Bereavement Care Articles and Videos

The following articles written by members of the Bereavement Care team are provided here for the purposes of educating the community.

Bereavement noun: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

General Bereavement Information

• What to Expect When You are Grieving
  
  
• Washington Post Article: A Grief That We Should Not Ignore
  
  

Information to Help Children

• What Parents Can Do To Help Their Grieving Children
  
  
• When Children Lose a Parent
  
  
• Watch MCPS Video: How to help a grieving child

Information for Professionals

• Challenges and Gifts of Professional Caregiving
  
  

Information for the Holidays

• When Grief Comes Home During the Holidays, How Do You Manage?
  • List of Tips
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• Healing Rituals for the Holidays
• Five C's For Balancing Sorrow and Celebration While Grieving
  
  

Grief is a natural reaction to loss, and one that each of us experiences differently. The Bereavement Care counselors are ready to listen and help.