Disenfranchised Grief

Foreword by Kenneth J. Doka Preface About the Contributors Part One: Foundations for Understanding Disenfranchised Grief 1. Disenfranchised Grief: The Complicated Interweave of Death and Non-Death Losses 2. Identity and Loss: Where Intersectionality and Disenfranchised Grief Converge 3. Our Bodies: Holders of Unspoken Grief 4. Wounds of Spirit: The Disenfranchised Nature of Spiritual Trauma 5. Untangling Racial Trauma and Disenfranchised Grief Part Two: Systemic Barriers to Grief 6. Social and Systemic Barriers to Grief for Biracial Individuals and Their Families 7. Complicated Grief and Challenges in LGBTQIA+ Communities 8. The Interplay of Disenfranchised Grief and Systemic Barriers from COVID-19 for African Americans 9. Disenfranchised Grief for Individuals With Disabilities 10. The Aftermath of Sexual Violence: Consequent Grief and Loss 11. Addressing Violence and Loss in Schools Part Three: Disenfranchised Grief Impacting Families 12. Loss Within the Margins of Childrearing: Disenfranchised Grief in Parenting 13. African American Sibling Loss: A Sister's Perspective 14. The Grief of Parenting "Borrowed Children": A Foster Parent Perspective 15. The Sacrifice of Service: Grief and Loss Within the Military Community 16. Ovdje nisam, a tamo me nema: The Silenced Complicated, Complex Grief of Bosnian Refugees Conclusion