9 July 2019

Loss and Bereavement – Key messages for professionals supporting young people across the CJS

Courts and sentencing, Policing, Probation

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How can criminal justice professions, initiate sensitive conversations with young people around their experiences of loss and bereavement? This resource is designed to encourage professionals to engage, participate and reflect on the bereavement support needs of young people and promote an understanding about loss and grief to ensure that support is available to young people.

Publisher: Keele University

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