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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 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.
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