Learning Grief: When Losses Compound
Anticipatory GriefMedical/IllnessOverdose LossSibling LossSuicide LossTragic Events
Certain populations—often those with marginalized identities such as BIPOC individuals and those who identify as LGBTQIA+—face a higher likelihood of loss. The following facts gathered by Learning Grief underscore the disproportionate experiences of grief and loss:
- US murders of trans people nearly doubled over the past 4 years and Black trans women are most at risk
- Black and Brown children are 2X more likely to have a father die and 3X more likely to have a mother die compared to White children
- Indigenous children lose caregivers at nearly 4X the rate of White children
Learning Grief’s comprehensive resource, When Losses Compound, further breaks down these facts and offers recommended concepts and resources to support BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth who are grieving any type of loss.
