Grief and Loss

Just wanted to also add, that where you can click for resouces in this area, most of them seem to be out of date; and also none exist at all for grief or loss. This clearly needs to be adressed as soon as possible. I'm sure everyone working on this site has a lot going on, as do I; but I think this is something that should be highlighted as a priority. Even a basic link being added there would be better than nothing at all.

@resourcefulPond1641

Thanks for the feedback! Tagging the community mentors for the General Support community so that they can see it:
@SnailPurple @lucy2 @milkoreos @shiningSky3745 @sia1325

It sounds like there are a few different actionable feedback items here:
1) Add grief/loss to the list of topics in the description for the General Support community
2) Add resources for grief/loss, or if they already exist then put them in a noteworthy place where they can be easy to find
3) Possibly relocate grief/loss into its own subcommunity

I'm not sure if I agree with #3, but I agree with #'s 1-2 and addressing those would go a long way toward resolving the concerns behind #3 (i.e. make help for grief/loss easier to find, show some love/attention for this issue)

Thanks!

@QuietMagic

Thanks for tagging me in this! I will be sure to address this asap!

@SnailPurple

Thank you for looking into this!

@SnailPurple

Hi--it's been a couple weeks since this thread was created and it doesn't look like any changes have been made to the General Support community. I was wondering whether there are still plans to implement these changes. Thanks!

@QuietMagic

Yes, I think that even just taking action on the first two points you listed would be really helpful. I appreciate that you took my feedback seriously. It means a lot to me, especially since this is such an emotional topic for me.

Hello @resourcefulPond1641. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. Taking you and @QuietMagic suggestions into consideration, the following changes were made:

1. Grief and Loss was added to the description of General Support
2. All of the Grief and Loss forum posts are now under one forum HERE
3. A subforum for Grief and Loss Resources was added to the community. You can find it HERE

The overall list of Grief & Loss forums

• The Grief & Loss Forum
• Grief & Loss Resources
• Coping Mechanisms for Grief & Processing Emotions

@CheeryMango

Thank you!!

@resourcefulPond1641I appreciate you sharing your story. I recognize that categorizing loss and sadness under general support could come across as condescending. It's a good idea to give it more visibility or designate a specific area, like you suggested. It might make it easier for others to get the assistance they require. Let's see what more people think about this proposal.