How to Support Grieving Children with Melissa Lunardini, Episode 052

The Heart of Hospice is excited to connect you with Melissa Lunardini! Melissa is a children’s bereavement manager overseeing a large children’s bereavement program for a hospice agency in California.  Melissa holds an MA in Psychology and an MBA, and is the owner of Tribal Grief, a consulting service that offers expert assistance with grief camps for kids, grief and traumatic loss, school-based programming, and crisis response.  Jerry and Helen talked with Melissa about her work with kids who are grieving or have experienced a violent death, and she shared her experiences working in a challenging but incredibly rewarding field. You can connect with Melissa at tribalgrief.com.   Other children’s grief resources mentioned in this episode: National Alliance for Grieving Children Center for Loss The Dougy Center Good Grief New York Life Foundation Coalition to Support Grieving Students Centering.org Elizabeth Hospice Find more resources about hospice, including information about hospice philosophy and interdisciplinary teams by visiting theheartofhospice.com.  No matter where you are in your hospice journey, we’re glad you found The Heart of Hospice!