New York Life has launched a groundbreaking program called the Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative to better equip educators and other school personnel to support grieving students.
We're often with them more than parents. We have to have their emotional needs met before they can learn.
ANNA PIERCE
Counselor, May Howard Elementary School
When educators were asked in a recent survey by the New York Life Foundation with the American Federation of Teachers…
of educators agree that childhood grief is a serious problem that deserves more attention from schools.
of educators agree that students who experience a significant loss generally need more support over the longer term.
of educators agree that grief can frequently have an adverse impact on learning at school.
Currently there are more than 2,000 schools participating in the Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative, and the New York Life Foundation is aiming to add an additional 1,750 new academic institutions to the list.
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