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Help for Older Adults Experiencing Loneliness and Isolation by Caring.com
“Many people feel lonely or isolated as they get older. As people age, changing circumstances can make it harder to stay connected with others. Retirement may mean losing touch with your colleagues and work friends. Over the years, family members may pass away, move out of state or get too busy to visit as often as they’d like. You could also find yourself facing health challenges that make it harder to socialize, such as hearing problems or mobility loss….”
The Imposition of Black Grief by Nneka M. Okona
“Prolonged grief is normal—and even necessary…
Over time, we’ve developed the language to describe this shared experience—collective grief. This mourning is neither an individual expression nor an experience, but can be felt as an entity that impacts a group of people all at once. For Black people, collective grief has a particular shape, feeling, and shade…”
Black History Month Blog – Understanding Your Grief, And The Grief Of Others (Part 1 OF 3) by good-grief.org
“In honor of Black History Month, this blog series sets out to provide a high-level understanding of the unique grief experiences faced by Black communities in the US. This series serves to give a very condensed summary of some of the existing literature on Black grief experiences in the US. The goal is to introduce concepts and provide an introduction into the topic of Black grief and the many social, historical, and systemic factors that contribute to it. To lay the foundation, this blog will start by exploring what grief is, and the effects it has on us.”
My Black Experience: It’s Time To Normalize Grief Dialogues In Black Communities by Fallon Renee Hamilton
“…This was my first experience with death, more specifically Black death, and all the intricacies and formalities that come along with it. So much thought and precision go into the preparation, but one important piece of the puzzle for me has always been what comes next. Despite how crystal clear this memory is in my mind, I can’t remember the mourning, the aftermath or, more specifically, how my relatives handled the grief…”
The Realities of Black Grief by Doneila McIntosh
“The reality for Black individuals and families living in the U.S. is that death happens more often and earlier on than for their white counterparts. In the last two decades, these higher rates of mortality resulted in 1.63 million excess deaths for Black Americans compared to white Americans. Doneila McIntosh brings her personal and professional experiences with this reality to her work as a researcher studying the intersections of disenfranchised grief among African American families. Disenfranchised grief occurs when a loss isn't recognized or seen as valid, often the result of stigma. The disenfranchisement of Black grief is rooted in racism, which influences both the disproportionate rates of mortality and the lack of support for grief and grief expression…”