Co-Presidents’ Message – July 2022
This month will be six years since my family and I lost my older brother, LB. July 3rd is the day he died and July 6th is the day we said...
Healing Tip of the Month – July 2022
July is Bereaved Parents Awareness month. On the heels of Mental Health Awareness Month, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Memorial Day, it can...
Co-President’s Message – July 2022
A lot of people are wondering if we will ever experience the world the way we did before COVID-19 disrupted it. If I am being honest, I...
The death of a child and the risk of cardiovascular diseases
The death of a child and the risk of cardiovascular diseases I was in the middle of getting my doctorate 14 years ago when my son, Steven, 29,...
LI News Radio – Non-profit voice with COPE Foundation & Family and Children’s Association
LI News Radio – Non-profit voice with COPE Foundation & Family and Children’s Association
 At Pinelawn Memorial Park, an event series aims to help connect families with loved ones
COPE is proud to be featured in Newsday with our partner at Pinelawn (subscription may be required). You can access a digital copy online...
Co-Presidents’ Message – June 2022
Greetings COPE community - As the saying goes, hope springs eternal. This isn’t always the easiest sentiment for grieving families to relate to...
Suggested Reading – June 2022
Click here to read: Your Brain on Grief, Your Heart on Healing “Grief is a heart-wrenchingly painful problem for the brain to solve… to live in...
Healing Tip – June 2022
Waves in an Ocean of Grief When considering what to write this month I found myself continuing to encounter examples of the constant presence of...
Co-Presidents’ Message – May 2022
I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to say this month. Mother’s Day is like the elephant in the room that couldn’t or shouldn’t be ignored, but I...
Welcome to Jennifer Webb
Jennifer Webb is the newest member of the COPE board and is excited about her new role! Jennifer is a Long Island native and is a career...
Clinical Director’s Message – May 2022
Mental Health Awareness Month: Facilitator Spotlight We were halfway through April when I realized it was no longer March. As for much of the...
Breakdown or Catharsis? Crash or Cleanse?
From COPE Clinical Director Amy Olshever, PhD, LCSW Have you had the experience of making it through your day only to find that you are triggered...
Lilly Julien, founder and visionary of COPE Foundation
The COPE Foundation was inspired by a dream.  In 1992, Lilly's 20-year-old daughter, Michelle, lost her life tragically in a car...
Healing Tip – April 2022
Prolonged Grief Disorder The newest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V TR) includes a new diagnosis...
Co-Presidents’ Message – April 2022
“When I die Give what’s left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother Walking the street...
Parent Column – April 2022
My mini-me, Elizabeth Raisa Fenton, or Lizzie, as she was affectionately called throughout her childhood, was diagnosed with Stage IV...
Co-Presidents’ Message – March 2022
The night of July 2, 2016, my brother and I were texting about the Mets (like every year, we had high hopes for them). Our conversation came to...