Children’s Grief Support Groups:
What We Do
High Peaks Hospice Grief and Loss Support Program for Children provides space and opportunity for children to learn healthy methods of handling challenges faced after experiencing significant loss. We partner with schools to provide 6 week long weekly sessions for children at various locations throughout the large area we serve.
Who We Serve
This program is for children Pre-K to Grade 6 from all economic, racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. The program is free for all participants and funding is provided by High Peaks Hospice.
How We Do It
During each weekly session, qualified facilitators use activity-based, age-appropriate curriculum provides a safe space for your child to express themselves, process and explore the impacts of their loss, and find peer support. The Grief and Loss Group for Children runs for 6 weeks. Applications are required.
Group Facilitator:
Name: John Bushway, LCSW, High Peaks Hospice Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Email: jbushway@highpeakshospice.org
Phone: 518.891.0606
Interested in signing your child up? Any child, Pre-K to Grade 6, who has experienced any type of significant loss in their lifetime, regardless of hospice involvement, are welcome to apply. Complete and application for an upcoming session:
Warrensburg Elementary School – January 7, 2026 to February 11, 2026 Session. Application – Click Here
Not your area? Complete a general application and we will notify you once we have a session scheduled in your area. – Click Here