After a Suicide: An Activity Book for Grieving Kids [Paperback]

The Dougy Center (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2001

In this hands-on, interactive workbook, children who have been exposed to a suicide can learn from other grieving kids. The workbook includes drawing activities, puzzles, stories, advice from other kids and helpful suggestions for how to navigate the grief process after a suicide death.

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About the Author

Since 1983, The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families has provided loving support in a safe place where children, teens and their families grieving a death can share their experiences as they move through their healing process. Based in Portland, Oregon, The Dougy Center works regionally, nationally and internationally to provide support and training to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief.

The Dougy Center is supported solely through private support from individuals, foundations and companies, and receives no state or federal funding. The Dougy Center does not charge a fee for its services.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Dougy Center (September 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890534064
• ISBN-13: 978-1890534066
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST-HAVE for any child who has suffered this tragedy, January 13, 2011

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This review is from: After a Suicide: An Activity Book for Grieving Kids (Paperback)

My little girls (11 yrs) dad committed suicide before Christmas a few weeks ago. My daughter does not like talking about it and will not talk about it. I was told about this book through a friend and found it to be a God-send! My daughter has embraced this workbook and I can now see where she is in the healing process and what specific areas she is hurting the most in. The workbook is a blessing allowing her to respond her emotions in her own private environment without being interrogated by an adult. It is truly a masterpiece.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and Effective, August 27, 2008

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Carrie Stark Hugus, author of Crossing 13. (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After a Suicide: An Activity Book for Grieving Kids (Paperback)

After a Suicide Death is a fabulous activity book for grieving kids. It's simple, direct and will bring comfort to any child suffering from the loss of a loved one to suicide. It provides wonderful activities that address what is suicide, feelings, dreams, talking about suicide with friends, going back to school and remembering the person who died. A wonderful resource!Crossing 13

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable, September 13, 2011

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This review is from: After a Suicide: An Activity Book for Grieving Kids (Paperback)

I ordered this workbook to assist in grief work from a sibling's suicide when I was 14. I'm much older now but having this tool to tap into my mindset of 14 is more than valuable but comforting. I would recommend this book for anyone in the age-range appropriate to this book dealing with this type of loss and I would also recommend it for older folks, like me, who experienced this trauma at an early age. As for older teenagers, there are also workbooks specifically for that population that are better suited than this one.