As the school year begins, staff at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) would like to offer all school personnel (including educators, administrators, counselors and support staff) the opportunity to use their many resources for schools! Their resources were created to highlight issues related to trauma, to explain how trauma can…

Bullying. Death. Disabilities. Peer acceptance. Cultural differences. Adoption. Sibling rivalry... These are some of the unfortunate realities and personal challenges that children experience and must deal with on a daily basis. Library media specialists are frequently asked to suggest books teachers can use to give children insight into…

Bibliotherapy can help children prepare for and understand the death of a loved one. An annotated bibliography lists references with age level information on attitudes toward death and deaths of a father, friend, grandparent, mother, pet, and sibling. (Author/CL)

Considers concepts of death and the afterlife presented in children's literature of previous centuries and in several recent books for children, including "The Farthest Shore" by Ursula Le Guin, "The Brothers Lionheart" by Astrid Lindgren, and "Song of the Pearl" by Ruth Nichols. (GT)

Briefly describes how one elementary school teacher handled the death of a pet. A short bibliography of children's books that deal with the subject of death is included. (JMB)

This literature survey, part of a series designed to provide information sources on topics of current interest in the field of mental health, lists 122 references on child and adolescent suicide covering the years 1978-1980. Author, author address, title, source, and source location are included where applicable. A brief content resume is provided…

Reviews the literature which relates to the role of social isolation in suicide. Major areas reviewed include theories on suicide and social isolation, measures of social isolation, and empirical studies which concern the relationship of social isolation to suicide. (Author)

A question-and-answer format is used to help teachers understand how children react to and deal with death, including discussions about grief, the death of a classmate, and when to seek professional help. Several resources are included. (CB)

This collection of materials represents a 20-year span (1958-1978) of references on euthanasia found through select indexes and abstracting services. The contents are organized into two general reference sections, periodicals and books, with citations listed alphabetically by author. The last two sections focus on the locations of these materials…

This annotated bibliography was prepared for the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Early Childhood Education as a resource for teachers to use in helping young children cope with death and separation. It includes (1) a selected list of children's books which treat death, (2) a selected list of children's books which…

Presents three annotated bibliographies of reading materials to help involved individuals deal with the grief accompanying the death of a child. They include 10 books for parents, 8 for children and adolescents, and 13 books and journals for professionals. (RAA)

Literature for young people that allows issues related to death and suicide to be addressed openly included nonfiction material from various vantage points: anthropology, biology, ecology, theology, thanatology, and more. Exploration of grief and mourning are accomplished in a manner that is scholarly and compassionate. (Author)

Summarizes and evaluates 22 children's books in terms of their usefulness in helping children understand and cope with the concept of death. Most treat the topic of death in a generally acceptable way by using direct and concrete words and showing respect for and acceptance of feelings. (Author)

Discusses adolescents and their experiences with death. Considers a variety of novels dealing with the issue of death that can help students cope with death in their own lives. Suggests using books about death in the classroom. (HB)

This annotated bibliography contains resources for teachers to use in the preparation of curricula for death education for children in grades K-12. Section one contains printed resources for teachers. Many of these resources offer more comprehensive guides for death education and materials. Section two describes 70 books for students in grade K-12…