Study finds shortage of ‘bereavement services’ in parts of the state

  • Ratio of deaths to bereavement agencies by county, 2018-2022. Data from Department of Health and Human Services.
    Ratio of deaths to bereavement agencies by county, 2018-2022. Data from Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Lexi Moulton is a school grief support specialist at the Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region. CHILDREN’S GRIEF CENTER
    Lexi Moulton is a school grief support specialist at the Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region. CHILDREN’S GRIEF CENTER

    LANSING

    Bereavement services such as grief counseling, support groups, hospice care and memorial services are disproportionately distributed across Michigan, according to a study from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University.

    Places that lack adequate access to such services are known as “bereavement deserts.”

    Luisa Kcomt, an assistant professor of social work at Wayne State who worked o…