Grieving During a Pandemic
Channel: Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program
Date: 04/03/2021

In this webinar, we’ll discuss grief: how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we grieve and who and what we grieve; how to help children and adolescents experiencing grief; some strategies for coping with our own feelings of grief; and a variety of social services and resources you can call on for support.

2:24 — Learning Objectives
3:05 — What Is Grief?
4:26 — Stages of Grief
4:59 — How Is COVID-19 Grief Different?
6:22 — COVID-19 and Mental Health
7:51 — Children and Grief During COVID-19
8:58 — Signs of Childhood Traumatic Grief
9:56 — How to Offer Support to a Child
11:00 — Monitoring Teens’ Mental Health
11:49 — Coping Skills for Children and Teens
13:01 — Suggested Activities for All Ages
13:58 — Suggested Books to Help Children Deal with Loss
14:47 — Other Types of Grief
15:54 — Benefits of Journaling and How to Journal
17:53 — Being Outdoors
20:15 — The Importance of Exercise
21:00 — Practicing Mindfulness
22:58 — Benefits of Meditation and How to Meditate
26:40 — Know When to Ask for Help
28:12 — Information on Mental Health
28:49 — National and Local Helpline Resources
31:39 — HeLP Contact Information

Click here to view the PowerPoint slides:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15vCN5DLEAYWHvTLITLn1-erNIX6_H3i3/view?usp=sharing

Questions? Feel free to reach out to us!
Email: Healthy_libraries_program@stonybrookmedicine.edu 
Phone: 631-216-8220

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https://publichealth.stonybrookmedicine.edu/healthy_libraries_program 

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The Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program (SBMHeLP) is a partnership between the Public Libraries of Suffolk County and a unique group of healthcare professionals and graduate student interns from the fields of social work, public health, nursing, nutrition, and library science, working together to provide access to in-person and virtual healthcare-related resources for public library patrons throughout Suffolk County. This partnership looks to enhance the health and well-being of Suffolk County residents through library programming, collection development and dissemination of information on current health topics impacting our communities.