Index

Introduction

1: Opening Our Eyes

2: Lasting Pain

3: Clergy, in the Mirror

4: About Grief

5: What Families Need

6: What Congregations Can Do

7: Professional Help

• Bereavement Support Professionals
• Barriers to Help
• Reflections (video)
• Recognizing the Need
• Making Referrals
• Resources & References

8: Lessons Learned

When our love is not enough

Resources

Williams, T., (2008). Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting. New York, NY: Scribner.

References

Holzer, C., Goldsmith, H., & Ciarlo, J. A., (1998). Effects of rural-urban county type on the availability of health and mental health care providers. R. W. Manderscheid & M. J. Henderson (Eds.), Mental Health, United States, Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services.

Whitaker, C., (2000). The Mental Health Crisis in Black America. Ebony, COPYRIGHT 2000 Johnson Publishing Co.

Williams, T., (2008). Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting. New York, NY: Scribner.