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UrduThe holiday season, often considered a time of joy and togetherness, can also be one of the most challenging periods for those who are grieving a loss.
Tag: Bereavement
Seeking comfort when joy is hard to find – Coping with grief during the holidays
The holidays can bring good times and happiness, but for many, joy is overshadowed by sadness, loss and grief. Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal, founding director of the Center for the Advancement of Bereavement Care offers tips on coping at this time of year.
Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for March 2024
A transformative gift to expand research and breakthrough therapies, an upcoming conference on managing neuroendocrine tumors, FDA approval of Imetelstat for patients with anemia from myelodysplastic syndromes and a researcher advocating for making bereavement care a public health priority are all included in this month’s tip sheet from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Sylvester Researchers, Collaborators Call for Greater Investment in Bereavement Care
Bereaved persons are at greater risk for many adverse outcomes, including mental health challenges, health care neglect, cancer, heart disease, suicide, and death.
Inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK persists, new research finds
There continues to be inequities in access to bereavement support in the UK. In particular, even though minoritised ethnic communities were disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, overall, proportions of ethnically minoritised clients did not increase, according to bereavement services.
Erica Sirrine named director of Social Work at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Erica Sirrine, PhD, a grief and bereavement expert with years of building social work programs in academia, will direct a growing program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.