Bereavement is a complex area because people deal with grief in different ways. For young people, who may not have the resilience to deal with such complex feelings, it can be especially hard to handle. Similarly, the loss of a young life is a huge challenge, because, unlike in ages past, it is now an unusual event and is just not supposed to happen.
Cruse is a national charity helping bereaved people to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Its website http://www.cruse.org.uk offers some simple, straightforward explanations of the emotions people are likely to go through and what can help. The section on helping young people includes a PDF version of its colour leaflet After Someone Dies, which has useful information about responding to questions and comments such as "How can I cope?" and "I feel so alone".
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