support grieving children and teens after a violent death. 

The Dougy Center offers poems, activities, videos, articles, podcasts and tipsheets related to death, dying and grief for individuals facing loss after a violent death. Topics are specifically sorted by resources related to violent death. Spanish toolkits are also available.

About the organization: At Dougy Center, our mission is to provide grief support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families can share their experiences before and after a death. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children who are grieving.