Bereavement
Summary: The process of grieving the loss of a loved one is unique to each individual. Those mourning a death can experience a range of emotions such as sorrow, anger, denial, numbness, and shock. While these emotions can feel incredibly heavy, it is important to know that you are not alone. These free resources can help.
For individuals
If you or someone you know is struggling to cope with the loss of a loved one and you want to support them, Loss and grief provides guidance on navigating feeling of loss, coping strategies, and resources to help you with moving towards resilience.
For leaders
When assessing the fairness of your company's bereavement leave policy, leaders should consider factors beyond the legal requirements, as policies that convey fairness as well as compassion for employees can lead to greater affective commitment.
As a leader, being able to accommodate, support, and plan with employees who are healing from loss can be challenging but is important. Grief response for leaders offers strategies and resources to assist leaders in effectively responding to grieving employees.
Bereavement articles and resources
The list that follows includes the resources linked to above as well as related information that may be more specific to your current situation:
Learn about the responses to grief and ways you can cope after the death of a loved one or another significant loss.
Learn how to support your employees during loss and while at work. Effective strategies can help employees who are experiencing grief remain productive while they heal.
These ideas may help you to create and implement a supportive policy for those who’ve experienced a loss. You’ll find resources about clarifying the details of leave and implementing the policy.
Questions and strategies to help you have a supportive conversation when someone you care about is grieving.
Resources to help cope with family issues such as divorce, separation, grief and loss that can result in family breakdown. Find out how to help both adults and children better manage stress.