Hearts Connected is a professional organization supporting children through challenging situations.

Helping kids cope, grieve, & heal

• Preparing families for procedures, medical or dental visits, and doctor appointments

• Helping parents through conversations regarding grief, loss, and end of life circumstances

• Supporting kids in overcoming medical challenges with medications and fear of doctor visits

• Navigating discussions related to life transitions such as divorce, imprisonment, or deployment.

• Helping children understand a new diagnosis and navigating the care that is involved

• Support for the sibling of the child with special needs.

• Developing success strategies for new routines virtual learning and social distancing

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WHAT IS A CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST?

Our Child Life Professionals are certified and clinically trained in the developmental impact that illness, injury, trauma, and loss can have on a child.

We have specific training based in the hospital setting giving us valuable medical knowledge to educate, prepare, and support children of all ages.

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To reduce fear and anxiety, Child Life Specialists utilize developmentally and psychologically appropriate tools such as therapeutic play, coping interventions, and supportive resources. Helping kids cope, grieve and heal.

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We can help in numerous situations, including coping through fear of challenging circumstances, grief, loss or death, and also coping through life transitions.

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Meet some of our team members here.

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