The anguish of not knowing
Ambiguous loss refers to not knowing whether a loved one has died or been taken captive or simply gone missing. Mourning is halted if loss isn’t certain. Read more.
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Ambiguous loss refers to not knowing whether a loved one has died or been taken captive or simply gone missing. Mourning is halted if loss isn’t certain. Read more.
Children in out-of-home care may experience multiple losses, from separation from birth parents and siblings to loss of friendships, culture, and sense of belonging and normality. The impacts of these significant losses on a child's development and wellbeing have typically been the subject of childhood trauma research. While understanding the impact is important, children's experiences of the losses and the ways adults can support them to grieve are less explored in research. Recently, out-of-home care researchers have begun to address this knowledge gap by applying the concept of am...
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Overlooked at the 2022 Oscars, Kirk DeMicco's animated comedy 'Vivo' expresses the “Trump-era anxiety” and ambiguous loss surrounding transnational migration.