Make room for basic needs
Loss can affect concentration, sleep, appetite, and energy. Reduce avoidable demands when possible and accept specific offers of help.
- Keep water and simple meals available
- Write down essential tasks and appointments
- Ask someone to help with calls, mail, or transportation
- Avoid major decisions when they can safely wait
Choose support that fits
A support group can reduce isolation, while individual counseling may help with private, complicated, or persistent concerns. Children and teens often benefit from age-appropriate language and predictable routines.
- Bereavement groups through hospice or hospitals
- Licensed grief counselors and therapists
- Faith and cultural community support
- School counselors and child-bereavement programs
Know when to seek urgent help
If you or someone you know may be in immediate danger or is thinking about self-harm, call emergency services or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the United States. A funeral home is not a crisis-care provider.