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Getting Bereaved Kids the Help They Need

Sep 24, 2019 | Grief, Advocacy

Julie Kaplow, on the left, serves as the Director of the Trauma and Grief Center in Houston, Texas, will be launching the Handle with Care program for children who have witnessed a death. In August we are focusing on “Back to School” at Evermore. We are giving focus...

Bea’s Law: Two Bereaved Parents Fight for (and Win!) Bereavement Leave for Seattle City Workers

Jun 7, 2019 | Advocacy

Bea’s parents — Rachel and Erin Alder say they are “extraordinarily pleased” by Seattle City Council’s unanimous vote for paid bereavement leave and were thankful for the support they received throughout the process. City employees no longer face impossible choice: to...

Trauma Expert Trains Journalists to Responsibly Cover Child Deaths and Public Grief

May 14, 2019 | Advocacy

Child deaths, especially those that occur in mass tragedies, are the subject of significant news coverage. Frank Ochberg, chairman emeritus of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Michigan State University, said that journalists have an important role to play...

The Child Death Beat: One Reporter’s Decades Covering Child Death and Consumer Product Safety

May 3, 2019 | Advocacy

Photo courtesy of Cynthia H. Craft. An award-winning USA Today reporter talks about why she’s covered child death for so long It’s been nearly 23 years, but USA Today reporter Jayne O’Donnell won’t ever forget the moment. Jayne O’Donnell, health policy reporter, USA...

Spreading the Word About the Aftermath of a Child’s Death

May 1, 2019 | Advocacy

Photo courtesy of AbsolutVision on Unsplash. Evermore’s founder to speak at journalism conference Raising the visibility about the long-lasting effects on parents and siblings after a child dies is a central goal for Evermore, and Joyal Mulheron, Evermore’s founder...

When a Child Dies, What Happens Next Makes All the Difference

Apr 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Community, Parent

Mulheron left her career to immerse herself in the science surrounding the fallout of losing a child at any age or cause. She then started Evermore — a nonprofit to change the national response when a child dies. Evermore organization will tackle why and how More....

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