Experiencing grief during COVID-19 with Jacqueline Brown, PhD, NCSP

Jacqueline Brown, PhD, NCSP, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Montana, and the director of the Grief & Resilience Among Youth Research Lab to talks about experiencing grief during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also gives insight into the various stages of grief and shares advice on how to personally cope with grief, and how to be a support to others.

Show Notes

Recommended books on grief for children:

• Tear Soup by Chuck DeKlyen and Pat Schwiebert
• I Remember Miss Perry by Pat Brisson (about the death of a teacher)
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (about the death of a friend)
• The Memory String by Eve Bunting (about the death of a parent)

Recommended books on grief for adults:

• A Grief Observed by CS Lewis
• Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore
• Permission to Mourn: A New Way to Do Grief by Tom Zuba
• Transforming Traumatic Grief by Courtney Armstrong

Recommended organizations that provide resources and support for grieving children, students and families:

• Coalition to Support Grieving Students
• National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
• The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Children & Families
• Journey of Hope Grief Support Center

Find out more about the GRAY (Grief & Resilience Among Youth) Research Lab at the University of Montana: http://hs.umt.edu/graylab/

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