SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – After losing a spouse, one local parent’s first priority became helping the children through their grief.
That search for support led the family to Hospice of Santa Barbara, where specialized grief programs gave the children a safe place to express their emotions, connect with other young people facing similar losses and begin healing together.
The family’s experience is one reason Hospice of Santa Barbara is working to raise awareness of its children’s grief services. Many people associate hospice with end-of-life care and don’t realize the nonprofit also provides free grief counseling and emotional support for children, teens and families after the loss of a loved one…