Weekend gatherings for bereaved family members after the terror killings in Norway in 2011

Bibliographic Data

ID20159433
AuthorsAtle Dyregrov (0000-0003-3281-030X, Senter for Krisepsykologi), Marianne Straume (Senter for Krisepsykologi), Kari Dyregrov (0000-0002-6511-5410, Senter for Krisepsykologi), Renate Grønvold Bugge (Senter for Krisepsykologi)
Year2016
Volume35
Issue1
Pages22-30
Publication date2016-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBereavement Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-2621 • E-ISSN: 1944-8279
PublisherCruse Bereavement Care (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02682621.2016.1160616
OpenAlexW2405913565
LanguageEN
References cited17

This article describes a program to help bereaved families who all lost a close family member during the Utøya terror attacks in Norway where 69 people, mostly of young age, were shot and killed. The bereaved gathered over four weekends to process and learn about grief in a program organised by the Norwegian Directorate of Health (NDH). This proactive follow-up included bereaved parents and siblings who took part in group sessions, plenary lectures, workshops, and social activities over four weekends following the terror killings. The same structure was used in each gathering. The themes, both in groups and plenary, changed over time and reflected important events (eg. the trial, verdict, commission report) and the grief process over time. A tentative evaluation by the NDH indicated that the bereaved found this approach very helpful. The description provides a ‘blueprint’ that can be a starting point for organising future follow-up for bereaved people after disasters

Blueprint · Commission · Criminology · Grief · Norwegian · Political science · Psychiatry · Verdict · Engineering · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology