Learning Resources

The GSHP online learning library provides healthcare professionals with zero-cost foundational education on core concepts of grief, grief-sensitive communication with patients, supporters, and colleagues, and personal wellness in high-exposure environments. 

These resources are designed to strengthen understanding, build practical communication skills, and support reflection, helping healthcare professionals navigate loss with greater confidence, clarity, and sustainability in their work.

The GSHP offers free seminars and workshops that support healthcare professionals in building knowledge, communication skills, and confidence to respond to grief and loss in informed, compassionate, and clinically relevant ways. 

The GSHP is based at the Yale Child Study Center and currently offers in-person learning experiences in and around New Haven, CT, Portland, OR, and Palo Alto, CA. Virtual trainings are available nationwide, and in-person requests in other locations may be considered when travel costs are covered. Sessions are typically 60–90 minutes and are led by members of the GSHP team and training consultants, including experienced clinicians, educators, and researchers affiliated with the Yale Child Study Center and collaborating institutions.

The GSHP video library features original interviews with healthcare professionals and individuals with lived experience of loss, offering real-world perspectives on grief in healthcare. These videos support reflection, learning, and connection to the realities of patients, supporters, and care teams.

GSHP downloadable reference guides include downloadable PDFs covering foundational grief literacy, mentalization, grief-sensitive communication, and personal wellness in high-exposure environments. 

The GSHP offers free webinars featuring leading experts, providing evidence-informed education tailored to the real-world needs of healthcare professionals. These sessions focus on practical strategies that can be applied in clinical and organizational settings to support grief-sensitive care.

The GSHP grief-sensitive blog features evidence-informed perspectives on grief and grief-sensitive care, with practical insights for healthcare professionals. Posts are written by GSHP team members, advisors, collaborators, and other leading experts, offering diverse perspectives grounded in research and real-world practice.