What does it mean to be grief-informed? In 2020, Dr. Donna Schuurman, EdD, FT, and Dr. Monique Mitchell, PhD, FT, authored the paper, "Becoming Grief-Informed: A Call to Action," which outlines: what it means to be grief-informed, why it's so important, and Dougy Center's 10 Core Principles and Tenets of Grief-Informed Practice. This paper is based on the foundational understanding of grief as a natural and normal response to loss that is interwoven into a sociocultural context. It recognizes grief not as an experience that needs to be fixed, treated, or pathologized, but one that deserves understanding, support, and community.
Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, FT, is the Senior Director of Advocacy & Education at Dougy Center. Dr. Schuurman was the Executive Director of Dougy Center from 1991–2015. Dr. Schuurman is an internationally recognized authority on grief and bereaved children, teens, and families, and the author of Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent (St. Martin’s Press, 2003), among other publications.
Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT is the Director of Training and Translational Research at Dougy Center. Dr. Mitchell is a nationally recognized authority on children, teens, and families who are grieving in foster care, and the author of The Neglected Transition: Building a Relational Home for Children Entering Foster Care (Oxford University Press, 2016) and Living in an Inspired World: Voices and Visions of Youth in Foster Care (Child Welfare League of America Press, 2017), among other publications.
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Love Isn't Finite - Grieving A Partner
How To Make New Memories
How To Show Up For Others
Love Is Stronger - Interrupting Gun Violence
Becoming A Cultural Kinkeeper
The Grief Garden - Supporting Collective Grief
When I Think Of Him, Love Is The Word That Comes Up - Pierce Freelon
How Do I Keep Going Without Her? Kelly S. Thompson
We Need Queer Specific Grief Spaces - Queer Grief Club & Jamie Thrower
It Affects All Of My Relationships
I Took A Year Off To Grieve - Rebecca Feinglos & GrieveLeave
There's No End Point - Sushi Tuesdays & Charlotte Maya
It's Still Complicated
Laurel Braitman Learns To Feel Her Feelings - What Looks Like Bravery
Death With Dignity - Dr. Peg Sandeen
Normalizing Grief - Grant Garry & "Meet Me Where I Am"
Finding The Words - Colin Campbell
(Re)Constellating After The Death Of A Partner
Both Sides Of The Story
Cultural Bereavement - Tida Beattie
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