Bereavement Research

New research from BRIG members @S_M_Paul and @weeneens on the prevalence of childhood bereavement in Scotland and its relationship with disadvantage

We are very proud to announce the publication of our new research briefing series! In the first issue @S_M_Paul and Laura Del Carpio discuss coverage of loss and grief in the school curriculum. Take a look here 👇 strath.ac.uk/humanities/soc…

It's National Grief Awareness Week. Seems like an important time to share some past research on the inequalities in life that follow us into death, bereavement and grief. See below for two key papers 👇🏾#NGAW2023 1/3

Just about recovered from the lurgy in time to present at the @britsoci Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement Symposium. With a focus on death and gender, today I'll be presenting on the role of masculinities in disenfranchised grief among young men in prison. #DDBBSA22

Exciting news! We have just released a searchable corpus of grief experiences, collected as part of a phenomenological survey. Read more & explore the Grief Experience Survey here: griefyork.com/study-details.…

Want a new challenge in 2022? We're recruiting for a Deputy Director: Practice & Participation Lead. If you want to change things for children & young people and aren't afraid to have difficult conversations, then apply below by 6/2. #JobAlert #vacancy bit.ly/3zVUmp6

Results from my PhD study exploring fathers' experiences of partner bereavement are now publically available!! Find the reseach summary at bit.ly/31ZNdY0 @cbukhelp @CBNtweets @hospiceuk @mariecurieuk @goodgrieftrust @CruseSupport @WidowedAndYoung @theUKCB

Exclusive: 67% of ppl in UK experienced social isolation/loneliness due to bereavement during pandemic. Research (first on large scale) by @mariecurieuk Palliative Research Centre comes as UK Bereavement Commission calls for evidence and charities warn of ‘bereavement crisis’

Are you interested in helping to shine a light on death, dying and bereavement in Scotland? Could you put on an event as part of Demystifying Death week this May? Our new resource pack provides ideas, resources and event templates. #DemystifyDeath

📢Job alert!!📢I'm hiring postdocs to work @EdinUniHealth on my @wellcometrust funded @suicidecultures project: 3 posts; 3 years; awesome project (obvs biased) - looking for folks w/ expertise in #qualitative #ethnographic methods & interest in 'reimagining' suicide research!

As we come to the end of the first week #backtoschool for most pupils, here’s a reminder of ways to support those who’ve been bereaved. childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/media/106761/g…

Just a reminder to any parents, carers, children, teachers or other people who work with children. This comic, written by bereaved children for other children, is available for free. Either download or contact me for a hard copy. bit.ly/3c1oZxP Please RT

SURVEY NOW OPEN! Please share across UK bereavement services to help describe their response to the #COVID19 pandemic and its impact on services. This is part of our national @UKRI_News @ESRC study and will directly inform policy, advocacy and practice. @EmilyHarrop10

1 year on from High Court ruling that denying #bereavement benefits to surviving cohabiting parents & their grieving children breaches their human rights, Gov has still not acted to right this wrong @CPAGUK @WidowedandYoung @NCBtweets bit.ly/3d5GhfH

LEGO can be a key tool in research with children & young people - sign up to learn why from @ross_acg_gibson at this FREE @UniStrathclyde @CrimSocJust seminar on 17/2, along with two other interesting research presentations. Please RT! bit.ly/36Fgbfx

❓How do we protect children when they're not in the family home? Our #InfoSheet looks at Contextual Safeguarding - and how this is being used across the UK in responding to extra-familial abuse. Please RT: bit.ly/3a6KwV8

Don’t miss our next Coffee & Chat event this Thursday 14 January with @DebbieAnne84 & @Ruth_Kerracher from The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) @CYCJScotland Grab a ☕️ & join us at 11:00. It’s free! All welcome! Please RT eventbrite.co.uk/e/coffee-chat-… @EventbriteUK

As Grief Awareness Week draws to a close, read our paper on why bereavement is a public health issue that needs our collective attention. With half of all 8-year-olds bereaved of a family member, we can't afford not to. bit.ly/3qpIk28 #NGAW20 @S_M_Paul @growingupinscot

Our research about childhood bereavement out today might be hard to hear, or provoke sad or difficult feelings. Any of the UK bereavement charities have great advice on their websites about how to talk with, and support, children who are bereaved. We also have a free comic👇 1/2

Please RT We now have hard copies of the free #bereavement #comic When People Die: Stories from Young People For copies contact nina.vaswani@strath.ac.uk Link to online version 👇 @scotinsight @dundeeuni @UniStrathclyde @supportCHAS @RichmondsHope1 @BarnardosScot @CYCJScotland