Children and teens often experience increased emotional and social stress when a family member is diagnosed with cancer.
Cancer: Communicating with Children and Teens information kits are designed to:
- Help families identify and communicate feelings associated with cancer.
- Furnish resources that assist children in addressing fears and obtaining age appropriate information.
- Increase awareness about local and national cancer related resources for families and professionals.
Cancer: Communicating with Children and Teens information kits are available for preview at Cancer Wellness House and in many Utah elementary school libraries. Information kit contents have been selected by Cancer Wellness House members and a distinguished committee. Current kit includes:
- How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness
Author: Kathleen McMcue, MA, CCLS
- Sammy's Mommy Has Cancer
Author: Sherry Kohlenberg
- Someone I Know Has Cancer
An American Cancer Society children's workshop
- Crayons & coloring book
- Stuffed animal
- Information from the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute
A special thanks to the following organizations for helping to make Cancer Communicating with Children and Teens information kits available to Utah elementary school libraries in the Cache, Weber, Davis, Summit, Salt Lake and Granite School Districts:
- American Cancer Society
- W.C. Swanson Family Foundation
- Annie Taylor Dee Foundation
- George S. & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
- Herbert & Elsa Michael Foundation
A special kit for families affected by breast cancer is made possible by a grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation
