Supporting Grieving Students

Together, the New York Life Foundation and First Book are working to empower and equip those working with bereaved children and families by providing necessary resources and meaningful stories.

First Book logo and New York Life Foundation logo side by side.First Book logo and New York Life Foundation logo side by side.

Grief, Loss, & Healing


Explore the Grief, Loss, & Healing category to find well-crafted books that help students build resiliency, offer comfort and validation, introduce coping techniques, and help guide conversations about grief and loss.

Click to shop the Grief, Loss, and Healing category.Click to shop the Grief, Loss, and Healing category.
Click to shop the Grief, Loss, and Healing category.Click to shop the Grief, Loss, and Healing category.

Grief, Loss, & Healing

Explore the Grief, Loss, & Healing category to find well-crafted books that help students build resiliency, offer comfort and validation, introduce coping techniques, and help guide conversations about grief and loss.

Tap to shop the Grief, Loss, and Healing category.Tap to shop the Grief, Loss, and Healing category.
Tap to shop the Grief, Loss, and Healing category.Tap to shop the Grief, Loss, and Healing category.

Toolkits & Guides


Toolkits & Guides

Using Books to Support Grieving Students

Grieving is a process that unfolds differently for everyone, and this guide offers concrete tips, strategies, and steps you can take to support K-12 students with the power of books.

Click to download the Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss, and Healing resource in English.Click to download the Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss, and Healing resource in English.
Click to download the Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss, and Healing resource in Spanish.Click to download the Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss, and Healing resource in Spanish.

Using Books to
Support Grieving Students

Grieving is a process that unfolds differently for everyone, and this guide offers concrete tips, strategies, and steps you can take to support K-12 students with the power of books.

Tap to download the Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss, and Healing resource in English.Tap to download the Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss, and Healing resource in English.
Click to download the Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss, and Healing resource in Spanish.Click to download the Using Books to Support Students Through Grief, Loss, and Healing resource in Spanish.

Click to download the Support Strategies for Educators of Children Experiencing Grief resource.Click to download the Support Strategies for Educators of Children Experiencing Grief resource.

Support Strategies for Educators

This in-depth resource offers advice and best practices from childhood grief experts to guide educators in offering invaluable support to students and families.

Click to download the Support Strategies for Educators of Children Experiencing Grief resource.Click to download the Support Strategies for Educators of Children Experiencing Grief resource.
Tap to download the Support Strategies for Educators of Children Experiencing Grief resource.Tap to download the Support Strategies for Educators of Children Experiencing Grief resource.

Support Strategies for Educators

This in-depth resource offers advice and best practices from childhood grief experts to guide educators in offering invaluable support to students and families.

Tap to download the Support Strategies for Educators of Children Experiencing Grief resource.Tap to download the Support Strategies for Educators of Children Experiencing Grief resource.

Has your community recently suffered an acute bereavement situation?

Apply for a Community Care credit to purchase books and resources to support your students and program.

Click to go to the Community Care Credit Application form.Click to go to the Community Care Credit Application form.

Has your community recently suffered an acute bereavement situation?

Apply for a Community Care credit to purchase books and resources to support your students and program.

Tap to go to the Community Care Credit Application form.Tap to go to the Community Care Credit Application form.

Social & Emotional Learning


The books and resources on our Social & Emotional Learning page support students as they develop the skills they need to become and remain emotionally and mentally healthy.

Click to explore the Social & Emotional Learning page.Click to explore the Social & Emotional Learning page.
Click to explore the Social & Emotional Learning page.Click to explore the Social & Emotional Learning page.

Social & Emotional Learning

The books and resources on our Social & Emotional Learning page support students as they develop the skills they need to become and remain emotionally and mentally healthy.

Tap to explore the Social & Emotional Learning page.Tap to explore the Social & Emotional Learning page.
Tap to explore the Social & Emotional Learning page.Tap to explore the Social & Emotional Learning page.

Are you interested in building a
Grief-Sensitive School community?

Explore New York Life's groundbreaking program that helps equip educators and other school personnel to support grieving students.

Click to visit the New York Life website and learn more about the Grief Sensitive Schools Initiative.Click to visit the New York Life website and learn more about the Grief Sensitive Schools Initiative.

Are you interested in building a Grief-Sensitive School community?

Explore New York Life's groundbreaking program that helps equip educators and other school personnel to support grieving students.

Click to visit the New York Life website and learn more about the Grief Sensitive Schools Initiative.Click to visit the New York Life website and learn more about the Grief Sensitive Schools Initiative.