Hidden mourners
Where do children fit into adult end-of-life care provision and are we doing enough to support these hidden mourners?
The following research articles shine the spotlight on this important health and social care issue.
Think adult—think child! Why should staff caring for dying adults ask what the death means for children in the family?
British Medical Bulletin, Volume 123, Issue 1, September 2017, Pages 5–17, https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldx026
Published: 10 August 2017
Westminster Hall debate: The potential merits of a registry of bereaved children
Consequences of childhood bereavement in the context of the British school system
Colleen McLaughlin, Martin Lytje and Carol Holliday
University of Cambridge & Winston’s Wish
Published: June 2019
Voices of adults bereaved as children
Colleen McLaughlin, Martin Lytje and Carol Holliday
University of Cambridge & Winston’s Wish
Published: June 2019
Childhood bereavement statistics
Childhood Bereavement Network - compiled from Office for National Statistics 2015 Census Data.
Published: November 2016
It’s time to take seriously the needs of children and young people living in the shadow of young-onset dementia affecting parents in families
Sir Al Aynsley Green - Journal of Dementia Care 30(6) 24-26.
Published: November 2022
