coping with loss

When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims
When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims

Trauma, Violence

When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims

Last month, eight women died as the result of male violence in Australia. Five were within one week. In six of the cases, the alleged perpetrator was a current or former partner. These figures seem all too familiar. This time last year, seven of the nine women allegedly killed by a male perpetrator were in [...]

By Generation Next|2019-10-21T09:22:24+11:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: Trauma, Violence|Tags: abandonment, coping with loss, domestic homicide, recovery|0 Comments

Supporting Children Through Loss And Grief
Supporting Children Through Loss And Grief

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Supporting Children Through Loss And Grief

In western culture death, and diseases such as dementia and cancer, seem to be hidden away, not generally discussed – because ‘it won’t happen to us’. Inevitably, though, the unthinkable will occur. How can we help our children cope with loss and grief, when a loved one starts to fail in mind or body, or [...]

By Generation Next|2017-02-27T13:40:10+11:00February 27th, 2017|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: coping with grief, coping with loss, death, distress, Grief, grieving, loss, pain, sadness, sorrow|0 Comments