A child’s cancer diagnosis affects the whole family, including siblings. Siblings of children with cancer have increased psychosocial risk, but few siblings receive systematic psychosocial assessment or support. Through interviews with psychosocial providers working in pediatric oncology programs, we aim to better understand the barriers and facilitators to sibling-focused psychosocial care.

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Based on these providers interviews, we've developed this site as a kind of "blueprint" for sibling services. We understand that providing psychosocial care for siblings is often described as challenging. We recognize that some psychosocial care providers and centers may provide multiple resources to siblings and others may provide minimal or no support to siblings. Our hope is that the suggestions we offer here will help centers to overcome common barriers and better support siblings when a brother or sister has cancer.

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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the principal investigator of this study, Dr. Kristin Long, and her team at childfam@bu.edu.