PRINTER'S NO. 1385
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
251
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, BARTOLOTTA, BREWSTER, BROOKS, BROWNE,
DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, HUGHES, KILLION,
LEACH, RESCHENTHALER, SABATINA AND WAGNER, DECEMBER 12, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, DECEMBER 12, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 16, 2017, 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, Highmark Caring Place established "Children's Grief
Awareness Day" in this Commonwealth in 2008 in order to help
others understand the impact of death on children and their need
for support; and
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