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bereavement

[bih-reev-muhnt] / bɪˈriv mənt /


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According to Child Bereavement UK, one in 29 - at least a child in every classroom - has lost a parent or sibling.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“Younger children in particular, they rely on constancy in their lives to feel like everything’s OK,” said clinical psychologist Karen Rogers, of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025

Emma volunteers with Cruse Bereavement Care to help other young people and has contributed to research aimed at helping schools to better support bereaved pupils.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Maggi was selected with outfielder Bryan Reynolds going on the Bereavement List.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

Bereavement in a foreign land has a desolation of its own, and the afflicted mother desired to carry home a statue of her loved and lost.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various




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