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The Evolving Landscape: Funerals, Cemeteries, Memorialization, and Bereavement Support.

Bruce Rumbold¹, Jennifer Lowe¹, Samar M Aoun^1,2

¹Public Health Palliative Care Unit, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

|February 20, 2020

Summary

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This study explores memorialization practices and their impact on grief. It recommends a public health approach, fostering partnerships between funeral industry providers and community organizations to improve bereavement support.

Keywords:

bereavement support cemeteries funerals memorialization public health

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Area of Science:

Bereavement Studies
Grief Counseling
Public Health

Background:

Current memorialization practices are evolving, with a trend towards informal approaches.
This shift blurs the lines between community support and formal industry roles.
Understanding these changes is crucial for effective bereavement care.

Purpose of the Study:

To better understand memorialization practices and their influence on grief.
To explore strategies for improving bereavement outcomes.
To adapt bereavement support to contemporary societal trends.

Main Methods:

A qualitative research design was employed.
Phase 1: Scoping literature review on memorialization and grief.
Phase 2: In-depth interviews with eight Australian funeral, cemetery, and crematorium service providers.

Main Results:

Informal memorialization practices are increasingly prevalent.
The roles of formal industry providers and community members are becoming less distinct.
Existing support structures may not fully address the evolving landscape of grief.

Conclusions:

A public health approach to bereavement support is recommended.
This approach necessitates partnerships between industry providers and community organizations.
Reframing industry providers as educators within compassionate communities can enhance bereavement outcomes.