{"id":3126,"date":"2026-01-30T15:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glimmerproject.co.uk\/?page_id=3126"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:06:17","slug":"bereavement-grief-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glimmerproject.co.uk\/index.php\/bereavement-grief-library\/","title":{"rendered":"BEREAVEMENT & GRIEF LIBRARY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bereavement & Grief Library<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

This collection of resources focuses on grief after a death.<\/b><\/p>\n

Here you\u2019ll find guidance for when someone has died, is dying, or when families and communities are navigating life after a loss. It includes support for parents, carers, and professionals helping children and young people through bereavement, whether the death was expected, sudden, traumatic, or complex.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Bereavement & Grief Library explores themes such as:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  • Death and dying<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Life after a death<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Sudden, traumatic, or unexpected loss<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Suicide and complex grief<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Supporting families, peers, schools, and communities after a death<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    These guides help adults understand what grief can look like at different ages, offer practical ways to talk and respond, and reassure you that there is no single \u2018right\u2019 way to grieve.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Support<\/span>ing children and young people through terminal diagnosis<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When Everything Changes <\/h2>

    Supporting children when someone they love has a terminal illness <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Watching Someone Fade <\/h2>

    Supporting young people when someone they love has a terminal illness<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Death, Dying, <\/span>and the Time<\/span> Around a Death<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Curious About Death<\/h2>

    Talking honestly with a child about death <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Through Their Eyes: Babies & Toddlers (16\u201325yrs)<\/h2>

    Understanding grief, worry, and what children and young people need most <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Through Their Eyes: Babies & Toddlers (0\u20132yrs) <\/h2>

    Understanding grief, worry, and what children and young people need most <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Through Their Eyes: Babies & Toddlers (0\u20132yrs) <\/h2>

    Understanding grief, worry, and what children and young people need most <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Through Their Eyes: Babies & Toddlers (0\u20132yrs) <\/h2>

    Understanding grief, worry, and what children and young people need most <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Through Their Eyes: Babies & Toddlers (0\u20132yrs) <\/h2>

    Understanding grief, worry, and what children and young people need most <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Time to Say Goodbye <\/h2>

    Supporting children and young people around the time of death <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Talking About funerals<\/h2>

    Helping children & young people understand funerals and rituals after a death <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When Their Things Remain <\/h2>

    A Glimmer Guide to Facing Bedrooms, Houses, and Belongings After Loss <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Bereavement acr<\/span>oss ages<\/span> & relationships<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Too Young For This, Too Old for That <\/h2>

    Support bereaved young adults <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When Their Friend Dies <\/h2>

    Supporting a child or young person after the death of a peer <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Older and Afraid <\/h2>

    When a young adult fears losing a parent <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Grief within Families & Identity<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When a Father is Grieving <\/h2>

    How a parent\u2019s grief can affect family life <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When a Mother is Grieving <\/h2>

    How a parent\u2019s grief can affect family life <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When Boys Are Grieving <\/h2>

    Supporting boys & young men through loss <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When girls Are Grieving <\/h2>

    Supporting girls & young women through loss <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Complex & layered relationships<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Grieving From A Distance <\/h2>

    When a child or young person grieves an estranged family member <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Loving Someone Who Hurt You <\/h2>

    When a child or young person is grieving someone who also caused harm <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When Losses Keep Coming <\/h2>

    Supporting children and young people through multiple or cumulative losses <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Pregnancy Loss, fe<\/span>rtility grief and baby<\/span> loss<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When A Baby Doesn\u2019t Come <\/h2>

    Helping young children understand pregnancy or baby loss <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    They\u2019re Old Enough to Notice - What Do I Tell Them? <\/h2>

    Supporting older children and pre-teens after pregnancy or baby loss <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    What If This Happens to Me Too? <\/h2>

    Supporting young people after pregnancy or baby loss <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Grieving the Baby Who Never Came<\/h2>

    Parenting while carrying fertility or pregnancy loss <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When IVF Involves Loss<\/h2>

    Supporting adults through IVF-related grief <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Carrying Personal Loss While Supporting Children <\/h2>

    For caring professionals <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    When a Baby, Child<\/span> <\/span>or Young Person Dies<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    After Baby Loss <\/h2>

    Supporting children and young people after pregnancy or baby loss <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When a Child Dies <\/h2>

    Supporting children after the death of a baby or child <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When a Young Person Dies <\/h2>

    Supporting young people after the death of a peer <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When a teen dies<\/h2>

    Helping children understand and grieve the death of a teenager <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Sudden, Tr<\/span>aumatic or Unex<\/span><\/span>pected Loss<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    When the World Shatters <\/h2>

    Understanding sudden or unexpected bereavement in children and young people <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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