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Social skills

Author: Skylight Trust

​​​Social skills are the ways in which we interact with others.  Good social skills give us confidence and help us get along in the world. Social cues are the things we understand, or work o...

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Bereavement

Author: Skylight Trust

When someone close to you dies​ Bereavement is the term used to describe the time of sadness and loneliness experienced after the death of someone you love. Grief refers to the emotions and ...

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Anticipated death

Author: Skylight Trust

Anticipated grief happens when we know someone we love is expected to die. Grief helps us to gradually adjust to the reality of the loss and the changes it brings. It is never easy and it’s ...

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Supporting a child when a loved one is seriously ill

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Sudden Death

Author: Skylight Trust

Coping with Grief after a sudden death​ A sudden death brings particular feelings and issues. It can leave you shocked, devastated, and feeling vulnerable. The issues and specific f...

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Coping with grief after a sudden death

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Sudden accidental death

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Suicide

Author: Skylight Trust

When death is by suicide, it is a powerful and shocking event with far-reaching impact. Nothing prepares you for the complexity of this loss. ​ If you are concerned about your immediate safe...

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Grief after suicide

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To the newly bereaved after suicide

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Death of a child

Author: Skylight Trust

The death of a child is a heartfelt experience like no other. ​ Children aren't meant to die before their parents. The loss of a child affects parents in an intense way.  Some common reactions n...

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Experiencing grief after a child's death

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For newly bereaved parents

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Grieving the loss of an adult child

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To the newly bereaved whose child has died

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Bereavement service - Starship

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Complicated grief

Author: Skylight Trust

​We are never ready for losing someone and it takes time to adjust, but sometimes we can find ourselves – or someone we know - feeling unable to move forward. Losing a loved one is somethin...

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Bereaved by Homicide​​

Author: Skylight Trust

To have someone in your family/whanau killed by someone else is a tragic, traumatic, complicated and difficult life experience. There is no single path through this. Everyone reacts in their...

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Grief reactions and strategies after a homicide

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Grief reactions associated with homicide

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Coping with grief following a murder

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Lost someone close to suicide?

Author: Skylight Trust

Any kind of death is difficult. A suicide death is sudden, and particularly tough to handle. If you are concerned about your immediate safety or the safety of someone else – Ring 111 ...

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Grief after Suicide

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Beyond surviving

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To the newly bereaved after suicide

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