On 9/23/2025, I presented about building a grief literate community to the 31st annual Conference on Ministry to the Aging. This conference, in Fort Wayne (IN) includes chaplains, hospice nurses and social workers, pastors, and others who work with and care about aging people.
At some point I will publish the presentation. For now, however, I promised the attendees that I would share the references.
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Canadian Grief Alliance CGA Update: The results from Canada’s largest grief survey are in! (mailchi.mp). Accessed 8/29/2025.
Allen County Health Department, Annual Report 2024, Annual Reports | Allen County Department of Health (allencountyhealth.com) Accessed 9/17/2025
Aoun SM, Breen LJ, Howting DA, Rumbold B, McNamara B, Hegney D (2015) Who Needs Bereavement Support? A Population Based Survey of Bereavement Risk and Support Need. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0121101. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121101
Lichtenthal WG, Roberts KE, Donovan LA, Breen LJ, Aoun SM, Connor SR, Rosa WE. Investing in bereavement care as a public health priority. Lancet Public Health. 2024 Apr;9(4):e270-e274. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00030-6. Epub 2024 Mar 13. Erratum in: Lancet Public Health. 2024 May;9(5):e281. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00077-X. PMID: 38492580; PMCID: PMC11110717.
Sawyer, J. S., Wilner, L. L., & Ertl, M. M. (2021). Grief and bereavement beliefs among U. S. mental health professionals and the general public. Death Studies, 46(10), 2346–2353. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.1944399
Sawyer, J. S. (2024). Grief and bereavement beliefs and their associations with death anxiety and complicated grief in a U.S. college student sample. Death Studies, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2349933
UK Commission on Bereavement, Landmark report from UK Commission on Bereavement – National Bereavement Alliance.. Accessed 8/29/2025
Grief literacy helps us all. 