Bereavement Education 

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eLearning

IHF has developed a suite of Grief in the Workplace resources for all sectors with the creation of four eLearning courses, providing cost-effective supports for:

1. Managers on how to respond to a bereaved staff member,
2. Employees who are themselves grieving the loss of a loved one
3. HR Professionals on developing bereavement policies for their organisation
4. CEOs, HR, and Senior Managers on Responding to Suicide in the Workplace

Visit the courses here 

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Workshops

For 2022 Irish Hospice Foundation present a series of introductory workshops on a range of topics covering loss and bereavement. Available to book now on Eventbrite.

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Grief Encounters report launch – Independent Age research into older people’s experiences of bereavement support 

This report explores the experiences of older people who have been bereaved and their attitudes towards bereavement support.

COVID-19 CARE AND INFORM - Irish Hospice Foundation

As Ireland’s only national charity dedicated to death, dying and bereavement, the Irish Hospice Foundation has  developed our ‘Care & Inform’ Info Hub to respond to the COVID-19 emergency in an informative and compassionate way. All of our information is in line with current HSE and Government guidance.

The Care & Inform Hub includes a range of information resources and videos focusing on the themes of Grief, Funerals in Exceptional Times, Planning Ahead and a suite of resources for Healthcare Professionals to support and guide all who need it during this time. It is updated continually.

Grieving in Exceptional Times

Helping Children Grieve During COVID-19 Restrictions

Latest Research & Information

Planning Ahead

Resources for Healthcare Workers

Planning a Funeral in Exceptional Times

Support & Advice on Grief & Loss

If you have questions or worries about Covid-19 listen to the advice of the professionals as offered through the HSE.

You might find it useful to look at bereavement websites or resources or videos. Some useful websites and resources include:

Bereaved.ie
What’s Your Grief
HSE minding your mental health
Talking to children about Corona virus
Advice on talking to children about the corona virus from the Department of Education and Skills
Irish Childhood Bereavement Network

Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder Symptoms Predict Grief Interview Emotions - OMEGA Journal of Death and Dying
Death and dying during the pandemic - BMJ 2020 

Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Palliative Care Providers - J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020

Bereaved mothers' and fathers' prolonged grief and psychological health 1 to 5 years after loss—A nationwide study

Cancer‐bereaved mothers and fathers are vulnerable to prolonged grief and psychological symptoms up to 5 years after the death of their child. Findings highlight that bereaved parents may need long‐term support, and the results deserve further attention in research and clinical care. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved). Read more 

Experiences of support from primary care and perceived needs of parents bereaved by suicide: a qualitative study

People bereaved by suicide are a vulnerable group, also at risk of dying by suicide. The importance of postvention support (intervention after suicide) has recently been highlighted; however, little is known about the support needs of parents bereaved by suicide in the UK, and the role played by general practice. Read more 

CSO Vital Statistics Annual Report 2017 - released 31 October 2019 

 The number of births to teenage mothers has more than halved in 10 years

• Cancer and circulatory disease were the biggest causes of death in Ireland in 2017
• Four-fifths of suicide deaths in 2017 were male