That's why I was intrigued when Paws, Whiskers and Wags, the Georgia pet crematory that handled Daisy's remains, introduced monthly group grief counseling sessions.

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At this point, the children are probably receiving traumatic stress event counseling, said Dominick Flarey, the executive director of the American Academy of Grief Counseling.

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He said the company would assist with funerals and grief counseling.

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In addition to receiving a refresher course on which agencies provided services and benefits for Gold Star families, CAOs learned more about coping with grief and about the different counseling and support options available for survivors.

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The Project SERV grant will help fund grief support groups for siblings who lost classmates, skill-based counseling for students suffering posttraumatic stress, security guards, an academic-booster summer session for students, and many other services.

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