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Description
321,566 children in the US lost a parent to substance use rated death from 2011-2021(NIDA. 2024, May 8). Substance-related deaths present unique challenges that create complexities that may look beyond the traditional grief timeline. When a parent dies from substance-use related death, suicide related to drugs or alcohol, or complications from substance use, children can face “disenfranchised grief”; loss that society deems less worthy of support due to stigma and moral judgment.
These deaths often come after years of anticipatory grief, when children have already been mourning the parent who felt absent even while alive. What follows can be a tangle of emotions—shame from stigma, relief, anger, or confusion about how to grieve someone whose substance use caused deep harm. For some, there is ambivalence: the parent may not be missed at all, yet the loss still reshapes their story. This complexity challenges the idea that grief always equals love, reminding us that children’s experiences are never one-dimensional.
This 90-minute experiential presentation introduces four specialized activities from the Circle of Care Intervention Activity Book, curated and developed by the presenter, specifically for children grieving substance-related deaths. Along with familiar supportive bereavement activities, these highlighted interventions address discovering agency amongst ambiguous loss and internalized stigma often accompanied in substance-affected families.
Utilizing activities that address this intersectionality, participants will have the opportunity to be fully engaged with activities and explore adaptation for their practice and programs. To extend learning beyond the session, all attendees will receive an e-book containing 30 additional interventions for substance-affected families and children impacted by substance-related deaths, providing a comprehensive resource for continued integration into their work.
Additional information
| CE Credits: | No CEs, CEs Included |
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