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Grieving Parents Ask Legislature to Create Paid Bereavement Leave After Child Death
Summary
Parents, clinicians and grief‑support organizations urged the committee to pass H2064, which would guarantee up to 10 days of paid bereavement leave for parents after the death of a child under 18, citing clinical evidence on acute grief and calls for a uniform statutory minimum.
Parents, clinicians and grief‑support advocates urged the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development to back H2064, a bill that would provide up to 10 days of paid bereavement leave to parents following the death of a child under 18. Witnesses framed the bill as a narrow, compassionate measure acknowledging the acute, sometimes long‑term impacts of child loss.
Dr. Kristen Dillon, a clinical psychologist and bereaved mother who founded Junie’s Place, described her own experience after the sudden death of her 2½‑year‑old daughter and said that acute grief reduced her ability to concentrate and function. “Ten days will never be enough,” Dr. Dillon…
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