Evermore attaches bereavement care provision to FY21 U.S. budget
For the first time in our nation’s history, bereaved families and professionals from across the United States worked together to add a provision in our nation’s budget that encourages the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress what they are doing to advance bereavement care.
The U.S. House of Representatives instructed nine key agencies to report; however, the U.S. Senate included language that houses bereavement care in NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health and the Office of Secretary of HHS. Meaning, every HHS agency may report into the Secretary’s office what they are doing to advance bereavement.
This is a significant accomplishment!
Finalized passage of the US FY21 budget is required to ensure this becomes a national priority.
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#1
BEREAVEMENT RESEARCH SAVES LIVES
Bereavement causes significant health declines, even premature death among some survivors, including bereaved parents, siblings and spouses. Yet, our nation spends little to no funding to support the health of family members in the aftermath. We need to better understand the implications of bereavement and how to prevent associated health outcomes.
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MEANINGFUL AND TAILORED SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES
Families from all walks of life, all races, all religions and all pockets of the United States should have access to programs that stabilize families and stem health declines. Losing a child to inner city street violence is different than losing an aging father to suicide in rural America. All families, regardless of wealth, geography, religion, culture, race or cause of death, have different needs and require tailored supports and resources.
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QUALITY EDUCATION & RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONALS
Working with bereaved families before, during and after the death of a loved one takes remarkable resolve and compassion. Whether it is law enforcement, medical staff, first responders or death investigators, professionals need more resources to help families cope with the death, its aftermath and the secondary traumas that may ensue. Resources may include how to provide death notification, transition a rescue attempt to a crime scene or how professionals themselves cope with the stresses, traumas and the emotional intensity of the job.
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The Petition
Our nation is facing unprecedented mortality crises — gun violence, death by suicide, overdose, COVID-19 — Americans need help. Our government must acknowledge those surviving these life-altering events and track a death’s ramifications in families. The toll and tax of losing our loved ones on our American psyche has never been greater. No longer can we allow bereavement to go unacknowledged, unattended or unaddressed. We believe in an America where bereavement care is the rule, not the exception.
We strongly urge The White House to establish the first-ever Office of Bereavement Care to respond to this American crisis urgently and with the fullest extent of its authority.
This distinguished Office will:
• Provide a comprehensive vision that engages American families, communities, frontline providers and grief experts and support organizations;
• Develop a plan with measurable goals and objectives measuring advancements in bereavement care for all Americans and the Americans that serve them;
• Coordinate a centralized bereavement care strategy across U.S. government agencies; and
• Provide an action plan to address bereavement care as an urgent public health crisis for our nation.
We acknowledge that bereaved parents, children, spouses and siblings are all at-risk of premature death as a result of their loss. The statistics are alarming and personal stories breathtaking.
The death of a loved one is a shared human experience that transforms our lives, health, and prosperity. We cannot accept that bereaved individuals and families should cope with little to no help, rights or policy protections.
Whereas, we the people believe that our nation’s most respected leader should establish the first-ever White House Office of Bereavement Care to address this invisible, prevalent public health crisis.
As a citizen of this great nation, I hereby add my name as my expression of my belief that the President of the United States should establish a White House Office of Bereavement Care.
Get the facts:
Bereaved Children
Today, an estimated two million youth have lost a parent.
Bereaved Parents
According to the Institute of Medicine, the death of a child is one of the greatest and most enduring stresses a person can experience.
Bereaved Siblings
Approximately eight million American siblings under the age of 25 have lost a brother or sister.
Bereaved Spouses
There are approximately 15 million bereaved spouses in the United States.
Racial Inequality
Across the life course, Black and Brown Americans are more likely to experience the death of children, spouses, siblings and parents when compared to their White counterparts.
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See our petition in Español here: Firme nuestra petición!
Firmar para establecer la primera Oficina de Atención al Duelo de la Casa Blanca
Por favor, únase a nosotros y respalde la creación de la primera OFICINA DE LA CASA BLANCA DE APOYO A LOS DOLIENTES QUE HAN PERDIDO UN SER QUERIDO.
Por este medio, agrego mi nombre y firma como expresión de mi convicción de que nuestro próximo Presidente de Estados Unidos establezca una OFICINA DE LA CASA BLANCA DE APOYO A LOS DOLIENTES QUE HAN PERDIDO UN SER QUERIDO.
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La Peticion
Nuestra nación enfrenta una crisis de mortandad sin precedentes debido a la violencia con armas de fuego, los suicidios, las muertes por sobredosis de drogas y el COVID-19. A la vez nuestro gobierno federal se limita solo a llevar una cuenta de los fallecidos. El gobierno no toma en consideración a quienes quedan detrás después de estas tragedias, ni tampoco considera las ramificaciones de una muerte. El daño emocional a nuestra psique nacional debido a la pérdida de un ser querido nunca ha sido más grave. No podemos permitir que continue esta situación en que no se reconoce el dolor causado por la pérdida de un ser querido y que no se le preste ayuda a los dolientes. Creemos en un país donde la atención a los dolientes es la regla y no la excepción.
Exhortamos a quien próximamente ocupe la presidencia a establecer la primera OFICINA DE LA CASA BLANCA DE APOYO A LOS DOLIENTES QUE HAN PERDIDO UN SER QUERIDO, para responder con urgencia a esta crisis nacional, con la plena autoridad del máximo cargo ejecutivo de nuestro gobierno federal. La OFICINA deberá desarrollar, coordinar y establecer prioridades y enfrentar las ramificaciones que tienen las muertes prematuras e inesperadas en el corazón de la nación y en nuestros hogares, negocios y comunidades. La OFICINA deberá facilitar un esfuerzo de las distintas agencias gubernamentales, a la vez que involucre en el mismo a líderes del sector público y privado, dirigentes comunitarios y otros ciudadanos directamente afectados por la muerte de un ser querido.
Hay que reconocer que los padres, hijos, cónyuges y hermanos y hermanas de quienes mueren prematuramente también corren un alto riesgo de perder sus propias vidas debido a una pérdida familiar. Las estadísticas son alarmantes y las historias personales son angustiosas.
Los Hijos Dolientes
Se calcula que en nuestro país más de dos millones de niños, adolescentes y personas jóvenes han perdido al padre o la madre.
Los Padres Dolientes
Según el Instituto de Medicina, la muerte de un hijo es una de las más agobiantes experiencias que puede sufrir una persona y es un trágico evento que provoca un dolor profundo y duradero.
Los Hermanos y Hermanas Dolientes
Aproximadamente 8 millones de estadounidenses menores de 25 años han sufrido la pérdida de un hermano o una hermana.
Los Conyuges Dolientes
En Estados Unidos hay aproximadamente 15 millones de personas que han perdido a su conyuge.
Desigualdad Etnica y Racial
A lo largo de sus vidas, los afro americanos, latinos y miembros de otros grupos étnicos minoritarios son más propensos a sufrir la pérdida de hijos, conyuges, hermanos y hermanas y padres, en comparación con la población blanca.
La muerte de un ser querido
La muerte de un ser querido es una experiencia humana compartida que transforma nuestras vidas, nuestra salud, y nuestra prosperidad. No podemos aceptar que las personas y las familias dolientes tengan que enfrentar su pérdida con poca o ninguna ayuda, sin derechos y sin políticas públicas que les asistan y protejan.
Por lo tanto, nosotros, la ciudadanía, creemos que la figura de liderazgo más respetada de nuestra nación debe establecer la primera OFICINA DE LA CASA BLANCA DE APOYO A LOS DOLIENTES QUE HA PERDIDO UN SER QUERIDO, para enfrentar esta invisible crisis de salud. Como ciudadano (a) de esta gran nación, agrego mi firma como expresión de mi convicción de que nuestro próximo Presidente de Estados Unidos establezca una OFICINA DE LA CASA BLANCA DE APOYO A LOS DOLIENTES QUE HAN PERDIDO UN SER QUERIDO.
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Bereavement care in America is broken. Our nation can – and must – do better addressing this invisible public health crisis.
