Workplace Grief Resource Hub
Exploring Grief
A central space for tools and guidance to help workplaces compassionately support grieving employees. This hub includes bereavement policy guides, tools for supporting colleagues, recommended books, videos, and programs to support grieving employees and their families.
Employer Tools & Organizational Support
- New York Life Foundation’s Grief-Supportive Workplace Initiative: Resources, inclusive practices, and suggested policies that help companies build compassionate bereavement support for employees while maintaining business productivity
- E4E Workforce Relief: Financial relief models for grieving employees
- 1 in 4 Employees Say Financial Stress Lowers Their Productivity: Insightful data to guide policy and support strategies
- Eluna Consulting Solutions: Tailored support for employees navigating grief or addiction in the family
Bereavement Policy Development Support
Grief Support Resources for Employees
- Bereavement Resources: New York Life’s dedicated online resource for bereaved families and those who want to support them
- Your Grief is Unique: Worksheet to explore the various ways that grief shows up differently for each person
- Memory Jar: A special way to capture memories that can be kept safe and revisited time and time again at home or at the workplace
- Caregiver Guidebook: Supportive insights & interactive activities to accompany caregivers through the waves of grief & loss. With a personal tone, the Guidebook welcomes & walks alongside caregivers with the guiding principle, “How do we grieve together as a family?”
Conversation Starters:
- Postcard Pointers: Pocket-size pointers to communicate compassionately with grieving colleagues and their families
Videos:
- Community Conversation: Supporting Grieving Employees and Their Families
Books:
Support Programs for Youth & Families:
- Camp Erin® is the largest national free grief camp network for kids, teens, and families grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. A variety of day, overnight, and online camp programs empower youth and their adult caregivers to explore their grief, build coping skills, and have fun in a supportive community through a mix of grief support and camp activities.
- Camp Erin Online provides free, online support for families to come together, learn ways to navigate grief, and connect with others who have shared experiences. Through ongoing family grief support groups and creative grief expression events, families can be intentional about setting aside time and space to reconnect and remember together.
- The Eluna Resource Center offers confidential, personalized support in English and Spanish as well as a comprehensive online library of resources and referrals for youth and families impacted by addiction, grief and related complex challenges. On a mission to educate and equip, the Eluna Resource Center also offers Community Conversations, Care Packages, and the ability to save and share customized lists of resources within your community.
