Death literacy helps us understand and act upon our end-of-life and deathcare options.
Our understanding and knowledge of loss and grief, death and dying, has never been more critical.
We feel ill-equipped. We feel discomfort. We avoid end-of-life planning.
Only 1 in 5 people know how to navigate the health system when someone is dying or trying to access aged care.
Only 1 in 3 know how to navigate the funeral industry.
Only half of us know where to get information about palliative care, and only 22% of people know how to access palliative care in our local communities.
The Death Literacy Institute works across systems – people, places, and organisations to embed skills, experience, actions, and knowledge that create and support the development of end-of-life, grief and death literacy. We design and develop training and professional development for organisations and community groups and conduct research and evaluation.
Training
Death Literacy Index
Research & Evaluation
Organisations we’ve worked with:
The Death Literacy Institute acknowledges the First Nations people as the original inhabitants of Australia. We recognise, respect and celebrate the cultural distinctions of First Nations people and value their rich and positive contributions to society. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and acknowledge all Elders past, present and future. We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the call for a Makarrata Commission and a Voice to Parliament enshrined by the Constitution.