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  • Higher Education
  • Student Affairs

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  • College students experience significant loss, yet campus environments often lack adequate bereavement support.
  • Grief during college can impede academic and personal development.
  • Existing interventions for bereaved college students are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the rationale, development, and structure of a campus-based bereavement support program.
  • To evaluate the program's initial implementation and participant feedback.
  • To identify key considerations for establishing similar on-campus services.

Main Methods:

  • A campus-based bereavement support program was designed and implemented.
  • Seventeen support groups were provided, serving 105 college students.
  • Participant feedback data was collected and analyzed from a subset of attendees.

Main Results:

  • The program successfully delivered 17 support groups to 105 bereaved students.
  • Participant feedback indicated the program's value in addressing student grief.
  • The study highlights practical aspects of implementing campus-based bereavement support.

Conclusions:

  • Campus-based bereavement support programs are feasible and needed for college students.
  • Tailored interventions can mitigate the isolating effects of grief on campus.
  • Further research should explore the long-term impact and scalability of such programs.