Dying Matters Awareness Week
Dying Matters Awareness Week is a national campaign aimed at encouraging open conversations about death, dying, and bereavement across the UK. This tag highlights coverage of the annual initiative, including funeral sector participation, community events, educational activities, and media engagement. Funeral Service Times reports on how funeral directors, end-of-life care providers, charities, and local authorities contribute to raising public awareness and improving understanding of death as a part of life. Content is tailored to professionals seeking to support community dialogue, engage with the public on planning and bereavement issues, and promote openness within a compassionate and informed framework.
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Apr- 2025 -25 AprilCommunity
University of Bristol debuts The Grief Centre
The Centre for Grief Research and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol was officially launched yesterday (24 April) with…
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May- 2024 -8 MayFeatures
Redefining compassionate communication
As we enter Dying Matters Awareness Week 2024 (6 – 12 May), the topical focus of ‘how we talk about…
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May- 2019 -30 MayCharity
Rowland Brothers hosts child bereavement seminars
A total of 250 teachers, police family liaison officers, social workers and associated care professionals attended two days of seminars…
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May- 2017 -24 MayEvents
Firm offers the public the chance to talk about death
A funeral director has invited members of the public to discuss death in an event for Dying Matters Awareness Week. Tamworth…
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19 MayEvents
Grief seminars offer support on six-month anniversary of the Croydon tram disaster
Six months after the tram tragedy in Croydon, South London, which killed seven people, a full-day seminar was run, free…
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10 MayCurrent Affairs
Most people willing to give injections to improve life for a dying person
Most people who express a preference say they would rather be at home when they die, found research revealed by…
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May- 2016 -12 MayCurrent Affairs
Britons more comfortable discussing death
More than half of people in Britain feel more comfortable talking about their own death or that of people close…
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6 MayCurrent Affairs
East of England Co-op Funeral Services supports ‘The Big Conversation’
East of England Co-op Funeral Services will be supporting Dying Matters Awareness Week from May 9 – 15. The theme…
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