The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families supports children, youth, and families as they grieve and grow.

Kentucky’s children need dramatically increased availability and access to child and family-specific grief support services. The numbers are telling:

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• 1 in 10 Kentucky children experience the death of a parent, caregiver, or sibling by age 18 (national average is 1 in 14)

• Kentucky ranks #5 in the nation for childhood bereavement rates

• Nationally, Covid-19 will increase youth bereavement between 17-30%, with children of color being disproportionately impacted