Newtown: Not Just a List of Names
Relationship to the deceased makes a difference in how various mourners respond.
Published on December 22, 2012 by Phyllis R. Silverman, Ph.D. in Raising Grieving Children
Phyllis Silverman, renowned grief expert and one of the founders of The Children’s Room, recently wrote about her reactions to the shooting deaths in Newtown, Connecticut. In her blog “Raising Grieving Children,” featured on Psychology Today’s website, Silverman shares her thoughts on how people’s relationship to the deceased makes a difference in how the loss is mourned.
From the national level to the town of Newtown and the individual families directly affected, everyone affected by this tragedy will have their own ways of grieving and different needs as they move forward.
