Jade Richardson Bock

In observance of National Children’s Grief Awareness Month, the Grief Center of New Mexico is encouraging adults to be thoughtful about what they say to kids who’ve lost someone by "flipping the script."

Amid the pandemic, record homicides in the state’s largest city, and increasing overdoses, those coping with the death of a loved one in New Mexico will soon have access to a new, holistic grief support space as the 20-year-old Children’s Grief Center changes its name, builds out a new space, and welcomes partner organizations to move in.

With the holiday season upon us, many Americans are grappling with grief after losing someone to COVID-19, isolation and depression, or diseases and accidents that would occur in any given year – and we’re not talking a lot about it. KUNM’s Nash Jones reports on coping with the loss of a loved one during what can be billed as “the most wonderful time of the year.”

We are officially a few days into New Mexico’s reopening. Restaurants and venues are now at full capacity. Some people are eschewing their masks and are…