grief and grieving

The instinct to offer help is very common when someone has experienced a death, but there are more and less helpful ways of...

Grief is the natural emotional response to loss, and no loss is more profound or lasting than death.

Just as many adults struggle with grief after a death, so children struggle with grief as well. However, a child's experience of...

Before the funeral or memorial service, you can expect the grieving person to be emotionally distraught, distracted, and...

Getting emotionally and physically prepared for a funeral or memorial service is often an overlooked part of the planning process...

The best way you can help during the funeral is to attend the funeral, participate when appropriate, and let the bereaved person...

As a friend or family member of someone who has experienced a death, your role does not end with the funeral.

There are many things you can do to support the bereaved in the months and years following a death.

Friends and family are incredibly important after a death has occurred, both for emotional support and logistical support.

After a death, many people want to reach out and help but don’t know how.

Though everyone grieves in his or her own way, there are some basic tools available to everyone that can be useful in coping with...

Grief is the natural emotional response to loss, and no loss is more profound or lasting than death.

It is entirely appropriate to have children present at a funeral or memorial service, and can often be a good way for a child to...

Just as many adults struggle with grief after a death, so children struggle with grief as well.