Grief as a public health Issue
Grief affects more than individuals. Explore how a public health approach can strengthen community awareness and support around loss.
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Articles featuring information, tips and tools to help you manage grief and loss
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Fact sheets
Looking for grief and loss information that you can share with others? Visit our digital library of fact sheets which are also translated into different languages.
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How to support a grieving colleague
Grief doesn’t end when someone returns to work.
Coming back to work after the death of a loved one can feel disorienting and deeply confronting. While the workplace may look the same, everything has changed for your grieving colleague.
As a teammate or manager, your role isn’t to fix their grief – it’s to offer understanding, flexibility, and compassion. This guide shares practical ways to support a colleague as they navigate grief at work.
Understanding anticipatory grief
When someone you love is living with serious illness, dementia, or ongoing decline, you may feel like you’re grieving – even though they are still here. This experience is called anticipatory grief.
Anticipatory grief is real, valid, and common. Naming it can reduce self-doubt and remind you that you don’t have to carry these feelings alone.
Understanding grief and road trauma
Road trauma can bring a complex mix of grief and trauma, shaped by sudden loss, shock, and a sense of injustice that can deeply disrupt a person’s life. While these reactions are common and understandable, compassionate support and trauma-informed care can help people feel less alone as they navigate healing over time.
Common questions from the bereaved
Melbourne City Mission’s Palliative Care Bereavement Team supports individuals and families before and after the death of a loved one, helping them navigate loss with compassion and understanding. Their booklet, Common Questions from the Bereaved, offers gentle guidance and reassurance for anyone experiencing grief.
Caring for your customer who is grieving
Supporting grieving customers isn’t about answers—it’s about patience, empathy, and respect. Small acts of compassion can build trust, connection, and a culture of care in workplaces.
Relationship Loss: Coping with the end of a relationship
The end of any meaningful relationship may come as a complete shock, even if you saw it coming. There are many emotions and thoughts experienced during and following the initial break-up.
Financial stress and grief: How to cope with financial loss
Financial stability is not the first thing that comes to mind when we picture grief. We share our support tips for coping with the loss of financial stability.
How To Grieve For A Pet – Understanding Your Grief
For many, the loss of a pet can mirror the grief experienced when we lose a close friend or family member.
Supporting someone experiencing grief and loss
When someone you care about is experiencing grief and loss, it can be difficult to know how to support them.
When a loved one dies: a guide to coping with grief and loss
The death of a loved one can shake the foundations of your life.
Understanding prolonged grief: when grief doesn’t ease with time
Learn about prolonged grief — when grief doesn’t ease with time — including its signs, risk factors, and where to find compassionate, evidence-based support from Griefline.