“Aging & HIV: Grief, Loss & Possibility” was presented on Saturday, February 25th at the Church of St. Luke & The Epiphany. Attendees learned about the ways grief affects people throughout the life course and the impact that unresolved grief can have on health. Participants were able to share their own experiences with coping with loss as part of a small-group discussion activity. The content for the program was developed by the LGBT Elder Initiative’s HIV & Aging Community Advisory Committee.
This program was sponsored by the AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO) with additional support from the Philadelphia Gay News.
Click here to watch the full program in our video library.
Grief & Loss
Mental Health America
Coping with Loss: Bereavement and Grief
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/coping-loss-bereavement-and-grief
Psych Central
The 5 Stages of Grief and Loss
https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-5-stages-of-loss-and-grief/
AARP
Coping with Loss – One Step at a Time
http://www.aarp.org/home-family/caregiving/info-2014/caregiving-grieving-death-bereavement.html
AARP
What to do when a Loved One Dies
http://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-06-2012/when-loved-one-dies-checklist.html
Cancer.net
Coping with Grief
http://www.cancer.net/coping-with-cancer/managing-emotions/grief-and-loss/coping-with-grief
American Psychological Association
Grief: Coping with the loss of your loved one
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/grief.aspx
American Psychological Association
Living Beyond Loss: An Intervention for Coping with HIV and HIV-Related Loss
http://www.apa.org/pi/aids/resources/sikkema.aspx
healthline
Depression After the Death of a Loved One
http://www.healthline.com/health/depression/death-loved-one
University of California, San Francisco
Coping with HIV/AIDS: Mental Health
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/insite?page=pb-daily-mental
AIDS.gov
Mental Health
https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/staying-healthy-with-hiv-aids/taking-care-of-yourself/mental-health/
Philadelphia-based Mental Health Resources:
- Mazzoni Center https://mazzonicenter.org/
- Therapy Center of Philadelphia http://therapycenterofphila.org/
- Walnut Psychotherapy Center http://walnutpsychotherapycenter.com/
- Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania http://www.mhasp.org/
- William Way LGBT Peer Counseling Services http://waygay40.org/peer-counseling/