title: Helping children with the death of someone close.
abstract: Death is difficult for everyone involved, but perhaps more so for children and adolescents, who may not understand what is happening or why changes are occurring. Hospice staff need to be aware of family dynamics and help adults help children through these troubling times.
authors.affiliation: Samaritan Hospice, Moorestown, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Aldrich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005192:Family Health; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States