A Compassionate Communities Approach in a Grief and Bereavement Support Program: Bridging the Gap in Palliative Care.

J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care

Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Mexic, Mexico City, Mexico.

Published: October 2021

AI Article Synopsis

  • Grief and bereavement support is essential in palliative care, but not all services provide it, highlighting a significant gap in practice.
  • The compassionate communities (CC) approach seeks to empower communities to take responsibility for grief support, promoting a collective effort.
  • This study outlines the features and progress of a grief support program utilizing the CC approach to enhance grief support in palliative care settings.

Article Abstract

Grief and bereavement support is a fundamental component of palliative care, yet there is a gap in practice as not all palliative care services offer it. The compassionate communities (CC) approach aims to build community capacity to address grief as grief support is considered everyone's responsibility. This study describes the characteristics, development, growth and attendees of a grief support program that uses a CC approach to bridge the gap of grief support in palliative care.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2021.1894309DOI Listing

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