News from Dougy Center, October 2021
Upcoming Events

2021 Portraits of Courage Campaign
October 18 - November 18


November 18
Support Dougy Center Through Portraits of Courage
Join Dougy Center to celebrate Portraits of Courage, 
a month-long campaign from October 18 to November 18, 2021, that culminates on National Children’s Grief Awareness Day.  

We invite you to host an online fundraiser that both educates and inspires your community to support the important work of Dougy Center. 

Dougy Center will provide everything you need to create your personalized online fundraising page, including easy-to-follow instructions and stories you can share with your community. There will even be opportunities to have your donations doubled through a generous match! 

Go to dougy.org/portraitsfundraiser to get started. You can also find more information here.

You may also make a donation to Portraits of Courage here.

Please contact Rebecca Sturges at [email protected] or 503-542-4827 for support and questions about starting your Portraits of Courage peer challenge fundraiser. 

Thank you for your support of children and families who are grieving! 
Register Today for Upcoming Dougy Center Grief Education Webinars
Dougy Center is now offering online webinars focusing on important grief education topics.

Geared for professionals in the field, Dougy Center's first webinar, Becoming Grief-Informed: Foundations of Grief Education, is set for October 21, 2021 and will be presented by Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT, Dougy Center's Director of Training & Translational Research. Being grief-informed sets the foundation for understanding and responding to the needs of people who are grieving the death of someone in their lives. Misassumptions lead to misunderstanding and mistreatment.

The second webinar, Grief as a Mental Disorder: The Movement to Pathologize Grief, will be November, 19, 2021 and is presented by Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, FT, Dougy Center's Senior Director of Advocacy & Training and Executive Director Emeritus. Labeling people who are grieving with “mental disorders” like Prolonged Grief Disorder, Complicated Grief, or Dysfunctional Grief has both proponents and critics. In this webinar we’ll take a brief but critical look at the movement and evidence for pathologizing grief, some of the implications of doing so, and why this matters.

The cost for each webinar is $59 per person, or register for both for just $110. Registration closes 24 hours prior to each webinar. Register here.
What Should I Say to Someone who is Grieving?
When someone is grieving, it can be hard to know what to say. This Dougy Center Tip Sheet, created in partnership with KinderCare Education, can help. Developed with the input of children, teens, and adults who are grieving, this resource gives examples of common platitudes and clichés, and what to try instead.

Find additional tip sheets, activities, and more on our resources web page.
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