Assist with the multifaceted aspects of loss associated with death such as emotional, financial and practical challenges
Grief and bereavement support assists with the multifaceted aspects of loss that are associated with death, such as emotional, financial and practical challenges. Support includes responding to needs around ‘sorry business’ practices for Aboriginal families and carers and specific cultural needs.
Processes are in place to ensure the person, their family and carers are provided with grief and bereavement support throughout the care continuum, and processes are in place for the screening of all carers for bereavement risk.
Processes are in place to provide bereavement information and support in response to the needs of families and carers, at the time and after a death. Where risks or higher needs are identified, access to additional care planning, support and referrals are provided, including where the person was cared for outside of specialist palliative care.
It is important to provide access to grief and bereavement information and support for family, carers and significant others to help the immediate and future impacts of loss on the person, their family and carers at all stages of end of life and palliative care.
Either at the time of, or soon after, death, families and carers of all deceased people are to be given information regarding grief and bereavement, and where indicated through a screening process, referral to appropriate bereavement support undertaken.
The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement has online resources for grief. Beyond Blue provides confidential counselling services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Griefline provides telephone and online counselling services. Headspace is the national youth mental health foundation. They can help young people who are going through a tough time.
A guide to a social media afterlife
Tips for carers and families on how to deactivate social media accounts after someone dies.
Palliative Care Australia | Information | 2015
A guide providing families and carers with information to help make decisions and notifications after someone dies.
NSW Government | Information | 2020
Australian Death Notification Service (ADNS)
A single online location to notify multiple organisations that someone has died.
Service NSW | Information | 2020
A form to claim assistance with covering the cost of a funeral if the deceased was a veteran.
Department of Veteran Affairs | Information | 2021
Payments, support and other services to help carers when someone dies.
Services Australia | Information | 2021
Paying for funerals: covering the costs of a funeral
Information for the bereaved on help available to cover the costs of a funeral.
Moneysmart | Information | 2021
Advice on the practical tasks that need to be completed when someone dies.
Services Australia | Information | 2021
Planning for end of life can include creating a will and making arrangements in case you lose capacity to make decisions for yourself. Here's a checklist to help.
Service NSW | Information | 2023
COVID-19: Bereavement care guide
Recommendations for health services supporting the bereavement care of people impacted by COVID-19 related deaths, and other deaths during the pandemic.
NSW Ministry of Health | Service development | 2020
Fact sheets for bereaved people and health professionals regarding grief and loss.
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement | Toolkit | 2021
Last Days of Life Toolkit: Understanding Your Grief
Suggestions for bereaved people to help them better understand their grief.
Clinical Excellence Commission | Information | 2016
Provides information, tools and resources to support bereaved people and practical strategies for families and friends on how best to support someone in the midst of their bereavement.
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement | Information | 2021
Web resources: Trauma, grief and loss
A collection of website links and resources for community members and health professionals on trauma, grief and loss.
Australian Institute of Family Studies | Toolkit | 2021
After the Loss of a Child: A resource for parents of children in palliative care
Looks at common issues and processes occuring both before and after the dealth of a child, and provides information and helpful tips for navigating the grief experience of parents and families.
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement | Information | 2015
Provides bereaved parents and families with practical information and emotional support after a child has died.
Bear Cottage, Sydney Children's Hospital Network | Information | 2021
Provides free counselling support to anyone experiencing grief, loss and trauma.
GriefLine Community and Family Services | Information | 2021
Provides short-term, confidential, one-to-one suuport and education for communities, families and individuals impacted by loss, grief and trauma.
Lifeline | Information | 2021
National Association for Loss and Grief (NSW)
Provides free loss and grief support (face-to-face or via phone), support and education for communities, families and individuals impacted by loss, grief and trauma.
National Association for Loss and Grief (NSW) | Information | 2019
List of support groups for parents who have experienced the death of their baby, facilitated by obstetric social workers from the Mater Hospital.
Mater Hospital, St Vincent's Health Australia | Information | 2021
A BIG LIST of Death Literacy, Planning & Conversation Tools
Directory of electronic and multimedia resources for patients, carers and community members around death literacy, advance care planning and communication tools.
The Groundswell Project | Information | 2021
Provides information and support to carers in NSW, including those who are caring for someone with a life-limiting illness.
Carers NSW Australia | Information | 2021
Assists patients to plan what will happen to their digital presence after their death, including digital assets and social media accounts.
eSafety Commission | Information | 2021
Helpful practical information and support for carers of people at the end of life, as well as links to useful organisations and websites.
Carer Gateway | Information | 2021
Directory of resources for patients, carers, community members and health professionals in palliative and end-of-life care.
Palliative Care Australia | Information | 2021
A discussion of the nature of grief, the stages of grief and health professionals' awareness regarding the grieving process.
Prof Liz Lobb Professor of Palliative Care, Deputy Chair, Calvary Palliative and End of Life Care Research Institute, Calvary Health Care
This presentation defines key terminology, discusses normal grief, risk factors and models of bereavement counselling.
Prof Liz Lobb Professor of Palliative Care, Deputy Chair, Calvary Palliative and End of Life Care Research Institute, Calvary Health Care
The importance of offering people a timely and sensitively managed choice to view or not view the body after death.
Dr Jane Mowll Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Convenor Master of Counselling Social Work, School of Social Sciences, University of NSW