Parent Column – April 2023

From Chuck & Gail Lacks Kenneth Michael Lacks 4/29/1964 – 9/18/1995 Wish you were here today, even for just a little while so I could say happy birthday and see youbeautiful smile. The only gifts today will be the gifts you left behind, the laughter, joy, and...

To our COPE Families – end of year appeal

To our COPE families, I am sure that many of you have had your fill of COPE email over the last few days. For all nonprofits, end of year appeals for financial support are our way of assuring that we can provide programs and services for the next year. COPE, helping...

President’s Message – April 2021

I am writing this while listening to the morning news, not on Long Island, but in Denver, Colorado, about thirty minutes south of Boulder. While the conversations barely a week ago were all about the potential three feet of snow in an historic snowstorm, the news...

How to talk to chiuldren about grief andother advice

The Cope Foundation provides support services for bereaved parents and children who have lost a child or sibling, respectively. We talk about how children grieve at different developmental stages, how to talk to them about what is happening, and suggestions for including them in the grieving process.

Parent Column Adam Cody Metzger

Adam Cody Metzger 1/14/90-10/31/13  Adam’s mom, Naomi Wolf writes… I lost my son Adam C. Metzger on 10/31/13 to suicide. His struggle to stay in his body took a toll. He fought so hard to battle a mental illness, bipolar, that eventually...