PRINTER'S NO. 1377
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
232
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, MENSCH, RAFFERTY, HAYWOOD, SABATINA,
SCHWANK, BARTOLOTTA, EICHELBERGER, GREENLEAF, PILEGGI,
SCAVELLO, BLAKE, BREWSTER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FONTANA,
KITCHEN, TARTAGLIONE AND TEPLITZ, OCTOBER 27, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 27, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 19, 2015, as "Children's Grief Awareness
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Children who have had a loved one die, especially a
close family member, can carry that loss within them forever,
and it sometimes causes confusion in their minds as to why their
loved one was taken away; and
WHEREAS, Highmark Caring Place is a center for grieving
children, adolescents and their families, and there are four
Caring Place centers throughout this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Some families regard Highmark Caring Place centers
as the salvation of their family unit, a place where, above all,
they can find comfort, understanding and help in times of grief;
and
WHEREAS, "Children's Grief Awareness Day" was established in
this Commonwealth by the Highmark Caring Place in 2008 in order
to help others understand the impact of death on children and
their need for support; and
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