Coping with loss during the COVID crisis

Guidance prepared by the British Psychological Society on coping with loss during the COVID crisis.

See: https://www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/supporting-yourself-and-others.pdf

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