The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network
The ICBN is a member organisation. Members share a vision that all children and young people, together with the adults in their lives, can easily access a choice of high quality local and national information, guidance and support to enable them to manage the impact of death on their lives.
Adolescence is a time of great change in the life of a young person. Teenagers struggle with issues of identity and independence...
How children understand and react to grief depends on their age and stage of development. They gradually understand more as they mature...
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Free bereavement resource pack to help those living with loss during COVID-19
Thursday, February 25th, 2021Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) have launched a free bereavement resource pack, ‘Support for Grieving in Exceptional Times’ as COVID-19 deaths in Ireland have exceeded 4,000. It includes all the resources developed as part of IHF’s Care & Inform hub which was specially created to respond to the needs of those facing dying, death and bereavement
Bereavement workshops 2021
Saturday, January 23rd, 2021For 2021, we have a number of workshops focusing on childhood and adolescent loss and bereavement. They are aimed at professionals and volunteers who work with children and who would like to understand more about loss and grief. They will be delivered online. These workshops book out fast so if you are interested, please register