Sesame Workshop Releases New Content to Support Children and Families Dealing with Grief and Loss During Children's Grief Awareness Month
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sesame Workshop, the global impact nonprofit behind Sesame Street and more, today released new resources during Children's Grief Awareness Month to support young children and their families who are coping with grief and loss. With philanthropic investment from the New York Life Foundation, one of the largest funders and champions in the childhood bereavement field, children and families dealing with the death of a loved one will have access to new resources that can help them cope.
- NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sesame Workshop, the global impact nonprofit behind Sesame Street and more, today released new resources during Children's Grief Awareness Month to support young children and their families who are coping with grief and loss.
- One in twelve children in the U.S. will experience the death of a parent or sibling by the age of 18.
- Jesse Expresses Grief Through Play by showing how children express their feelings and how grown-ups see how they can help.
- "Experiencing loss and navigating grief is life-changing for young children," said Jeanette Betancourt Ed.D., Senior Vice President of U.S. Social Impact, Sesame Workshop.