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Children’s Grief Going Back to School

Children’s Grief Going Back to School

an image of a young girl with a schoolbag on her back holding her fathers hand. It says, "Back-to-School Children’s Grief and Bereavement"

Information and Resources for Children’s Grief and Bereavement During the Back-to-School Period. The following information has been taken from The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network. ICBN acts as hub for those supporting bereaved children and young people, including professionals and parents and carers. Collectively, the network shares a vision that all children and young people, together with […]

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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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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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Niamh Fitzpatrick ¦ Grief from the Inside Out

Our annual Living with Loss evening was held on 1st November. It aims to provide information about grief and the range of supports available to bereaved people. Our guest speaker on this occasion was psychologist Niamh Fitzpatrick. She spoke about her own grief journey following the death of her sister Captain Dara Fitzpatrick in 2017. […]

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‘Living with loss’ information evening & talk by Dr Tony Bates

Living with loss November is traditionally a month for remembrance.  As part of our bereavement support function at the Irish Hospice Foundation we will host a bereavement public information evening ‘Living with Loss’ on Thursday November 1st in the Alexander Hotel, Fenian st from 5.30 until 8.30.  This ‘drop in’ evening will feature;   Professor […]

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