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“Safe Harbour” – a new, free illustrated storybook for children bereaved by suicide

“Safe Harbour” – a new, free illustrated storybook for children bereaved by suicide

A photo of "Safe Harbour", a storybook for children bereaved by suicide, and its accompanying guide for parents and carers.

A new, free illustrated story book Safe Harbour that will support children who have been bereaved by suicide is now available to download or order. Written by Patricia Forde and illustrated by visual artist Bronagh Lee, this new HSE resource will empower parents or carers to have difficult conversations safely with their child around this […]

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Bereavement Networks Lunch & Learn Series

An image promoting a webinar called "Standards for Supporting Bereaved Children & Young People," on May 28 at 12:30 p.m. This webinar is hosted by Irish Hospice Foundation

Standards for Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People The ‘Standards for Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People – A Framework for Development’ 2023, illustrate a way forward in the promotion of the child or young person’s voice in Irish society, in order that their needs may be appropriately recognised and supported when they are bereaved. […]

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Lunch & Learn: Experiencing Grief as a Volunteer

An image promoting a webinar called "Lunch and Learn: Experiencing Grief as a Volunteer," on May 22 at 1:00 p.m. This webinar is hosted by Irish Hospice Foundation's Grief in the Workplace programme.

At Irish Hospice Foundation, we recognise that volunteers can sometimes encounter grief as part of their work. As part of National Volunteers Week, we’re hosting this webinar for volunteers to thank and support all their brilliant and hard work in our workplaces and communities. Title: Lunch & Learn: Experiencing Grief as a VolunteerDate/Time: Wednesday, May […]

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Pledge to Plant 2023

The first of the Pledge to Plant 2023 sales have started taking place around the country!   Huge thanks to everyone who is taking part in this annual fundraising event, growing and sharing plants in aid of programmes such as Nurses for Night Care, Caru and our Bereavement Support Line   Special thanks to the residents, Sisters, and staff of Mount Sackville […]

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New resources launched to inform and support during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the traditional ways we mark our grief. For the moment, it is not possible to come together and to gather in one location. It is not possible to have a large funeral. It may not be possible to receive the company of those who wish to offer condolences. However, we […]

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Rosabel’s Rooms- In partnership with the Irish Hospice Foundation

    Rosabel’s Rooms was established by parents Suzanne McClean and Gary Monroe in memory of their beloved daughter Rosabel Monroe, who died suddenly and unexpectedly in April 2017, aged sixteen months. Rosabel’s Rooms in collaboration with The Irish Hospice Foundation, was launched on the 5th January 2018, on what would have been Rosabel’s 2nd […]

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COVID-19 Update: Workshops on Loss & Bereavement

** COVID-19 Update ** Due to COVID-19, the following IHF Workshops on Loss and Bereavement have now been cancelled. 19th March ‘Children and Loss’ 20th March ‘Grief and Social Media’ 26th March ‘Working with Adults Facing Death’ 27th March ‘Illness and Loss: Living with the Seen and Unseen’ 2nd April ‘Supporting Adolescents Through Grief and […]

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Call for applications: The Economics of Bereavement

The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), as part of its programme of research, invites applications to carry out an exploratory investigation of the economics of bereavement in Ireland. The research is supported by a grant from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP). For more details including the full tender document, click here.   […]

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