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A Force for Change: Coping With Grief Through Activism and Advocacy

By Dakin Andone — 2017

When people are pushed into advocacy or social work as a result of a traumatic loss, part of the benefit for those affected is in keeping busy, but it’s also a way to memorialize their loved ones, explained Joanne Cacciatore, an associate research professor at Arizona State University who studies traumatic grief.

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Death or Loss of a Loved One