Grief is a natural response to loss and this pandemic has caused a great deal of loss.

Please review the following resources to help you in coping with the loss of a loved one or to help in dealing with the mental health issues that arise during crises like the coronavirus pandemic.

Death & Funeral Resources

• FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance: The FEMA Funeral Assistance Program is slated to commence April 2021. Funds up to $7000 are expected to be available for Covid19 deaths happening after January 2020.

Support Resources

• Grief & Loss Resources

• 211 LA Bereavement Support Groups

Articles

• https://abcnews.go.com/Health/hidden-pandemic-grief-african-american-community/story?id=75613917

• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/02/magazine/covid-la-county-hospitals-black-latino-residents.html

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-black-working-women-covid-19-has-been-a-heavy-burden-11601434755

• https://www.healingblackwomen.com/blog/category/grief

• https://www.aaihs.org/black-deaths-and-black-mourning-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/

• https://www.blackwomenwidowsempowered.com/resources

• https://www.nhpco.org/wp-content/uploads/DAC_Position_Paper.pdf?_zs=C9aKC1&_zl=xWbu5

• https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/3429/the-pandemic-echoes-a-history-of-disruption-for-black-families-s/ 

• https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/04/06/black-funerals-coronavirus

• https://news.wttw.com/2021/04/01/author-hope-edelman-grief-and-what-comes-after

• https://news.psu.edu/story/653069/2021/04/05/research/nearly-40000-kids-who-lost-parent-covid-19-need-immediate-support

• https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/black-america-coronavirus-deaths-explanation.html

• https://www.vogue.com/article/black-mental-health-wellness-instagram-accounts

• https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/09/how-do-we-mourn-the-growing-number-of-deaths-from-covid-19/

• https://grace.community/one-black-christian-womans-lament-and-reflections-on george-floyds-death/

• https://www.rollcall.com/2020/05/14/covid-19-amplifies-racial-disparities-in-maternal-health/ 

• https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/coronavirus-george-floyd-how-it-feels-to-be-black_uk_5ede42dcc5b64bf559f49f15