Children may have difficulty with schoolwork because of grief over the death of an important person in their lives. School nurses provide support to these children. This pilot study consisted of a Web-based survey completed by 6 school nurses in a…
Suicidal behaviors of parents bereaved by a child's suicide have received considerable attention by researchers, but deaths by other violent causes have not. We observed 175 bereaved parents for five years following three types of violent death:…
A community-based sample of 261 parents (aged 32-61 yrs) bereaved by the violent deaths (i.e., accident, suicide, or homicide) of their 12- to 28-yr-old children was recruited to explore the use of individual, family, and community resources during…
Purpose: To examine three commonly held myths: (a) a child's death by suicide results in the worst parental outcomes compared with other causes of violent death, (b) divorce is not only more common among bereaved than nonbereaved married couples, it…
