Category Archives: Bereavement

Discovering people’s strengths and resources at the end of life

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

On the 90th birthday of pioneering palliative care social worker, Elisabeth Earnshaw-Smith, we are delighted to republish this earlier post, which we hope will stimulate the thinking around the family and social model in palliative care. And you can download … Continue reading →

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A Death Café in the Welsh Valleys

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

Death Cafés are part of a growing worldwide movement to encourage people to talk about death. Mark Taubert, Clinical Director Palliative Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, UK, joined forces with colleagues to … Continue reading →

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Candle Child Bereavement Service: Children, young people and loss – part three

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Concluding our series about bereaved children and teenagers with examples of initiatives from Greece, Romania and the UK In the final part of this story, Judy Debenham describes how the support that Rachel is receiving from the Candle team is … Continue reading →

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Candle Child Bereavement Service: Children, young people and loss – part two

Posted on September 7, 2016 by

Continuing our short series about bereaved children and teenagers with examples of initiatives from Greece, Romania and the UK Today, we present the second part of a story about Rachel who is referred to the Candle Service, part of St … Continue reading →

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Candle Child Bereavement Service: Children, young people and loss

Posted on August 24, 2016 by

A new short series about bereaved children and teenagers with examples of initiatives from Greece, Romania and the UK . . . Today, Judy Debenham introduces us to Rachel who has just been referred to the Candle Service, part of … Continue reading →

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Merimna: Caring for children and families experiencing illness and death

Posted on August 10, 2016 by

Continuing our short series about bereaved children and teenagers with examples of initiatives from Greece, Romania and the UK . . . Over 20 years Merimna has provided bereavement support to more than 50,000 children, parents, and school communities. Danai … Continue reading →

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‘The best week of the year’ – a model of a therapeutic camp for bereaved teenagers

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

Starting today, a new short series about bereaved children and teenagers with examples of initiatives from Greece, Romania, and the UK . . . Emanuel Hospice in Romania offers a five-day overnight camp for bereaved teenagers with opportunities for grief … Continue reading →

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