Children and young people who have experienced loss often need bespoke help to start to heal from their trauma. Offering children a digital sanctuary to escape to when the real world becomes too much, Apart of Me is an app where they can explore, engage with, and navigate their grief.

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly reconfigured the world as we know it – and a mental health crisis could be waiting in its aftermath. Canvas8 spoke to Staci K. Haines, the author of The Politics of Trauma, to understand how the outbreak is set to challenge and change our emotional wellbeing.

Unable to host funerals, the bereaved are turning to elaborate and expensive memorials to commemorate their loved ones. As people confront the daunting task of acknowledging the losses faced during the pandemic, creating meaningful avenues for grief will become more important.

A lack of traditional grieving rituals threatens to turn the loss of loved ones to COVID-19 into a statistical and isolating reality. Some people are finding consolation in a Reddit community forum that facilitates one-to-one and group conversations around dealing with loss.