Welcome to this special issue of the journal, focused on loss, grief and bereavement. We are pleased to share the co-editorial role with Ellen during a profoundly changing landscape of end-of -life and bereavement care. As this issue goes to press during the COVID19 pandemic, countless families have experienced the death of a family member from which they must be absent, funeral practices and memorial traditions have been upended, and social distancing has necessitated creative approaches to the provision of compassionate bereavement care. Of interest to all is the likelihood that the American Psychiatric Association will soon add “Prolonged Grief Disorder” as a new mental disorder diagnosis in the Depressive Disorders Chapter of the DSM-5. Perhaps as never before, social workers must be abreast of—and contribute to—best practices in bereavement care. First, a personal note from each of us:

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欢迎阅读该期杂志，关注损失，悲伤和丧亲。我们很高兴与艾伦（Ellen）一起担负起着共同的编辑角色，这是在一个不断变化的报废和丧亲关怀领域。在COVID19大流行期间，这个问题不断发扬，无数家庭经历了一名必须去世的家庭成员的死亡，fun葬做法和追悼传统得到了颠覆，而社会疏远也需要采取创造性的方法来提供同情的丧亲之痛。关心。所有人都感兴趣的是，美国精神病学协会不久将在DSM-5的“抑郁症”一章中增加“长期悲伤障碍”作为新的精神障碍诊断的可能性。也许从未有过 社会工作者必须了解并为丧亲照料的最佳实践做出贡献。首先，我们每个人的个人笔记：