Tag Archives: Dying and Bereavement

Seeing the big picture

Neil Thompson, PhD, Dlitt, is an independent writer and online tutor. He is a member of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement, a non-profit organisation, supporting leaders in the field of death, dying and bereavement in their … Continue reading

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Merimna: Caring for children and families experiencing illness and death

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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Death Chat at St Christopher’s

Nigel Hartley, Director of Supportive Care at St Christopher’s Hospice, London, UK, explains how the hospice has revolutionised day and outpatient services for people with serious illness and fostered new ways of getting the local community to look at death, … Continue reading

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Undertaker, bereavement expert, friend

Obituary: Fritz Roth 1.8.1949 – 13.12.2012  Monika Müller and Lukas Radbruch, members of the International Working Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement, pay tribute to Fritz Roth, one of the pioneer bereavement experts in Germany and an inspirational friend. How … Continue reading

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