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Social Media
There is very little supports for Children going through grief
or bereavement.
the resources that are available are just websites full of
pages of articles and papers on how to get through it.
This will not keep a young person’s attention and they will They will talk through grief that will relate to the younger
end up keeping their thoughts to themselves, having to generation and help them grow a healthier understanding of
digest it and understand it on their own. bereavement for their future.
Part of this concept is social media based, where there is
licenced therapists that work for the HSE. They will be on
platforms like Instagram, Tik Tok and YouTube, where they
talk about how to deal with grief from a young
person’s perspective.
