Grief and Bereavement

When people lose someone they love, a period of grief usually follows. It is almost impossible for humans to experience loss without feeling some kind of grief. Grief is a normal response to the loss of a loved one. Bereavement is the process of grieving, and each person's experience is unique.

Grief and Loss: This article provides information on grief, loss, mourning, and bereavement, including common reactions to grief, factors affecting grief, grief among different cultures, and stages of grief.

Grief Among Cultures: This article discusses grief, mourning, and rituals following death among different cultures.

Help for When You Are Grieving: Information is provided on strategies for coping with loss, including support groups, grief therapy, and grief counseling.

Helping Grieving Children and Teenagers: This article discusses grief from a developmental perspective in order to help a child or teenager who is grieving.

Grieving the Loss of a Child: Information is provided regarding common reactions to the loss of a child, including gender differences in grieving. This article also discusses helping a sibling who is grieving and the importance of allowing yourself time to grieve.

Coping With Change After a Loss: This article discusses the types of changes, such as routine, relationship, financial, and faith/spirituality, that may occur following the death of a loved one and offers ways to cope with these changes.