Blue Ridge Hospice receives research grant for grief game

Blue Ridge Hospice receives research grant for grief game 
The Winchester Star; by Star Staff; 7/5/24 
Blue Ridge Hospice has been awarded a two-year, $340,000 research grant from the New York Life Foundation to study the effectiveness of its Adventures Through Grief program for grieving adolescents and young adults. The program utilizes a custom tabletop role-playing game (RPG) similar to Dungeons and Dragons to help young people work their way through bereavement. According to a media release from Winchester-based Blue Ridge Hospice, the RPG is based on a therapeutic method developed by Game to Grow, a not-for-profit organization that uses table-top games for therapeutic, educational and community growth. Blue Ridge Hospice, using a $30,000 grant awarded by the New York Life Foundation in 2022, customized its game to specifically address grief.