Equitable Bereavement Care for All
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Inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for ethnically diverse communities | Led by @KingsCollegeLon @sheffielduni | @NIHRresearch funded
Joined January 2024
Bereavement services aren’t reaching enough people from ethnically diverse communities. Our study aims to find ways to improve the bereavement experiences of people from all ethnicities.
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It's important that your experiences are included in our research so that bereavement support can meet your needs. Please contact us to share your story with our research team. ✉️bereavement.study@kcl.ac.uk
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If you are from any ethnically diverse community (non-White British) and: • have experienced the death of a child • have experienced a sudden bereavement, for example from suicide, murder or manslaughter, or road traffic collision • or identify as male (3/4)
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If you have experienced a bereavement and you identify as being from: • the Roma, Gypsy or Traveller communities • the Arab community • mixed or multiple ethnic groups (2/4)
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We are grateful to everyone who has come forward to share their story. It is important that all your voices are heard. We want to hear from you if you live in England, have experienced bereavement, and belong to any of the following groups... (1/4)
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If you are part of any of these groups, please get in touch with us to share your experiences, ideas, and recommendations to help create more inclusive support systems. Email: bereavement.study@kcl.ac.uk
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These are: - Men from ethnically diverse communities - Those from Polish, Roma, Gypsy or Traveller communities - Those from ethnically diverse communities who have experienced the death of a child, or a sudden loss due to suicide, murder or manslaughter, or road traffic collision
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All your voices are important, and we want to hear from those who haven't been widely represented in our study. It's crucial to include these experiences in our research to make sure that bereavement services are suitable for all communities.
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We are thankful for the overwhelming response to our study and grateful to everyone who has trusted us with their stories and experiences.
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3/ Find out more about our project at:
kcl.ac.uk
An inclusive, qualitative study to improve bereavement services for those from ethnically diverse communities.
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2/ If you are from the Black Caribbean community and have experienced bereavement, please contact us to share your story. You’ll receive a £20 voucher for taking part. ✉️bereavement.study@kcl.ac.uk
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1/ People from the Black Caribbean community are under-represented in our recruitment. It's important that their experiences are included in our research so that bereavement services are developed to meet their needs too.
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There is just over a week remaining to take part in our survey of bereavement support services. Please share your experiences of adapting your bereavement service and supporting ethnically diverse communities. ➡️ https://t.co/cOXubwJQIi
Calling bereavement support services 📢 Have you adapted your services or successfully reached into ethnically diverse communities? Please share your learning in our national study to identify good practice in providing equitable bereavement support. https://t.co/cOXubwJQIi
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Delighted to work with Sabrina & team on this study. We are currently inviting *all* bereavement services to tell us how they are supporting people from ethnically diverse communities, so we can capture good practice & innovation. Pls RT. https://t.co/4dYIXE8r4F
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In 2020, my brother died unexpectedly. I tried to access bereavement services which met the cultural & religious needs of 3 generations of my devastated British Pakistani family, but hit a brick wall. We have been awarded £422,000 by @NIHRresearch to fix this
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Calling bereavement support services 📢 Have you adapted your services or successfully reached into ethnically diverse communities? Please share your learning in our national study to identify good practice in providing equitable bereavement support. https://t.co/cOXubwJQIi
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Last year, I shared my experiences after my brother’s death. The tweet went viral & the response blew me away🙏🏽 This study is now open. If you are bereaved & ethnically diverse (not White British), please help us make things better for families like mine. @BereavementECfA
In 2020, my brother died unexpectedly. I tried to access bereavement services which met the cultural & religious needs of 3 generations of my devastated British Pakistani family, but hit a brick wall. We have been awarded £422,000 by @NIHRresearch to fix this
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📢 SURVEY NOW OPEN - PLEASE SHARE Are you a #BereavementSupport service with experience in supporting ethnically diverse communities in England? We would love to hear from you - please tell us more in this short form: https://t.co/4dYIXE8r4F
@CAPCBristol @PEoLCSW @CSI_KCL
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📢Share your story Have you experienced a bereavement and are you from a group other than White British? You’re invited take part in a research conversation about your experiences. This will help inform services for people from all ethnicities. ✉️bereavement.study@kcl.ac.uk
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Led by @SBajwah at @KingsCollegeLon and @CattyRM at @sheffielduni, in partnership with @LOROSHospice, @uniofbeds, @BristolUni, @cardiffuni and @UniOfHull
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We hope this work will be a major step towards equitable bereavement services for people from all ethnicities.
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We’re inviting individuals to take part in research conversations about their bereavement experiences. We’re also speaking to bereavement services about their role in supporting people from ethnically diverse communities.
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