TCT supports National Grief Awareness Week
Guest blog by Anne Horder, Lead for Palliative Care, End of Life and Bereavement, Dudley Council Public Health.
In what has been a particularly difficult year for those who have been bereaved, we wanted to let you know that National Grief Awareness Week is now on.
This campaign aims to help us all talk more easily about the pain we feel on the death of those we love and care for and encourages us to reach out to others to offer and receive help.
To mark the week, 6 people living and working in Dudley (including some of our staff) have shared their stories about what helped them with their grief.
The first videos are now released on the Dudley MBC and Let’s Get Facebook and Twitter accounts and more will be posted during the week.
Please do watch them on the links below and perhaps think of sharing them (on Facebook and Twitter- via your own personal accounts) to help reach out across the current restrictions to help those who are grieving at this time.
For National Grief Awareness Week we are showing videos of residents sharing what helped them in their grief.
— Dudley Council - Play your part - #protectDudley (@dudleymbc) December 3, 2020
Today Debbie explains how talking and being heard made a big difference to her. Thank you Debbie.
Find info and bereavement support at https://t.co/viiOtZgXI5 #NGAW20 pic.twitter.com/Ve63iufuCs
For National Grief Awareness Week #NGAW20 we are showing videos of residents sharing what helped them with their grief.
— Dudley Council - Play your part - #protectDudley (@dudleymbc) December 4, 2020
Today Cassius urges others to reach out for help, with no shame. Thank you Cassius.
For bereavement guidance, go to https://t.co/viiOtZyz6F pic.twitter.com/8Vr9u40qO7
If you yourself would like help with your own grief, the Let’s Get public health website provides practical information and guidance on everything on how to register a death and the guidelines around funerals during covid, provides links to more emotional support, and offers safe suggestions on how anyone of us can help someone who has been bereaved.
For more information on Grief Awareness Week go to www.thegoodgrieftrust.org
Thank you for watching and for your support for those who are grieving at this time.
Published 3rd December 2020
Updated 6th December 2020
TCT are delighted to be working with Dudley Council to support National Grief Awareness Week and share our stories about what helped us with our grief.