The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of quality end-of-life and bereavement care, and it has served to bring to light issues around death, dying, and bereavement that ...

Childhood deaths are significantly higher among children who lose a parent to drug overdose, homicide, or suicide compared to the general child population, a new University of Michigan study found.

New research from the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford suggests that the death of a parent in adulthood can have effects that reach far beyond the immediate shock of bereavement.

Losing A Parent Doubles Rates Of Mental Health Problems Among Children By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Aug. 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Children who lose a parent develop mental health ...