With the new school year upon us, it’s likely that most of us will have at least one student, and probably more, suffer the loss of a family member or friend.

I thought a short “The Best…” list on the topic might be helpful, and I hope that readers will suggest additional resources.

Here are my choices for The Best Resources For Helping Students Deal With Grief:

I’m going to start with a post I wrote about a year-and-a-half ago titled Helping Students Who Are Grieving. In it, I share what I do, and some personal experiences. Readers contributed suggestions in comments there, too.

Helping Students Deal with the Loss of a Parent comes from Education Week.

How to: Help Your Students Deal with Grief and Loss from The Apple is an article I’ve previously recommended.

Additional suggestions are welcome.

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