Hult Center for Healthy Living’s school-based grief support group and suicide prevention resources are designed to empower mental health professionals with skills and tools to provide grief support and suicide prevention in a school setting. This resource page is continuously updated so please check back for more information and resources.
For additional information and individualized training please contact our team.
Grief Support
The following trainings are available on the Virtual E-Learning platform.
Please click on each link to gain access:
Worden’s 4 Tasks of Mourning
Wolfelt’s 6 Needs of Mourning
5 Stages of Grief
Grief Group- Sample Invitation Letter
How to Create and Facilitate a Grief Support Group (PowerPoint)
Week 3 Feelings Activity Sheet – Black & White
Week 3 Feelings Activity Sheet – Color
Week 3 Emotional Behavior Cards Activity 1
Week 3 Emotional Behavior Cards Activity 2
Week 3 Emotional Behavior Cards Activity 3
Week 3 Feelings Concentration Activity
Week 3 How Am I Feeling Today (Young Griever) Activity
Week 3 I Wonder I Wish Activity
Superhero Strength Builder Activity
Superhero Cape Activity & Handout
Superhero Self Esteem Shield Activity & Handout
My Life with a Superpower Activity & Handout
Mindfulness Hero Handout
Building Your Superpowers Handout
Counseling Resources for Children and Adults
Call Heart of Illinois 2-1-1 or the Access Center at 1-888-311-0321
Children’s Counseling Resouces – PDF
Cancer Support for Youth:
Camp Kesem– A nation-wide camp for children ages 6-18 who have lost a loved one to cancer, have a parent undergoing cancer treatment, or whose parent is a cancer survivor.
Helping Children Who Have Lost a Loved One to Cancer – PDF by CancerCare
KidsKonnected– A local support group for kids and teens that meets under the leadership of professionals to provide support, friendship, and education to children and teens whose parents, grandparents, or caregivers have or had cancer.
Suicide Prevention (ands see Suicide Prevention Resources below):
Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
Funds for grief support activities were supported entirely by funds from the R3: Restore, Reinvest, Renew funds in partnership with Peoria Public Schools. To learn more about the R3 Grant Funding please click here.
Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
QPR is an evidence-based training that can be provided in person or virtually by Hult Center for Healthy Living’s QPR Gatekeeper Trainers. To schedule QPR or reach our team about anything else, please call (309) 692-6650 or email hultoffice@carle.com. You can learn more about QPR here.
Presentation Materials: QPR Slideshow
The SAMHSA store has many free resources for suicide prevention. Click this link to view a 988 poster and scroll down to view other items you may be interested in adding such as magnets, safety plans for clinicians, wallet cards, and much more.
The SAMHSA Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools has prevention and postvention resources that can be downloaded for free.
To Write Love on Her Arms: Self-Care Resouces
Smiling Mind: A series of 18 x 2 minute animated episodes exploring positive mental health and emotional wellbeing lessons for children aged 3 to 8.
Want to suggest more resources? Let us know! Email us.
Emergency? Call 911!
Local- Substance Use and Mental Health: Trillium Place (Access Center 1-888-321-0321)
National- 988 Lifeline (Call, Text, or Chat)