BOUNTIFUL — Utah leaders announced earlier this year that for the first time, surviving children of deceased parents or caregivers will be notified of resources that provide grief support.

One of those resources is the Grandview Grief Center, a project by the nonprofit Grandview for Good. A first for Davis County, the goal of the center is to “provide support and resources for families who are experiencing grief and loss,” said Amanda Grow, who serves as executive director at the nonprofit.

“The main funding priority is to support children who have lost parents or siblings, because the impact when you experience a loss like that in childhood is so far reaching across your whole lifespan,” she said.

The grief center comes at a crucial time, according to the Utah Legislature, as 1 in 14 y

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