Children’s Grief Awareness Day 16th November 2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Children's Grief Awareness Day is designed to help us all become more aware of the needs of grieving children — and of the benefits they obtain through the support of others. Children's Grief Awareness Day is an opportunity to make sure that grieving children receive the support they need. Children's...

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International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]November 18th 2023 marks International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. This is a day when survivors of suicide loss can come together to find connection, understanding, hope and healing. Losing someone close through suicide is a devastating experience and can be overwhelming and incomprehensible. While grief is a natural reaction...

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R U OK? 2023

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="15604" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text] R U OK? Day is a national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to  ask, ‘are you OK?’ and start a meaningful conversation whenever they spot the signs that someone they care about might be struggling with life. R...

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GriefLink: Australian National Bushfire Emergencies

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We at GriefLink are very aware of the devastating impact of last summer’s Australian Bushfire Emergency and the return of bushfires now in the summer of 2020-2021.  In the disaster of 2019-2020, people lost family members and friends, homes and other property, livestock, wild animals and pets, income, as...

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No blame. No shame. Surviving suicide loss.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Losing someone close through suicide is a devastating experience and can be overwhelming and incomprehensible. While grief is a natural reaction to the loss of a loved one, it may be particularly complex in the case of suicide when the death may have come without warning. Grief can be...

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Grief Australia

[vc_row disable_element="yes"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="15590" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Grief Australia (previously The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation which offers a range of education, training and research resources for those working in the area of grief and bereavement. Within Victoria it offers a range of bereavement counselling and support...

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