Substance-sensitive grief What does substance-sensitive grief mean, and what kind of grief is it? When meeting and interacting with the loved ones of a person who has suffered a substance abuse-related death, professionals should avoid any attitude or bias that could reinforce the loved one’s experience of the death being shameful or stigmatizing. When interacting with [...]

SUPPORT CHANNELS Provide a person who has lost a loved one with contact information for social and crisis support services or for a local crisis center. You can also ask the bereaved for permission to forward their contact request to crisis support services. A person who has lost a loved one may not have the strength to seek [...]

HELPING A PERSON IN CRISIS The provision of statutory crisis support requires a professional who is qualified in crisis intervention. However, everyone must support and ensure the needs of a bereaved person immediately after their loss. You should not fear encountering a person in crisis, even if you are not a crisis intervention professional. [...]

A BEREAVED PERSON IN THE WORK COMMUNITY Any work community can encounter a death incident or the death of an employee's family member. Ready-made operating models reduce the lack of advice and help the organisation operate in a supportive manner that promotes their work capacity. Attention should be paid towards a bereaved employee immediately [...]

DIVERSITY OF GRIEF Alasuutari V. ( 2021). Suru sateenkaaren päässä. surut.fi Alasuutari V. (2020) Death at the end of the Rainbow. Rethinking Queer Kinsip, Rituals Remembrace at the Finnish culture of Death. Turun yliopisto. Humanoria. Turku Alasuutari, V. (2018). Kuolema sateenkaaren [...]

INTERACTING WITH THE BEREAVED Interacting with a person experiencing grief is an important skill: several academic studies have shown that respectful and supportive interaction with a professional is of great help to people who have lost a loved one, both in the short and long term (according to the evidence-based clinical guidelines for nursing by the Finnish [...]