PRINTER'S NO. 2649
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
553
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, PASHINSKI, HENNESSEY, BIZZARRO,
LONGIETTI, RYAN, MATZIE, HILL-EVANS, KORTZ, SONNEY, KULIK,
SCHLOSSBERG, FREEMAN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, KAUFFMAN,
YOUNGBLOOD, MILLARD, NEILSON, DEASY, McNEILL, JOHNSON-
HARRELL, DiGIROLAMO, DeLUCA, O'MARA, KINSEY, MADDEN,
McCLINTON, MARKOSEK AND SCHWEYER, OCTOBER 11, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, OCTOBER 11, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 21, 2019, as "Children's Grief Awareness
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Children who experience the loss of a loved one,
especially a close family member, can carry that loss with them
forever, and the loss sometimes causes confusion 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
WHEREAS, There are four Caring Place centers throughout this
Commonwealth which provide a place where, above all, individuals
and families can find comfort, understanding and help in time of
grief; and
WHEREAS, "Children's Grief Awareness Day" was started in this
Commonwealth by the Highmark Caring Place in 2008 to help others
understand the impact of death on children and their need for
support; and
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