Supporting Young People Through Grief and Loss

Young people may experience grief and loss at different times as they grow up.

There are a range of resources below to help parents understand how children and adolescents may react to grief and loss and some ideas on how they may support them.

Resources for helping young people deal with grief:

• SchoolTV – Understanding Grief and Loss in Young People
• SchoolTV – Helping your child with trauma or difficult events
• Supporting a Grieving Child
• About Grief
• Adolescents and Grief
• Children and Grief (Pre-school)
• Children and Grief (Primary School)
• Grief, Anniversaries and Significant Events
• How to Help Someone Who is Grieving

For more resources or information, parents can contact the organisations below:

Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
https://www.grief.org.au

Griefline Community and Family Services
https://griefline.org.au or 1800 845 745

Supporting your child after suicide: 

• Factsheet Suicide and Self Harm – How to talk to your child about suicide
• Information for families
• Grief: How young people respond
• Supporting young people after a suicide

If you or your child needs immediate support, we encourage you to utilise the following professional resources:

• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 | www.beyondblue.org.au
• eHeadspace: 1800 650 890 | www.eheadspace.org.au
• Lifeline: 13 11 14 | www.lifeline.org.au
• ReachOut: www.au.reachout.com