According to a study by the University of Southern California, for every COVID-19 death, nine close family members are left behind to grieve that individual. More than one million people have died of COVID in America and more than 6 million people have died globally – communities are experiencing what some have called a secondary “pandemic of grief.” To help funeral homes bring a measure of healing to the communities they serve, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) created Remember Together, a planning guide and toolkit to help funeral homes plan COVID-19 memorial events.
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