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“Get Over It…???”

Discusses why people often jump to telling us to "get over" grief and why this is not helpful.

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“Get Over It…???”

Discusses why people often jump to telling us to "get over" grief and why this is not helpful.

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“Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Grief, Bereavement and COVID-19

This article provides brief information about several topics including death and dying, impacts on mourning, disrupted, complicated, or prolonged grief, and others.

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“The Laziness of Grief”

Grief often takes a lot of effort and drains out energy. This article explains why grief can lead to less motivation and slows us down.

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#grief-support

Tumblr’s tag for grief support- a place people can post and possibly receive support.

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#GriefLiteracy: Join the Movement

Video about Grief Literacy, which refers to a person's knowledge about and ability to respond to grief. Speakers advocate for increasing grief literacy. | 01:36:00

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‘I Have to Live with the Tragedy’: Memorials Remembering 215 Indigenous Children Found Buried at Residential School

Discussions of memorials commemorating the 215 Indigenous children found at a residential school.

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‘It is Bleak’: How the Pandemic Economy has Affected LGBTQ People

Information about how the LGBTQ community is being disproportionately financially affected by the pandemic.

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‘Steamrolled Us In Every Direction’: The Year Grief Hit From All Sides

Narratives of people grieving for different reasons during the pandemic and coping with loss in isolation.

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‘Wrecked Our Lives’: Families of 3 Young Adults Who Died from COVID-19 Share Heartbreaking Stories

Stories of three families who lost a youth to coronavirus.

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10 Myths About Grief

Article outlines 10 myths about grief including that grief works on a timeline and has predictable stages.

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10 Tips for Loving Someone in an Overrun ICU During COVID

This empathetic advice from someone who has been there covers way to support your loved one while they are in the ICU during lockdown.

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10 Ways You Can Support Someone Grieving During The Coronavirus Crisis

List of ways to support those close to you experiencing grief including validating their feelings and reaching out regularly.

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5 Ways to Cope with Lifestyle Changes Due to Coronavirus

List of 5 ways to cope with lifestyle changes such as developing a new routine and finding creative outlets.

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5 Ways to Help Seniors Cope With Grief and Loss

Tips for helping seniors cope with loss. *Not COVID specific

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5 Ways to Help Seniors Deal with the Loss of a Spouse

Recommendations include remembering that grief takes place over time and recognizing triggers. *Not COVID-specific

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54 Ways to Say What You’re Feeling

List of emotion words.

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6 Ways to Deal With COVID-19 Grief and Loss

Article gives an overview of death during the pandemic and how grief is complicated during this time. Then lists 6 copings strategies including naming your feelings and finding community support.

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6 Ways to Help Loved Ones Grieving Deaths During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Description of 6 ways to support loved ones through grief such as plan a funeral, share happy memories, and avoid burdensome requests.

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64 Quotes About Grief, Coping and Life After Loss

List of quotes about grief and coping.

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A Coronavirus Poem

"It’s not about me, it’s for everyone who’s passed away and suffering from this horrible coronavirus disease. My friend has died from the coronavirus. That’s why I wrote it."

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A Global Coronavirus Poem Written by Children Around the World Under Lockdown

Video poem written by children from around the world about their lifestyle loss during COVID-19. | 00:02:30

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A Hidden Pandemic of COVID-19

Article explores the approaches of psychologists in supporting children who have lost caregivers to coronavirus

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A Hidden Pandemic: Grief in the African American Community

Video and article investigating how the black community is more severely affected by COVID. | 00:05:10

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A New Type of Grief: Coping with Coronavirus

A conversation with Reverend Amy Greene about coping with coronavirus grief. | 00:24:50

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A Pandemic Year for Women: How Self-Care Made Working Through Grief During a Lockdown a Little Less Challenging

Article about the unique experiences of women grieving during the pandemic as well as the coping strategies they used to work through this grief.

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A Phone-Based Early Psychological Intervention for Supporting Bereaved Families in the Time of COVID-19

Description of phone- based psychology intervention with bereaved families at an Italian hospital. Article also discusses strengths, weakensses, and challenges of their approach and makes suggestions for clinicians developing/implementing similar approaches.

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A Time to Grieve: Addressing Bereavement Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Article outlines common grieving processes and the increased risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder.

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A Time to Mourn: Grieving Differently During the Pandemic

Discusses the tensions families are feeling in lockdown and how to support children through grief.

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Acompaniment in Grief. Times of Coronavirus

An examination of the meaning of death through a coronavirus lens.

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Acute Grief After Deaths Due to COVID-19, Natural Causes and Unnatural Causes: An Empirical Comparison

This article explores how grief is different when a loved one dies from unnatural causes. It outlines how this can lead to acute grief, which can lead to pathological grief.

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Addressing Grief

Brief facts and tips about how children of different ages respond to grief.

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Addressing Grief and Loss as a Teacher

Article covers some basics of what educators need to know to support students who are grieving.

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Addressing Grief: Tips for Teachers and Administrators

Tip sheet of ways educators can support students through grief.

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Addressing the Cultural, Spiritual and Religious Perspectives of Palliative Care

A an article outlining Living My Culture, an online resource available to support people grieving in their own language and culture. Describes how frontline workers can use this resource. *Not COVID specific

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ADEC in Conversation: Mindfulness in Uncertain Times

Grief experts discuss how healthcare providers and frontline workers can practice mindfulness with their patients/clients to cope with coronavirus uncertainty. | 00:45:23

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Adjusting to the New Normal

Advice about coping with lifestyle changes caused by the pandemic including remembering the situation is temporary and setting a routine.

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Advice if Suddenly Bereaved

List of reactions to grief and coping strategies, such as delaying difficult tasks and exercising.

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After a Death: Plan a Funeral or Memorial

Links to BC resources for financial assistance, funeral homes, and planning.

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All the Things We Have to Mourn Now

Six experts explain how to recognize the many new faces of grief during a pandemic, with information on the connection between immigration and grief.

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Alone and Apart: Canadians are Feeling Lonelier Than Ever

Discussion of how loneliness is affecting Canadians.

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Alternative Mourning Rituals Offer Comfort And Closure During An Outbreak

Narrative of a family's alternative mourning ritual.

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An Alien Kind of Grief — How Surge of Covid Deaths has Changed the Way We Mourn

Explanation of how grief has changed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Anticipatory Grief, Disappointment, and Covid-19

Talks about grief for loss of lifestyle and gives tips on how to cope like naming grief, and limiting social media.

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Are Grieving and Mourning the Same?

This article outlines the subtle differences between grief and mourning.

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Art and Lockdown: Your Drawings in the Time of Coronavirus

Compilation of art done during the lockdown that expresses the emotions people are having in isolation.

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As Covid Deaths Rise, Lingering Grief Gets a New Name

Discussion of the addition of Prolonged Grief Disorder to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), which outlines all mental disorders

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As COVID-19 Restrictions Lift, Grief Literacy can Help Us Support Those Around Us

Article discussing the "tsunami of grief" and how grief literacy can help us support one another.

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As London Honors Covid-19 Victims and Key Workers with a Blossom Garden, Experts Consider the Power of Memorials

Discussion of the London memorial garden for victims of COVID-19 and the artists who created it.

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Ascending Towards the Heavens

Personal blog post about a family member who died from COVID-19.

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Back To School With Grief & The COVID-19 Pandemic – A Tip Sheet

Podcast episode outlining the Dougy Centre's tip sheet for going back to school during COVID-19. | 00:17:00

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Battling Loss and Grief During Covid-19 in a South Asian Landscape

Narrative of a man who survived COVID-19 in Pakistan, but lost everything.

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Battling Somalia’s Epidemic, a Grieving British Doctor Finds Peace

Narrative of a doctor trying to support others through COVID-19 while struggling with the loss of her own father.

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Being There: What to Say and Do in the Aftermath of Loss

Advice on how to support those close to us when they experience grief such as sticking around past the initial wave of support.

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Bereavement Care in the Wake of COVID-19: Offering Condolences and Referrals

Article offers suggestions for clinicians in working with bereaved families. It focuses on the importance of using compassionate communication, how to assess risk, and when to refer.

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Bereavement During the Pandemic (COVID-19)

Outlines how children and adults experience grief through a list of common reactions to loss.

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Bereavement In The Lives Of People With Intellectual Disabilities

When someone with an intellectual disability loses a parent through death, this is not just the loss of someone they loved, but also the loss of someone who is likely to be the most familiar with their needs, their likes and dislikes, and with whom they shared a trusting relationship.

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Bereavement in the Time of Coronavirus: Unprecedented Challenges Demand Novel Interventions

Discusses how COVID enhances tragedy. Calls for National efforts to minimize grief impact by investing in virtual funeral services and phone programs for elderly bereaved to seek support. Info may be relevant to healthcare providers and frontline workers.

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Bereavement in Times of COVID-19: A Review and Theoretical Framework

Literature review of 44 articles addressing bereavement and COVID-19. Article also demonstrates application of the Dual Process Model to bereavement care.

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Bereavement Leave

Information on bereavement leave in Ontario.

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Bereavement Support on the Frontline of COVID-19: Recommendations for Hospital Clinicians

Article discussing elements of covid that lead to higher risk of complex grief and how professionals can try to mitigate these factors.

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Big Emotions In Grief – Jenny Delacruz, LPC

Interview with Jenny Delacruz, LPC, about how families (children and adults) can cope with the overwhelming emotions caused by grief. | 00:25:50

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Black Americans Experiencing Collective Trauma, Grief

Exploration of collective grief and fear in the black community as a result of police violence. *Not COVID specific

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Black Grief: When Life is More than a Movement

Blog post about how grief is stronger when a person is taken before their time, such as in police shootings.

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Books for Grieving Children

Book suggestions for grieving children based on child age and relationship to the deceased. Books must be purchased. *Not COVID specific

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Bouncing Back from Financial Grief and Loss

This resource does not directly address Coronavirus, but outlines some of the ways that financial grief can affect our lives and health as well as ways to cope.

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Boy’s Heartfelt Poem: ‘COVID be Gone in the Depths of Dawn’

Video of poem from a 10 year old boy about the bravery of front-line workers. | 00:00:58

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Brazil’s Infinity Memorial commemorates COVID-19 victims

Brazil has constructed a monument to those lost to COVID-19.

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Breathing Zone

Visual art about shared space and social distancing.

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Building Resilience in Children During a Pandemic

Webinar about how to support your child in developing resilience and moving through grief. | 00:44:42

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California’s Latinos Grapple With COVID, And Extraordinary Grief

Article and podcast outlining the unique challenges of the California Latino community in processing grief. | 00:04:07

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Can the Arts Help Stop COVID-19

Article about how art can facilitate conversation and healing in isolation.

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Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan

Detailed information about Canada's COVID-19 response plan including benefits available to individuals and benefits.

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Canadian Art in the Time of Coronavirus

Collection of Canadian art that addresses grief and social distancing.

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Canadian Poets Try to Put the COVID-19 Pandemic into Words

Article about how people are using poetry to cope. Includes a poem about pandemic life.

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Canadians Report Worse Mental Health Than Before Covid

Explanation of declining mental health across Canada.

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Care for Caregiver: How to Handle Stress and Anxiety During COVID-19

Tips for coping such as plan moments of joy, self-care, and connecting with co-workers.

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Caring for Bereaved Family Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Before and After the Death of a Patient

Article duscusses the lack of universal bereavement care for families. Authors argue that the pandemic has illuminated the need for this universal care more than ever.

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Case Study: Using Art Therapy for a Client Who is Grieving

This article discusses how art can be healing and gives a list of suggested art therapy exercises for adults.

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Changes in Daily Loneliness for German Residents During the First Four Weeks of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Study reports on self-disclosed levels of loneliness in the first few months of the pandemic.

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Children & Funerals in a Global Pandemic

Video module on how to make funerals meaningful for children during COVID. | 00:57:26

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Clinical Considerations Around Perinatal Loss

This video podcast outlines the unique challenges of those experiencing perinatal loss during Covid-19 and considerations for healthcare providers. | 00:37:58

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Commemoration and Memorialization

Specific guidance is provided to educators on spontaneous memorials and the role of social media. It stresses the importance of involving students in memorial activities.

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Common LGBT Grief Issues Following the Death of a Partner or Spouse

Fact sheet of the ways grief can be complex for LGBT individuals who have lost a partner. *Not COVID specific

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Complicated Grief Following a Death in the ICU: New Challenges in the COVID-19 Era

This educational webinar for healthcare providers addressing the definition of complex grief and the challenges of being unable to visit loved ones. | 00:57:40

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Complicated Grief: What to Expect After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Review of knowledge about complicated grief in the wake of natural disasters and previous pandemics. Authors then make applications of findings to coronavirus.

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Concepts of Death

This article provides educators information on how to discuss death with young students.

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Connecting With Families

Outlines how educators can facilitate communication with families of bereaved students.

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Considering Grief in Mental Health Outcomes of COVID-19

Article connects Covid-19 to types of grief such as complicated and anticipatory.

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Considering Grief in Mental Health Outcomes of COVID-19

Connection of COVID-19 to complicated grief, anticipatory grief, and ambiguous loss.

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Continuing Bonds of Love after Loss

Article about the importance of continuing bonds (maintaining a relationship with the deceased after death).

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Coordinating Services & Supporting Transitions

Module addressing how educators should remain in contact with grieving students' families and tips on how to properly make and maintain this contact.

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Coordinating Services & Supporting Transitions

This module addresses coordination of communication and services among all adults supporting a grieving student and how to ensure this coordination continues when children transition to a new grade or school.

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Cope for the Best

Visual art series about living in isolation.

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Coping With Change and Loss

Link to download a workbook that families can use to process their grief together.

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Coping with Covid Grief: Ask an Expert

Interview with mental health expert on how to cope with grief of loss of lifestyle. | 00:18:00

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Coping with COVID-19

General resource for those feeling stressed during the pandemic including managing addictions and anxiety.

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Coping with COVID-19 – Immigrants, Refugees and Their Families

Articles covering topics such as what to do when grieving and how to get help.

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Coping with COVID: Grieving Our Losses

Kristen Beesley, mental health professional answers questions about coping with lifestyle loss during lockdown. | 00:03:02

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Coping with Financial Stress

This article is not directly related to COVID-19, but discusses how to deal with financial stress.

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Coping With Grief and Loss

Article provides a definition of grief, some strategies for coping, some myths and facts about grief, and an overview of the Stages of Grief model.

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Coping with Grief and Loss – Mourning the Changes since COVID-19

List of tips for dealing with Covid-related grief, including recognizing your loss, and accepting your feelings.

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Coping With Grief During COVID-19

Short video outlining some ways that you can honour loved ones who have passed. | 00:01:59

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Coping with Grief During the Pandemic

An infograph for firefighters about covid grief, covering topics such as facing grief and how pandemic grief is different.

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Coping with Grief is Harder During a Pandemic

This narrative explores how a woman is coping with the death of a loved one during coronavirus and how communities are an important element of the grieving process.

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Coping With Grief While Social Distancing During COVID-19

Video about how to cope with grief brought on by all of the changes in our lives due to COVID-19. | 00:18:46

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Coping with Job Loss

Animated video outlining some ways to cope with loss of a job during COVID-19. | 00:03:18

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Coping With Loss & Grief

Infographic depicting some symptoms of grief as well as coping strategy.

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Coping with Loss and Grief During COVID-19

Article touches on a variety of topics, including how grief is unexpected and how to embrace the grieving process.

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Coping with Loss and Grief During COVID-19

Discussion of how to identify grief, embracing the grieving process, connecting virtually, and other topics

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Coping with Loss: What’s It’s Like Three Years Out, and How Friends and Family Can Help with Grieving

American-based data depicting statistics of COVID-19 grief.

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Coping with Mental Health Concerns like Anxiety and Depression or Feeling Stuck with any Negative State

Description of how anxiety and depression might affect people differently during Covid and a strategy for coping- focusing on the difference between thinking and noticing.

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Coping with Stress During the 2019-nCoV Outbreak

Infographic for adults about coping with stress during Covid-19.

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Coping with the Fear of COVID 19 Infection: How Do I Grieve In Isolation?

List of ways to cope with/address grief in isolation, developed by grief specialist Eugene Dufour.

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Coping with the Fear of COVID 19 Infection: The C.H.I.L.D. Model for Dealing with Fears, Grief and Trauma

Overview of the C.H.I.L.D model of supporting children through grief.

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Coping with The Fear of COVID – 19 Infection Healing Wounds

Infosheet focusing on the differences between physical and emotional wounds.

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Cora and the Corona

A story for children about moving through the stress of quarantine.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Assistance au Deuil et au Traumatisme pour les Personnes Touchées par le COVID-19 dans le Secteur des Soins aux Personnes Âgées (Aged Care Grief and Trauma Support)

This fact sheet, in French, provides useful information about grief and trauma support services for those impacted by COVID-19 in the aged care sector.

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Coronavirus and the Six Needs of Mourning

Video module and article outlining Dr. Alan Wolfelt's six needs of mourning, with applications to the coronavirus. | 00:16:00

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Coronavirus Grief and Trauma

Presentation from Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes who explores what grief is and how to address it. | 00:58:24

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Coronavirus Grief: ‘Lockdown Makes a Bizarre Situation Ten Times Worse’

This article covers the narratives of youths who have lost loved ones to coronavirus and the unique way they are grieving.

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Coronavirus Grief: Coping with the Loss of Routine During the Pandemic

Explanation of how loss of routine has a negative impact on mental health.

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Coronavirus has Upended Our World. It’s Okay to Grieve

This article defines grief and discusses how disappointment in our governments and the way they have handled the pandemic amplifies this grief.

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Coronavirus is Changing Our Lives, and We’re Grieving Because Of It, Experts Say

Discussion of stages of grief, individual and community grief, and other categorizations of grief.

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Coronavirus Is Changing The Rituals Of Death For Many Religions

Descriptions of how the death rituals of many religions cannot be performed during coronavirus and how people are overcoming this.

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Coronavirus’ Deadliest Blow: Complicated Grief for the Families of Those Who Died

Three families in three Indian cities share their stories of dealing with the loss of loved ones in the midst of a pandemic.

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COVID 19 and Complicated Grief

Dr. Katherine Shear discusses the link between coronavirus and complicated grief. | 00:39:04

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COVID 19 Report

Statistics from CMHA on mental health during Covid.

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Covid 19 Wellness Resources

Article describes grief and reminds readers to make sure their basic needs are met and practice self-care.

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Covid Art Museum

Instagram displaying submissions of art depicting experiences during COVID-19, often experiences of loss.

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COVID Memorials are Needed Now and for the Future

Explanation of how public memorials remind people that deaths mean something and how they can help our communities heal.

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COVID Stress Syndrome: 5 Ways the Pandemic is Affecting Mental Health

List of 5 ways pandemic affects mental health including socioeconomic concerns and xenophobia.

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COVID-19 and Artful Grief

This video podcast episode discusses art therapy for grief, why it is important and how how practitioners are practicing it virtually. | 01:00:52

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COVID-19 and Bereavement: Here’s How Employers Can Help

Tips for employers on supporting employees experiencing grief including having clear bereavement leave policies and checking in on their wellbeing.

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COVID-19 and Complicated Grief

Conversation with Dr. Katherine Shear about how coronavirus is producing complex grief. | 00:39:44

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COVID-19 and Complicated Grief

Conversation with Dr. Katherine Shear about how coronavirus is producing complex grief. | 00:39:45

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COVID-19 and Disenfranchised Grief

Connection of grief to feelings of disenfranchisement. Article then makes suggestions for clinical practice.

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COVID-19 and Grief : A Chaplain’s Reflection on the Experience of Supporting Bereaved Parents and Widows in Lockdown

Reflections of a chaplain supporting youth through grief during COVID-19.

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COVID-19 and Indigenous Health and Wellness: Our Strength is in our Stories

Booklet investigating the use of Indigenous storytelling for healing. Addresses general wellness, including grief.

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COVID-19 and Non-Death Loss

This video module explains the impact of non-death loss. It discusses links to trauma, coping strategies, and understanding your limits with exposure to negative news.

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COVID-19 and Non-Death Loss

This podcast episode addresses secondary losses such as lifestyle and finances. | 00:42:49

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COVID-19 and the Importance of Grief Leadership

Experts discuss the concept of "grief leadership" and the importance of grief leaders in global crisis. | 01:05:15

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COVID-19 and the Importance of Grief Leadership

Experts discuss the concept of "grief leadership" and the importance of grief leaders in global crisis. | 01:05:14

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COVID-19 Benefits and Services

Outline of the financial benefits available to Canadians through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 Generation (Reverse Poem)

Reverse poem by Dr. Ronald Goldenberg about lifestyle changes during Corona and the fear of getting sick.

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COVID-19 Got You Down? You’re Probably Mourning the Loss of Your Lifestyle and That’s Ok

Discusses what loss of lifestyle can look like and how its a form of grief.

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COVID-19 is Depriving People of the Opportunity to Grieve

Social isolation means people aren’t being provided the ritual of mourning, with serious mental health implications.

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Covid-19 Mourners are Turning to Facebook for Grief Support

Discussion of how Facebook support groups have been a great way for people to access peer support during the pandemic.

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COVID-19 Murals Express Hope and Help Envision Urban Futures

Explanation of how street art can help communities express shared emotion with examples of Covid street art.

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Covid-19 Pandemic Resources

Resources from the LA children's hospital for educators, including scripts for what to say on the first day back and tips for creating a supportive environment.

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COVID-19 Q&A: Dr. Debra Kaysen on Individual and Collective Stress & Grief

In this Q&A, Dr. Debra Kaysen, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences with the Public Mental Health & Population Sciences Division, helps us better understand our communal grief and how to deal with the societal stress of COVID-19.

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COVID-19 Stress: It’s Ok to be Human

Advice on how to cope with grief including talking about your feelings and remembering that grief looks different for everyone.

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COVID-19 Toolkit

Includes downloadable links for resource booklets on palliative care with Covid-19 patients, Indigenous people, and others.

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Covid-19: 15 Poems from Children in 15 countries

Poems addressing lifestyle loss and grief written by children.

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COVID-19: A Grief Expert Explains How to Process the “Unfathomable Amount of Loss”

A psychology professor answers questions about how to work through overwhelming feelings of grief.

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COVID-19: Best Practices in Grief and Bereavement Tele-therapy

Thid video podcast episode covers the best practices for frontline workers providing tele-therapy. | 01:06:49

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COVID-19: Coping with Financial Uncertainty

Covers strategies for coping with stress from losing a job and having renter's uncertainty.

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COVID-19: Equity-Informed Palliative Care & Social Disadvantage Infographic

Provides considerations for healthcare providers about the increased risks for socially-disadvantaged groups and processes for working with this population.

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COVID-19: From Grief and Mourning to Prolonged Grief Disorder

Portuguese article about how COVID-19 grief is turning into prolonged grief disorder as well as information about changing funeral practices.

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COVID-19: Grief, Bereavement, and Death at a Distance: International Perspectives on the Impact to Worldwide Communities 

In this podcast episode experts discuss the impacts of socially-distanced grieving worldwide. | 01:32:55

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COVID-19: Grief, Bereavement, and Death at a Distance: Perspectives on The Impact to the Community

Interviews with professionals in various positions such as academics and frontline workers about the challenges they are facing personally and professionally due to COVID-19. | 01:10:09

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COVID-19: Grief, Loss of the Assumptive World and Meaning-Making

Conversation with a grief researcher about our assumptions about life and death and how we can find meaning in loss. | 00:50:54

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COVID-19: Learning About Restorative Retelling and Resilience in the Face of Loss

Experts introduce the concept of "restorative retelling" as a way to process and cope with grief. | 00:49:19

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COVID-19: Losses Facing Children and Adolescents, Delivery of Services & Coping

Video podcast episode with grief experts discussing considerations for grief service delivery with youth. | 01:27:35

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COVID-19: Pandemic, Grief, Loss and Suicidality

In this podcast episode experts discuss grief, loss, and suicidality. | 01:17:46

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Covid-19: Supporting Nurses’ Psychological and Mental Health

Article outlines the difficulties experienced by nurses on the front line and approaches that nurses can take to support themselves and each other.

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COVID-19: Grief & Resilience: Coping with Uncertainty and the Power of Positive Thinking

This video podcasts shows a discussion between grief experts about the importance of positive thinking for coping with grief. | 01:32:08

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Covid’s Cruellest Blow? Keeping the Dying from Their Loved Ones

Reflections from a palliative care physician including observations of grieving families whose loved ones died from COVID-19.

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Cultural Sensitivity

Explains how educators can navigate cultural differences in grieving practices while talking to students.

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Dalai Lama: Coping With Loss and Sorrow

Video of the Dalai Lama giving advice on how to cope with loss. | 00:03:00

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Dealing With Grief as an Immigrant During COVID

Narrative of an immigrant woman coping with grief during COVID-19 and political crisis.

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Dealing with Loss and Crisis: Past – Present – Future

Info sheet addressing how current loss can remind us of past losses with prompt questions to support people in reflection.

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Death and Dying: Elderly Persons’ Experiences of Grief Over the Loss of Family Members

Descriptive study about the experiences of seniors grieving a loved one. Results show understandings of grief largely shaped by religion.

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Death and Dying: How Indigenous Communities Grieve, Survive and Thrive Social Sharing

Podcast explores grief, death and dying in Indigenous communities, the circumstances that lead to the heavy losses they experience and how people are prioritizing the need for promotion of vibrant Indigenous life. | 00:42:00

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Death and Grieving in a Changing Landscape : Facing the Death of a Loved One and Experiencing Grief during COVID-19

Insight into the experiences of a palliative care chaplain and the challenges faced by those grieving from COVID-19.

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Death and School Crisis

This module covers how educators can prepare for the potential deaths of members of their school's community.

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Death, Grief and Funerals in the COVID Age

Advice for helping people develop new rituals to honour those who die during the COVID-19 era.

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Defining Your Family Grief Values: Finding True North in a Chaotic World

Supports youth in defining their "grief values" and using these to manage grief. | 01:01:25

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Determinants of Loneliness Among Older Adults in Canada

Academic article exploring the negative outcomes of loneliness among older adults in Canada.

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Disability Day of Mourning: Online Vigils Remember Those Killed by Caregivers

Discussion of how vigils, tributes, and memorials have been carried out online for the Disability Day of Mourning under pandemic restrictions.

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Do This Not That: How to Help a Grieving Friend

Infographic depicting suggestions for things to do and not do when supporting someone through grief.

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Does Canada need a Minister of Loneliness?

Discussion about whether Canada requires a Minister of Loneliness, to attend to growing rates of loneliness among the population.

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Dr. Jay Children’s Grief Centre

Videos with guided activities for children to work through grief. Activities are mostly art-centred and various wellness challenges.

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Dream Builder Worksheet

This worksheet helps people work through the meanings of their dreams in relation to COVID grief.

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Dying in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Contextual Considerations and Clinical Recommendations

Overview of unique considerations of Covid grief and how to support others in building resilience.

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Dying, Death and Mourning amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Kashmir: A Qualitative Study

Using a qualitative approach, this study aimed to examine the changing nature of death, dying and mourning among Muslims of Kashmir due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Elderly Face Grief and Loss Differently Than Do Others

Article about how the psychological context of grief is different for the elderly.

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Emotional Well-Being and Coping During Covid-19

This resource suggests reframing anxiety into a useful attribute and provides tips for managing anxious thoughts.

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Emotional Well-Being and Coping During COVID-19

Covers a variety of topics such as trauma, dealing with stigma, and maintaining physical activity.

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Emotional, Spiritual, & Compassionate Care – Session 4: Coping with Multiple and Complex Loss (Audio Only)

Audio recording of a webinar addressing multiple and complex loss. Guest speaker Eugene Defore is a clinical therapist and bereavement specialist.

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Emotional, Spiritual, & Compassionate Care – Session 5: When Families Can Not Be Present at The Time of Death (Audio Only)

Audio recording of a webinar addressing coping with the inability to be with a loved one in their final moments and as they pass.

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Excess Deaths From COVID-19, Community Bereavement, and Restorative Justice for Communities of Color

Article details how communities of colour are disproportionately affected by COVID-19.

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Faith, Grief, and Covid-19

Video series focusing on the relationship between grief and faith. Topics covered include portrayals of grief in scripture and the way that faith shapes our views on grief. | 00:03:32

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Families of COVID-19 Victims Share their Grief as Manitoba Reaches 1,000 Deaths

Narratives of families experiencing grief.

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Father’s Death To COVID-19 Will ‘Haunt Me For The Rest Of My Life,’ Daughter Says

Narrative of a second-generation Pakistani daughter coping with the loss of her father through COVID-19. Available in written or audio. | 00:09:37

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Fear, Loss, Social Isolation, and Incomplete Grief Due to COVID-19: A Recipe for a Psychiatric Pandemic

Examination of how social distancing leads to a higher chance of complicated grief.

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Financial Guidance for Physicians During COVID-19

Info on how to get financial benefits during Covid for physicians.

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Floating the Waves of Grief

Booklet with descriptions of various diagnosable forms of grief and chapters addressing a number of populations including healthcare providers, family members, and individuals supporting themselves.

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For Those in Long-Term Care, COVID-19 Compounded the Weight of Grief

"Even as vaccinations make their way across the United States, the impact of the pandemic remains present for residents of long-term care and their loved ones."

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Free Grief Counseling During the Pandemic

Video of grief experts discussing access to free counseling services during the pandemic. | 00:15:39

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Free Guide To Living With Worry And Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty

Link to download pamphlet about coping with anxiety during COVID-19. Addresses physical sensations of worry, types of worry, and how to cope with worry. Available in 47 languages.

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Frozen Grief at the Frontlines of the Pandemic

Rapid loss of patients and the need for them to continue performing their jobs is causing frontline healthcare workers to experience frozen grief.

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Funeral Attendance

This module provides practical advice on funeral attendance by children and implications for relevant school policies. 

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Funeral Guidance for Individuals and Families

CDC guidelines suggesting no in-person funerals and give recommendations for how to alter funeral practices to be safe.

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Funerals and Memorial Services

BCCDC suggestions for hosting funerals with under 10 people.

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Funerals in the Time of a Pandemic: A Toolkit for Children & Families

This resource goes in-depth into the importance of funerals in the grieving process, how families can enact funeral activities at home, and how to include kids in these activities. It gives practical advice for how to support children in understanding/coping with grief.

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Gay Grief Is Different

Explanation of how the LGBTQ community's grief is often disenfranchised because of marginalization. *Not COVID specific

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Giving Hope, and a Place to Mourn: Memorials to the Pandemic

Examples of public memorials created for coronavirus victims.

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief.

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Chinese)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Chinese language version. *Not COVID specific

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (French)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. French language version. *Not COVID specific

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Hungarian)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Hungarian language version. *Not COVID specific

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Italian)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Italian language version. *Not COVID specific

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Korean)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Korean language version. *Not COVID related

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Persian)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Persian language version. *Not COVID specific

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Russian)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Russian language version *Not COVID specific

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Spanish)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Spanish language version *Not COVID specific

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Spanish)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Vietnamese language version. *Not COVID specific

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Going on from Here: A Guide for Living through Loss (Tamil)

This guide was developed out of a caring interest to provide you with support and information as you are experiencing your grief. Tamil language version. *Not COVID related

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Good Days and Bad Days During Lockdown

Illustrations of people having good and bad days during lockdown.

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Good Grief Podcast: Loving Life After Loss

This audio podcast goes over ways to start living your life again after a significant loss. | 00:56:10

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Good(?) Grief by Esther Nelson

Personal narrative about losing a job, house, and family member as a result of COVID-19.

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Grief & Coronavirus/COVID-19 – Leslie Barber

Podcast of an interview with Leslie Barber, a grieving widow, about how she is supporting herself and her daughter through COVID-19. | 00:37:00

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Grief About My Father’s Death is Making it Hard to Concentrate at Work

Interview with a man whose father died in India and the influence of the current Indian political climate on grief as well as grieving at a distance.

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Grief and Art- Using Art to Deal with My Sadness and Anger

Guided explanation of how author used art to cope with the loss of a former partner. Images showing how you can follow along and also create your own pastel/grief piece.

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Grief and Bereavement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Supporting Yourself and Others

Booklet with descriptions of what grief might look like, how to cope, and how to support others.

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Grief and Bereavement Supports for Healthcare Workers

Module series covering a variety of topics like complex grief, planning virtual funerals, and spirituality.

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Grief and Coronavirus

In this article a Bereavement Coordinator shares some advice on coping with grief during the coronavirus outbreak. 00:05:45

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Grief and CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

Infographics about the symptoms of grief and strategies for coping.

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Grief and COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers: Staying Connected in a Time of Loss and Uncertainty

This video module series discusses the experiences of palliative care workers during COVID-19. It explains how workers can support themselves, their colleagues, and their patients. | 00:59:11

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Grief and COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers: Staying Connected in a Time of Loss and Uncertainty

This video module series discusses the experiences of palliative care workers during COVID-19. It explains how workers can support themselves, their colleagues, and their patients. | 00:59:11

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Grief and Covid-19: Mourning our Bygone Lives

This article outlines recommendations from psychologists, such as keeping social and naming grief.

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Grief and COVID-19: Mourning What We Know, Who We Miss and the Way We Say Goodbye

This article explores experiences of children and young people’s death anxiety as a result of COVID-19, and the impact of the pandemic and death on staff working in care establishments, and how grief was reported in UK newspapers.  

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Grief and COVID-19: Saying Goodbye in the Age of Physical Distancing 

Talks about impact of physical distancing on grief rituals, prolonged grief, and opportunities for psychology.

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Grief and Fear After a Covid-19 Death: Managing a Double Trauma

Article about the unique attributes of COVID grief.

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Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America

Virtual gallery of art work created by black artists about experiences of grief and loss in the black community.

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Grief and Growth During COVID-19: Art & Writing Exercises for Teens

This resources directed at youth provides creative writing exercises for working through grief. | 00:43:33

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Grief and Loneliness in the Aged

Article about grief in old age aimed at seniors trying to cope. *Not COVID specific

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Grief and Loss

Article outlines different types of grief and how to support yourself as well as any children in your life.

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Grief and Loss During a Pandemic

This presentation outlines supports, tools and approaches to grief and loss during a pandemic when in-person classes are not available. Discusses ways to support yourself and others. | 00:34:06

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Grief and Loss – Managing the Holidays during COVID-19.

Seminar video about how to cope with grief over the holidays during COVID. Video focuses on self care and managing expectations. | 00:42:00

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Grief and Loss – Managing the Holidays During COVID-19.

Tips and stories are shared to help those during the holiday season, who are grieving the loss of a loved one; an often difficult time of the year. | 00:41:42

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Grief and Mourning during the Coronavirus Pandemic: Covid-19 Special (DW News)

Interviews and discussion of the coronavirus death toll and the challenges of being unable to physically visit with dying and dead loved ones.

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Grief and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Older Adults

Review of the definition of complex grief and argument that there may be a rise in this condition among older adults, because of their uniquely isolating circumstances.

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Grief and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Older Adults

Authors explore how grief affects older adults through the pandemic and make suggestions for mitigating prolonged grief disorder.

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Grief Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multiple Group Comparisons

Survey data that shows society has the same level of grief overall, but the grief is more acute during Coronavirus.

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Grief During Coronavirus

Article covers a variety of topics like what is grief, why grief might be harder during corona, and how to overcome it.

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Grief During Covid-19

Video explains grief through a series of characters who experience grief in different ways. It also gives tips for how to overcome grief such as taking time for it and practicing self-care. | 00:06:00

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Grief during COVID-19: Supporting Our Colleagues to Return to Work and Thrive Following Loss

Article about the unique experience of supporting colleagues in returning to work after loss from COVID-19.

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Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This video delves into how grief is bigger than only death and examines some of the emotions surrounding grief such as fear and anxiety. | 00:07:03

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Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Palliative Care Providers

Establishes impact of covid on grief and suggests frontline workers can counter this grief through communication, advance care planning, and self-care practices.