National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day
National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day raises awareness about the importance of children’s hospice palliative care and how it improves the quality of living and dying for children with serious illnesses and their families. The campaign is co-hosted by CHPCA and the Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children (CNPCC), every year on the second Thursday of October.
Next National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day | October 10, 2024
2024 Campaign Theme: Make Every Day Count
How does children’s hospice palliative care help kids?
Every child deserves a full, happy life filled with love. How can we make sure that happens for children with a serious illness? That’s where children’s hospice palliative care teams come in.
Their focus is on improving the quality of life of the child and their family. That means support for:
- Symptom management
- Emotional and spiritual needs
- Building connections with other children and families on similar journeys
- Making memories and finding joy as a family
- And so much more!
Pediatric palliative care teams are there to lighten the load, to walk alongside families on this journey, and to give them the support and resources they need so they can focus on the little joys and precious moments together.
How to get involved
This day is a call to action. It’s time to recognize that children’s hospice palliative care is not just a specialty. It is a shared responsibility across healthcare and communities to help children and families Make Every Day Count.
- Share this campaign with your friends, family, and colleagues – online and offline!
Invite them to learn about children’s palliative care, who it is for, and how it creates opportunities for joy for seriously ill children and their families. - Attend CHPCA’s webinar exploring how play and fun can be used in pediatric palliative care. Activities and play give sick children the opportunity to be kids, and for families to be a family together. This free webinar will explore how palliative care can help make that happen. Learn more and register.
- Support local children’s hospice palliative care programs who care for children and families in your communities. Find a program near you.
Your Donations Matter
CHPCA advocates for accessible quality hospice palliative care across the country. We do this so one day, everyone in Canada with a life-limiting illness can access care that alleviates their suffering when they need it most. Your support is essential to this work.
Campaign Partners
National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care is hosted in partnership with the Canadian Network of Palliative Care for Children (CNPCC).
National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day is sponsored by GSK Canada.
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