HomeAbout LisaContact LisaPresentation TitlesNewsletter and Follow GSTestimonialsStudent TestimonialsLisa's CalendarSchool ProgramParent ProgramsCrisis HotlinesIndividual SessionsPhoto GalleryPast PresentationsBereavement Support in NJBereavement Support 2Self Help GroupsHealing After a Suicide (School)Suicide Survivors SupportSigns of Suicide Contemplation and the InternetTalking to a Grieving ChildStudents Share ConcernsFears and Worries in KidsWhat is Grief?Common Signs of GriefWhen a Parent Has CancerWhat Parents Can DoTeachers Can HelpCultures and GriefWhat Does That Mean? Explaining grief words to childrenScream Box: How to MakeCyberbullyingDivorceTeen GriefDeath of a Teen FriendTeen ResourcesBooks Change LivesBooks for TeensTeens Grieving in SchoolWhat Not to Say to a GrieverWhen a Parent DiesSupporting a GrieverAges and StagesChildren at Funerals?LossWhat to Say to a GrieverSibling LossTraumatic Loss Coalitions for YouthAssisted Living ProgramsGrief Speaks BlogVirtual Book Tour of Always My BrotherAfter a parent's suicide: returning to schoolSexual Orientation IssuesAdoption IssuesAl-Anon AlateenAdolescent Dating ViolenceSexual AbuseEmpathic ListeningWhat is Mourning?Mental Health SupportGuilt and RegretsEating DisordersBlog Page 2Fear and Worry in KidsListeningWhat's NewComplicated GriefMen and GriefImmigration and LossChildren Coping with a DeathCollege, Grief and SuicideWhen Death is ViolentDeploymentDomestic ViolenceDealing with MurderIncarcerationMiscarriage or Stillbirth LossChildren with Special NeedsBullyingJob Loss Affects ChildrenSpeaking to Very Ill PeopleWhen a Child is Dying (guidelines)Ask LisaBooks for ChildrenMore Books for ChildrenBooks for AdultsAdditional ResourcesSpiritual AssessmentFeesThe Mayonnaise Jar

Enter subhead content here

 What is Loss, Grief and Mourning?



 Losses can fall into different categories such as :

Relationships

Self

The environment

Routine

Skills and Abilities

Loss of Future

Loss of Innocence

Loss of Trust

Loss of Protection of Adults

Loss of Habits

Loss of Control



Specific Losses that Create a Grief Reaction:

death of a loved one or less than loved one,

separation or divorce in a family,

Specific Losses that Create a Grief Reaction:

death of a loved one or less than loved one,

separation or divorce in a family,

romantic breakup,

abandonment by a parent,

grandparent moving away or to a nursing home

family member with Alzheimer's disease

sibling with special needs

losing ability to drive

inability to care for one self and/or live independently

loss of memory

domestic abuse

family member with a chronic illness

incarceration of a family member

living with someone addicted

homelessness

military loss

living with someone with mental illness

loss of pet

loss of home

loss of friends

loss of personal property

loss of work

loss of identity

moving

graduation

empty nest

retirement

financial changes

abuse

being bullied

witnessing a traumatic event

People often ask "what is the greatest loss- death of a child, a partner, a parent, a spouse, a sibling, or what?" The greatest loss is when it happens to you, whatever the circumstances or relationship. Each loss must be recognized and validated.



Enter supporting content here