The Bereaved Want Hard Facts, Not Tea and Therapy
Evening Standard - London › July 12, 2005
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Summary
AFTER every disaster, counsellors are called in as a matter of course to comfort the bereaved, and the slaughters on the Tube are no exception.
Workers from the Salvation Army, Red Cross and Victim Support have volunteered to help - and they're obviously good and dedicated people.See the full content of this document
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The Bereaved Want Hard Facts, Not Tea and Therapy
Families are talking to them at the Queen Mother Sports Centre in Victoria, and I'm sure they wouldn't unless they expected to receive comfort.
However, tactless though it may be, it's worth asking whether therapy provides anything more than superficial help. The experience of the past suggests that officialdom's belief in its...See the full content of this document
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