Recorded as part of The Open Thanatology 2024 Conference on the 18th June 2024 this episode features a panel discussion around the question of how can we raise a generation that is prepared for death?

Our hosts, Jackie King-Owen (Staff Tutor in Social Work at The Open University, with a keen interest and involvement in bereavement support) and Professor Erica Borgstrom (Professor of Medical Anthropology and lead for Open Thanatology) were joined by five expert panellists, John Adams (Funeral Director & Funeral Industry Advisor to the UK Child Bereavement Network); Jackie Butler (Communications and Copywriting Specialist, St Luke’s Hospice, Plymouth); Eleanor Ellerslie (CYP Project Manager, Cruse Bereavement Care, Northern Ireland); Christine Irvine, (Senior Policy Manager, Marie Curie, Northern Ireland) and Gail Precious, (Programme Manager, UK Child Bereavement Network) (and a large live online audience!) who brought a range of perspectives to the topic.

Slides and presentations referred to during the discussion are available to view using this link.

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