1 October, 2019
The Social Context of Death, Dying and Disposal Conference
On behalf of the NAFD, I attended the 14th International Conference on the Social Context of Death, Dying and Disposal, held at the University of Bath in early September.
Attendees from 30 different countries came together to hear papers themed around engagement and education. I was delighted to be included as a presenter, discussing the NAFD’s research on what people want from a funeral and how the inclusion of death in the education curriculum would help to achieve this by preparing children for future bereavement, regardless of when they were to experience it. This was the latest step in the NAFD’s ongoing ‘Bereavement in Childhood’ project.
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