Resource Center

One thing we’ve learned from other teens who have had someone die is grief usually does what it wants — it doesn’t follow any rules or keep to a schedule. There’s no recipe and there isn’t a right or wrong way to grieve. What matters most is figuring out what really helps you deal with all that comes with grief and what doesn’t help at all. It’s totally up to you.

The Dougy Center offers teens (ages 13-18) a toolkit on poems, activities, videos, articles, podcasts and tipsheets related to death, dying and grief. Topics are sorted by type of death and the person who died. 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.