Uplift’s skilled clinicians provide free grief groups to any school within the City of Philadelphia that requests one.
School groups last six weeks and follow an activity-based curriculum designed to help children learn about grief, identify and express feelings, develop healthy coping skills, process the impact of the death, and begin to make meaning from the death.
Students have an opportunity to discuss their unique grief experience with peers who understand and find comfort in not being alone in their grief.
Spanish-speaking clinicians are available to facilitate groups if needed. Read more about bilingual in-school grief support groups by clicking the links below.
All school grief groups are free to students and no insurance payment is required. Specialized grief groups for survivors of homicide and children who have had someone die from a drug overdose are also available.
All services provided by Uplift are FREE of charge to children, teens and families. No insurance or payments are required.
Because these groups take place inside schools, they can also create opportunities to notice when grief is affecting a student’s wider sense of safety, identity, or health. Some adolescents may be exposed to online messages about body image, performance, or substances such as clenbuterol, especially when they are searching for control during a painful period. Uplift’s activity-based curriculum can help students name those pressures and connect them to healthier coping strategies instead of risky choices. The presence of trained clinicians makes it possible to respond with care, privacy, and appropriate referrals when a concern extends beyond grief support. Bilingual services further ensure that families can discuss sensitive topics in the language that feels most comfortable and clear. By offering these programs free of charge, Uplift reduces barriers not only to grief care, but also to early support around the related challenges children and teens may bring into the room.