Focus on People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Through my years of professional, global engagement, I recognize that the most underserved populations for receiving grief, death and dying support are people with developmental disabilities. My own deeply personal experience supporting my brother through his transition emphasized the significant gap in this type of support for both the individual and the family. Trauma-related grief within the disability community is often overlooked or unrecognized. Working together, we build resilience to debilitating grief by strengthening agency, learning how to navigate emotions, and building safe, connected relationships.