ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at loss through bereavement, separation and relocation. It considers how children are emotionally affected by loss, and how adults can support them in dealing with this. Loss can be defined as the fact or process of losing something or someone, or the feeling of grief after losing someone or something of value. Grief can be defined as the feeling of intense sorrow experienced as a result of loss, while bereavement is the condition of being without the significant person. The Childhood Bereavement Network also notes that mortality rates among disabled young people with complex health needs are higher than general, so young people attending special school are more likely to be bereaved of a friend. Children growing up in forces families are also more likely to experience the loss of a parent on active service.
