Abstract ♦ The paper explains the conclusions of the art proposal for children and youngsters called "Ripple Mountains, Ripple Valleys" announced by Solar Eclpise Associaton, which can provide orientational points and useful learning opportunities for professionals through the artworks about the loss and grief processing experiences of the children. The more than 100 pieces of artwork (including drawings, paintings, digital graphics and mediaworks, literature and music) received complemented by the experiences of the discussions with the youngsters, the teachers and the parents provide us a very rich research material, which we aim to review and organise. These experiences are also explained in the study to be incorporated as a toolkit by professionals. Alongside the importance of creative methods in supporting children with loss, the personal and virtual forms of the exhibition's creates the space of peer community and connection which can bring together the isolated experiences of children in grief. Last but not least, the exhibition also invites us as professionals to self-reflect by confronting us with our assumptions and routines by viewing the diverse and multifaceted ways in which children experience loss.

Abstract ♦ From 11 to 13 November 2024, Dublin hosted the second European conference on grief and bereavement. The conference was organised by the Irish Hospice Foundation, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Danish National Center for Grief, under the auspices of Bereavement Network Europe (https://bereavement.eu/). The aim of the organisers was to bring together researchers, therapists and relevant professionals working with bereavement at all levels to reflect together on the possibilities and challenges of cross-cultural bereavement support in Europe and internationally. The event was attended by nearly 400 relevant professionals from 34 European and non-European countries. The following paper aims to give a summary of these three days.