| Summary: | The need to connect with others after loss is
almost universal yet societies are more fragmented, lonely, and physically distanced than
ever. Bereavement during COVID-19 – whether
due to the pandemic or not – is accompanied by
losses of income, routine, freedom, trust in others, future plans, and social support.1 The current
global crisis is expected to complicate grieving
individuals’ adaptation to bereavement due to
physical distancing during dying and death,
diminished access to mourning rituals, and reductions in physical social support.2,3 Policies aimed
at addressing the pandemic underscore the urgent
need to understand how individuals and communities can learn to provide social support to grieving persons as they manage these multiple losses.4
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