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    Understanding Grief

    Find information about grief before and after a loss, how it looks and feels, help for living with it, and how to find support.
    • Understanding grief ›
    • Grief, roles, and identity ›
    • Truths about grief
    • What grief looks and feels like
    • Common challenges with grief
    • Grieving before the loss
    • Ideas for living with loss
    • Grief triggers
    • How long grief lasts
    • How the loss affects families and others
    • When life starts to get better
    • Special dates
    • Rituals, funerals, and memorials
    • Do I need more help?
    • Prolonged grief
    • Grief and people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+
    • Grief and Indigenous Peoples
    • Caregiver grief
  • Grieving a Death

    Grieving a Death

    Access helpful articles about grief after someone dies. Browse information based on your relationship or the circumstances of their death.
    • Your relationship ›
    • The situation ›
    • Grieving a spouse or partner
    • Grieving a parent
    • Grieving a child
    • Grieving an adult sibling
    • Grieving a grandparent
    • Grieving a pregnancy or infant loss
    • Grieving a friend
    • Grieving a co-worker
    • Grieving a pet
    • Grieving a death by suicide
    • Grief after a traumatic death
    • Grief a death due to substance use
    • Grief and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
  • Non-death Loss

    Non-death Loss

    Learn about grieving losses that aren't related to a death such as: relationship breakdown, financial or job difficulties, decline of health, reproductive challenges, loss of a sense of purpose, hopes and dreams, as well as others.
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    • Grieving a decline in health
    • Grieving a divorce, separation, or romantic partnership
    • Grieving a family or friend relationship
    • Grief and reproductive loss
    • Grieving a job, career, or financial change
    • Grieving a loss of faith
  • Supporting Someone

    Supporting Someone

    Explore how to support someone who is struggling with loss. Learn things to say and do and what to avoid.
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    • Supporting someone who is grieving
    • Supporting kids and youth
    • Supporting someone with an intellectual disability
  • Professionals & Volunteers

    Professionals & Volunteers

    You may encounter people who are grieving in your work or volunteer roles, or may be experiencing your own grief related to this work. Find resources to help, and free online grief training here.
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  • Resources & More

    Resources & More

    Browse our video gallery of grief stories, search for programs and services near you, or find resources to help like infographics, books, websites and more.
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  • Understanding Grief ›
    • Understanding grief ›
      • Truths about grief
      • What grief looks and feels like
      • Common challenges with grief
      • Grieving before the loss
      • Ideas for living with loss
      • Grief triggers
      • How long grief lasts
      • How the loss affects families and others
      • When life starts to get better
      • Special dates
      • Rituals, funerals, and memorials
      • Do I need more help?
      • Prolonged grief
    • Grief, roles, and identity ›
      • Grief and people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+
      • Grief and Indigenous Peoples
      • Caregiver grief
  • Grieving a Death ›
    • Your relationship ›
      • Grieving a spouse or partner
      • Grieving a parent
      • Grieving a child
      • Grieving an adult sibling
      • Grieving a grandparent
      • Grieving a pregnancy or infant loss
      • Grieving a friend
      • Grieving a co-worker
      • Grieving a pet
    • The situation ›
      • Grieving a death by suicide
      • Grief after a traumatic death
      • Grief a death due to substance use
      • Grief and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
  • Non-death Loss ›
      • Grieving a decline in health
      • Grieving a divorce, separation, or romantic partnership
      • Grieving a family or friend relationship
      • Grief and reproductive loss
      • Grieving a job, career, or financial change
      • Grieving a loss of faith
  • Supporting Someone ›
      • Supporting someone who is grieving
      • Supporting kids and youth
      • Supporting someone with an intellectual disability
  • Professionals & Volunteers ›
    • Education ›
      • Healthcare Provider Grief: Recognizing and Responding
      • Grief Training: Building Healthcare Provider Capacity
      • Indigenous Cultural Safety Training: Grief Experienced by Indigenous Peoples
      • Understanding and Responding to Grief
      • Building Your Grief Support Skills
      • Building Capacity to Support Grieving Families in the ICU
      • MyGriefToolbox: Strategies in Palliative Care and Grief to Enhance Your Practice
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Professionals & Volunteers

You may encounter people who are grieving in your work or volunteer roles, or may be experiencing your own grief related to this work. Find resources to help, and free online grief training here.

Education

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for all healthcare providers
Healthcare Provider Grief: Recognizing and Responding
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for all healthcare providers
Grief Training: Building Healthcare Provider Capacity
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For all healthcare providers
Indigenous Cultural Safety Training: Grief Experienced by Indigenous Peoples
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For those working in long term care
Understanding and Responding to Grief
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For Social Workers and Counsellors
Building Your Grief Support Skills
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for ICU clinicians
Building Capacity to Support Grieving Families in the ICU
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For Paramedics
MyGriefToolbox: Strategies in Palliative Care and Grief to Enhance Your Practice

Webinars

Grief Chats Q&A - For Professionals - Feb 3, 2025
Grief Chats Q&A - For Professionals - Jan 6, 2025
Grief Chats Q&A - For Professionals - Nov 5, 2024

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