Recovery, Renewal, Resilience

Important parts of recovery are mourning the loss of loved ones, and remembering those who have tragically lost their lives through the pandemic. Consider opportunities to memorialise, including:

• Develop a website dedicated to those who have died during the pandemic, allowing families to create obituaries, find a network of support, and help those who may feel alone in their grief
• Hold online memorial services to enable people to come together and remember loved ones
• Build and dedicate a memorial to those who have died, e.g. St Paul's Cathedral will build an inner portico at the North Transept and dedicate it as a physical memorial to those who have died due to COVID-19
• Invite those of all faiths and none to join in remembering loved ones to offer a safe and inclusive space of refuge, solace and hope

To ensure appropriate memorialisation, consider:

• coproduction of memorialisation options with communities
• collaboration with partners that specialise in supporting those who have been affected by bereavement
• whether the memorial is to those who have died, those who have been otherwise affected by the crisis, and/or those who have helped in the response to the crisis