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Resources
Kids Count Too!
This FREE, monthly support program offers a safe and nurturing environment for children ages 4-12 and teenagers coping with parental cancer. Find out more by visiting The Wellness Community today.
Family Reading List
Hurricane Voices recommends books to help educate and diffuse anxiety for children whose parents have cancer. Review the Family Reading List.
Family Connections
This web site is an extension of Dana-Farber’s Family Connections program, which offers guidance, information, and resources to those who are dealing with cancer in their family. The site offers practical advice on how to talk to children when a parent has cancer, how to help them cope with the diagnosis, how to set up a community support network, and much more.
Marjorie E. Korff PACT Program
The Marjorie E. Korff PACT Program offers guidance to parents with cancer who are concerned about the impact their cancer diagnosis and treatment may have on their children. The site includes parents; FAQs, “A dozen lessons learned,” and other information that can help support a children dealing with a parent’s cancer.
Find out why the When a Parent Has Cancer conference has struck a chord in our community:
Boston Sunday Globe—West Schools Offer Counsel on Cancer in Families
Boston Sunday Globe Schools Learn to Help Pupils When Parent is Ill
Newton TAB Conference: "When a Parent Has Cancer"
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