Child Life Program at Sutter Children’s Center

The Child Life Program at Sutter Children’s Center strives to empower children and families to cope, understand, and heal as they encounter illness and hospitalization. Child Life Specialists work with the child, parents and hospital staff to make life as normal as possible and to minimize the emotional trauma to the infant, child or adolescent and his or her family. For more info, please visit the Sutter Child Life website.

Child Life Program at UC Davis Children’s Hospital

The Child Life Program at UC Davis Children’s Hospital helps to minimize the anxiety of hospitalization, increase understanding and strengthen coping skills while helping children to continue their typical growth and development. Child life specialists provide support and age-appropriate coping strategies, while educating families, staff and physicians about the special needs of hospitalized children. For more info, please visit the UC Davis Child Life website.