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The Canadian Alliance for Children's Grief (CACG) is the first Canadian national group of professionals working together to ensure the accessibility of bereavement support and information to grieving children and their families. Resulting from a collaborative effort amongst agencies and service providers across the country, the CACG seeks to address the barriers experienced by organizations providing services to grieving children and youth and strengthen the support offered to local communities.
Children are often the hidden mourners in our society with little attention being paid to their bereavement needs. Every child has different needs, perspectives and understandings of what death means. Therefore it is important to provide children with information and education on death and grief as well as normalize their responses and encourage them to share their thoughts and feelings.
It is challenging to parent a grieving child when parents are themselves grieving. Grief is often isolating and consuming. Having access to resources and supports can help families feel connected and equipped to face their grief together.


MissionWatercolor Our Mission is to ensure that grief and bereavement support and information is accessible to all grieving children and their families and the professionals that support them across Canada.

VisionWatercolor Our Vision is for no child to have to grieve alone and have the support and resources they need to build hope and resilience for their future.

“The goal of forming this alliance is to raise awareness and advocate for the needs of children and youth that are grieving a death and provide a forum for grief professionals and organizations to collaborate, inform and connect across Canada,” commented Julie Pehar Director of the Children and Youth Grief Network of Southern Ontario and a lead agency in the formation of this national network. ‘According to a 2018 cross-Canada survey that we conducted, only 11% of grief practitioners felt well-resourced in their work and 68% said that resources they need are not always accessible. That is why a national network is so critical’.

Disclaimer

The Canadian Alliance for Grieving Children and Youth (CAGCY) lists third-party grief support service providers who serve children, teens and their families. CAGCY does not evaluate or confirm the validity or existence of certifications or licenses of any provider. In seeking grief support services and/or counselling, CAGCY recommends you seek qualified independent advice as to the training, certifications, government licensing, and sufficiency of the providers listed here. We aim to update the information in this directory annually and the information provided herein may therefore not be accurate or up-to-date. Please note, the inclusion of a service in this list does not imply that CAGCCY endorses the service and we reserve the right to remove any entry from this directory for any reason. In using this directory, you agree to hold harmless all of CAGCY’s officers, directors, employees, or agents from any and all liability and/or damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the directory or of any of the providers referenced herein. CAGCY has not reviewed any Internet sites linking to this site or the contents of any links contained herein and is not responsible for the content of any linked off-site pages or any sites linked to this site in any manner.

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