When a youth not in your group dies

(See introduction to this topic at: http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4916279693530706050#editor/target=post;postID=3665643667572815963;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=2;src=postname )

 

• When you hear of a death that might affect your group, if the person is not in the your group but may be known to some of your group, try to determine who might be affected, and to what extent. This may take some phone calls.
• If the number of youth that may be affected is limited, call each, right away. Determine how much they are hurting. Do basic sympathy and listening.
• Find out from each of them anyone else in your group that you may need to reach out to. Offer your services to people outside the group as well.
• Talk to someone knowledgeable in the school or community to see if this event is going to be a really big deal with a very public funeral, etc. Maybe you can be of service.
• You might want to offer taking your group out for lunch following the funeral to “talk about things.”