Grief support during COVID-19

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What is the difference has Covid 19 made to death, dying and bereavement support? We discuss the importance of hearing the voices of a person with experience.

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This session includes:

   - Covid related death and dying.

   - Working with Trauma.

   - Running grief groups online including
     screening/triaging.

   - The importance of measurement - how to use data
     in Bereavement support.

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Grief and grief support during Covid-19

The presentation includes an overview of:

   - Covid-19 bereavement

   - Working with traumatic memories

   - Running grief support groups online

   - Evaluating bereavement support

Presented by Dr Erin Hope Thompson, Clinical Psychologist from The Loss Foundation on 2 December 2020.

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Voices of lived experience

When looking at your service it is essential to include the voice of a person with experience.

Things you may wish to reflect on are:

   - How will you use the voices to influence?

   - Commissioning and outcomes?

   - How will you measure the impact?

   - How will those voices of lived experience?

   - Influence the quality improvement?

Presented by Lesley Goodburn, delivered on 16 February 2021

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Update

As of 2025, the Loss Foundation no longer offer Covid-19 support. Their current support offer includes:

  • Support Groups - Online bereavement groups for sharing stories and experiences.
  • Connect - Matching together two individuals with a similar loss to share their experiences to form a mutually supportive, meaningful connection and friendship.
  • Therapy Groups - 12-week bereavement therapy led by Clinical Psychologists.
  • Grief Workshops - Focused sessions addressing common grief-related challenges.
  • Retreats - Weekend retreat combining therapy and peer support.
  • Walk and Talks - Their fastest growing service, Walk and Talks take place throughout the UK - providing space for people to take steps through grief together.

The Loss Foundation provide a variety of free support events, in-person and online, to help people at any point during their loss; these spaces allow people to meet - and be supported by - others who have experienced a similar experience.

The Loss Foundation are also leading experts in delivering training on bereavement support.

Bereavement Project Resources toolkit

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Join Project ECHO

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Bringing bereavement support services online

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Hospice UK’s Dying Matters campaign is working with you to create an open culture in which we’re comfortable talking about death, dying and grief.

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