Children, teens, parents, caregivers, and young adults who are grieving before and after the death of a family member or close friend often feel alone and unsure where to turn for resources and support. A new website, just launched this week by Dougy Center: The National Grief Center for Children & Families, is a grief-informed, helpful, and easy-to-use resource for all ages. At www.dougy.org, those who are grieving, as well as professionals and supporters of grievers, can find hundreds of activities, articles, tip sheets, podcasts, and more, at absolutely no cost. The site can also assist users in finding peer grief support programs in their communities.
Dougy Center is an international authority on childhood grief. The new website, funded by a generous grant from the New York Life Foundation and created in partnership with Daylight Studio in Portland, is an accessible and comprehensive resource dedicated to supporting children, teens, young adults, and parents/caregivers who are grieving.
“With pandemic-related deaths increasing to more than 2 million worldwide and 400,00 in the United States, this new website is more important and more critical than ever,” said Brennan Wood, Dougy Center’s Executive Director. “Dougy Center has had a strong web presence for many years, but this new site is completely redesigned and easy to navigate for people in crisis, as well as for returning users.”
Founded in 1982, Dougy Center has provided peer grief support to more than to more than 55,000 people through direct services. The first organization of its kind in the United States, The Dougy Center Model has been replicated in over 500 sites throughout the world and is considered a gold standard of practice in the field of grief and loss.
Dougy Center receives no government funding and provides its services to families at no charge. They rely on the continued generosity of individuals, foundations, and businesses to support their programs and the development of resources. The new website also provides donors with more options and an easier path to giving, providing increased sustainability for the organization.
“With pandemic-related deaths increasing to more than 2 million worldwide and 400,00 in the United States, this new website is more important and more critical than ever,” said Brennan Wood, Dougy Center’s Executive Director. “Dougy Center has had a strong web presence for many years, but this new site is completely redesigned and easy to navigate for people in crisis, as well as for returning users.”
