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Oklahoma News 4 interviews Dr. Micki Burns on how to help children process grief
August 11, 2023
In an interview with Oklahoma News 4 (KFOR), Judi’s House Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Micki Burns, discussed how we can best support children processing their grief.
In Oklahoma, 1 in 11 children are experiencing the death of a parent or sibling by age 18– that is more that 8% higher than the national average. With these state statistics in mind, KFOR interviews our own Chief Clinical Officer Micki Burns to discuss how to help children process grief.
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Micki explains the importance of adults, caregivers, and the community to work to give kids the space to grieve in a way that is healthy and healing. “Grief is a lifelong process,” says Dr. Burns. “And as children grow, their grief will grow alongside them.” Dr. Burns says that one of the best things we can do to support a grieving child in our life is to be present and listen.