The Highmark Caring Place has served more than 60,000 grieving families and community members since the first location opened in Pittsburgh in 1997.
Filed under: Death Care News, Grief and Grieving on August 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
“What I’ve learned is that grief doesn’t go away,” one participant said. “It walks beside you. You learn to live with it.”
Filed under: Death & Dying, Deathcare Training, Grief and Grieving on July 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Hospice Information Center for families, friends and professionals.
Filed under: Caregivers, Death Care News, Grief and Grieving, Hospice on July 12th, 2010 | No Comments »
Learn about the role that the Internet plays in the lives of grieving young people and the implications for clinicians.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Care News, Grief and Grieving, Talking with Children on May 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
Children, in particular, benefit from some sort of family service for a pet.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Grief and Grieving, Pet Loss, Talking with Children on April 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
To balance the “badness of death,” Kagan also provides several lectures on the “value of life.”
Filed under: Caregivers, Death & Dying, Deathcare Training, Grief and Grieving, Traditions on March 30th, 2010 | No Comments »
Some of the best pet loss hotlines are maintained by vet students at universities.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Grief and Grieving, Pet Loss on January 25th, 2010 | No Comments »
I never ceased to be amazed at the number of individuals who die over the holidays.
Filed under: Grief and Grieving, Talking with Children on December 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
By the time of the Civil War, the theme of the Good Death inspired songs, stories and poetry for and about the Civil War.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Practices, Grief and Grieving, Traditions on December 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Have you faced the reality that, one day, you will die?
Filed under: Caregivers, Death & Dying, Grief and Grieving, Hospice on November 6th, 2009 | No Comments »