WE HELP FAMILIES OVERCOME GRIEF CAUSED BY COVID-19

We made an agreement with J. Garcia Lopez to offer emotional support to grievers through the Safety Line and Trustworthy Chat 55 5533 5533, 24 hours, 7 days.

With the purpose of helping families who are grieving for having lost a family member due to COVID-19, the Citizen Council for Safety and Justice in Mexico City and the funeral home J. Garcia Lopez agreed to offer grievers the services of emotional management that the organization offers for free 24/7.

This agreement is an act of social and citizen co-responsibility that the Council and businesses share and it is listed among the actions that they promote together with the local government in order to help the most vulnerable population. “You can’t have grief without pain.”

It’s important to respect the process and those around it, so the Citizen Council offers support to those who are in the process of saying goodbye so that they go through them with dignity and in the best possible manner.

We have a group of 102 psychologists who are willing to help the citizens affected by COVID-19 24/7”, Salvador Guerrero Chipres, President of the Citizen Council expressed.

Meanwhile, Oscar Padilla, CEO of J. Garcia Lopez mentioned that “this collaboration agreement shows the social commitment of institutions and Mexican companies to join forces that allow all of us to overcome this.”

He added that since March 24^th, the company has offered 900 services for COVID-19, out of which 300 services have been offered for free through the Government Command Center in Mexico City.

Meanwhile, the Citizen Council has offered emotional support to over three thousand people who are not only looking for tools to confront grief but also other feelings caused by the epidemic such as anguish, fear, stress, depression and even insomnia.

In order to learn about the psychological aid offered by the Citizen Council through the Safety Line and Trustworthy Chat 55 5533 5533, the company will offer grievers information in print.

Both parties highlighted that what’s most important is that families know that they’re not alone and that they have the support of professionals who will help them mitigate the emotional impact caused by losing a loved one, especially in these circumstances in which death is sudden. J. Garcia Lopez offers the phone number 800 FUNERAL (800 38 63 725) 24/7 in case you need counseling on how to purchase funeral services.

Finally, the Citizen Council and J. Garcia Lopez acknowledge the work offered by funeral services in a professional and strict sanitary way, how they intervene in cremation or burial activities of those who die from COVID-19.