[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 188 (Friday, November 22, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





        SUNRISE CENTER CELEBRATES CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY

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                             HON. PAUL COOK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 22, 2019

  Mr. COOK. Madam Speaker, Children's Grief Awareness Day was created 
in 2009 to foster awareness and understanding about the impact of death 
on children. As we approach the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, we 
enter a particularly difficult time for grieving children. One in five 
children will experience the death of someone close to them by age 18, 
one in twenty children will experience the death of a parent by age 18, 
and approximately 1.9 million children under 18 have lost one or both 
of their parents.
  The Sunrise Center helps children dealing with grief, by offering a 
place of hope and healing for children, teens, and their families who 
are experiencing grief and loss due to the advanced illness or death of 
a loved one or being placed in foster care. Their hard work supports 
children suffering from grief in a safe, loving, and understanding 
environment.
  Children's Grief Awareness Day is an important way for all of us to 
remember those in our society who are dealing with the emotional trauma 
relating to the death or loss of a loved one. I applaud the Sunrise 
Center for all they do to support local children dealing with these 
tragic circumstances, and I sincerely thank their volunteers and staff 
for making a difference in children's lives.

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