Grief counselling to help the bereaved
The Hindu
The Government Medical College Hospital aims to offer professional help
Coping with the loss of a loved one is difficult and has only become tougher in the time of COVID-19. In a bid to reach out to families who have lost a relative to COVID-19, the Government Medical College Hospital, Omandurar Estate, is all set to extend grief counselling on campus. A team of five psychiatrists and a social worker in psychology will be available to help, according to R. Jayanthi, Dean of the institution. “Grief counselling is crucial. We can help by counselling people to gain acceptance of the news of a relative’s sudden loss, especially in such stressed-out conditions. If done professionally, we can help them overcome overwhelming grief. It will be handled by our professor of psychiatry,” she said.More Related News