Sesame Street’s newest addition to the Talk, Listen, Connect series, When Families Grieve, leverages the power of Elmo and the Sesame Street Muppets to provide resources in support of families with young children coping with the death of a parent. As part of this initiative, Sesame Workshop is creating a primetime television special and two customized, bilingual (English and Spanish) resource kits: one designed to support the specific needs of military families and one designed for the general public.

When Families Grieve launches April 14th at 8 PM on PBS (check local listings) with a television special featuring Katie Couric, Elmo, and the courageous stories of families coping with the death of a parent. Immediately following the special, 800,000 free When Families Grieve resource kits will be distributed nationwide to families and organizations within the military and the general public that provide services and resources to grieving families. Visit sesamestreet.org/grief to find out more, or email grief@sesameworkshop.org