The Grief Navigation Trial: A Comparison of Two Interventions to Support Parents After Their Child's Unexpected or Traumatic Death

"The medical examiner or coroner will refer parents to an organization called Missing Pieces. Missing Pieces does not deliver healthcare services to grieving families; rather, Missing Pieces helps families find grief services in their community.~For CRx-B, a Grief Navigator from Missing Pieces will text and/or call the parent after receiving the referral; share information about grief and support resources; learn what resources the parent needs for themselves and their family; send the parent a personalized list of grief and social support community resources called a HealtheRx via text, email, or mail; and plan future text message communications with bidirectional functionality and, if requested, subsequent calls or texts from the Grief Navigator to occur at least 3, 6, and 12 months after the child's death."

"The medical examiner or coroner will refer parents to an organization called Missing Pieces. Missing Pieces does not deliver healthcare services to grieving families; rather, Missing Pieces helps families find grief services in their community.~For GBSI, Missing Pieces sends parents a unidirectional text message providing a link to a webpage with a general list of grief resources (e.g., support groups) and information about grief and bereavement within two weeks of the child's death and again 3, 6, and 12 months after the child's death."