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	'''Death literacy''' is the knowledge and practical skills people and communities use to make decisions about [[end-of-life care]]. It includes personal abilities and community resources that support informed decision making, mutual help, and engagement with [[Health care\|healthcare]] services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal \|last1=Noonan \|first1=Kerrie \|last2=Horsfall \|first2=Debbie \|last3=Leonard \|first3=Rosemary \|last4=Rosenberg \|first4=John \|date=2016-01-02 \|title=Developing death literacy \|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09699260.2015.1103498 \|journal=Progress in Palliative Care \|language=en \|volume=24 \|issue=1 \|pages=31–35 \|doi=10.1080/09699260.2015.1103498 \|issn=0969-9260\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>		'''Death literacy''' is the knowledge and practical skills people and communities use to make decisions about [[end-of-life care]]. It includes personal abilities and community resources that support informed decision making, mutual help, and engagement with [[Health care\|healthcare]] services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal \|last1=Noonan \|first1=Kerrie \|last2=Horsfall \|first2=Debbie \|last3=Leonard \|first3=Rosemary \|last4=Rosenberg \|first4=John \|date=2016-01-02 \|title=Developing death literacy \|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09699260.2015.1103498 \|journal=Progress in Palliative Care \|language=en \|volume=24 \|issue=1 \|pages=31–35 \|doi=10.1080/09699260.2015.1103498 \|issn=0969-9260\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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	== Independent media coverage ==		== Independent media coverage ==
	The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Saturday Paper]]'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''[[ABC News (Australia)\|ABC News]]'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ~~[https://proveda.com.au/community-programs/about-dying-to-know/~~ Dying To Know Day] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''[[The Irish News]]'' reported in January 2025 on a [[Queen's University Belfast\|Queen's University]] study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In India, the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' reported in October 2025 on the country's first Death Literacy Festival, held in Bengaluru in August 2025, describing activities aimed at encouraging conversations about death and dying, including workshops on living wills, [[advance directives]] and [[grief]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Supraja \|first=Charumathi \|date=2025-10-24 \|title=Report: Good.To.Go. Death Literacy Festival \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/report-good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-101761284329761.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> This festival was covered by other media outlets in India, including ''[[The Hindu]]'' and ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)\|The Week]],'' both of which discussed the concept of death literacy and its role in planning for end-of-life''.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Dhanaraj \|first=Ruth \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-to-debut-in-bengaluru/article69953260.ece \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Death literacy festival: How living wills are shaping India's end-of-life care \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/health/2025/08/25/death-literacy-festival-how-living-wills-are-shaping-india-s-end-of-life-care.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=@theweek \|language=en}}</ref> In August 2026, the Hong Kong-based ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' reported on death literacy in relation to preparing for end-of-life, advance directives and [[Living funeral\|living funerals]]; this article included findings from a 2025 study of death literacy among Hong Kong residents.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-08-09 \|title=Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363410/inside-paper-coffin-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-end-life \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=South China Morning Post \|language=en}}</ref>		The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Saturday Paper]]'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''[[ABC News (Australia)\|ABC News]]'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to Dying To Know Day in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''[[The Irish News]]'' reported in January 2025 on a [[Queen's University Belfast\|Queen's University]] study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In India, the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' reported in October 2025 on the country's first Death Literacy Festival, held in Bengaluru in August 2025, describing activities aimed at encouraging conversations about death and dying, including workshops on living wills, [[advance directives]] and [[grief]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Supraja \|first=Charumathi \|date=2025-10-24 \|title=Report: Good.To.Go. Death Literacy Festival \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/report-good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-101761284329761.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> This festival was covered by other media outlets in India, including ''[[The Hindu]]'' and ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)\|The Week]],'' both of which discussed the concept of death literacy and its role in planning for end-of-life''.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Dhanaraj \|first=Ruth \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-to-debut-in-bengaluru/article69953260.ece \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Death literacy festival: How living wills are shaping India's end-of-life care \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/health/2025/08/25/death-literacy-festival-how-living-wills-are-shaping-india-s-end-of-life-care.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=@theweek \|language=en}}</ref> In August 2026, the Hong Kong-based ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' reported on death literacy in relation to preparing for end-of-life, advance directives and [[Living funeral\|living funerals]]; this article included findings from a 2025 study of death literacy among Hong Kong residents.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-08-09 \|title=Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363410/inside-paper-coffin-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-end-life \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=South China Morning Post \|language=en}}</ref>

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	== Community approaches ==		== Community approaches ==
	Community-based initiatives can provide opportunities for people to develop knowledge and skills relating to death, dying and grief. ~~[https://deathcafe.com/~~ Death ~~Cafés]~~ are informal gatherings that provide a space for people to talk about death and dying. Research has identified Death Cafés as a strategy for fostering compassionate communities and contributing to death and grief literacy.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Chan \|first1=Yeng Hsin Jovin \|last2=Wu \|first2=Xi Vivien \|last3=Seah \|first3=Betsy \|last4=Schmidt \|first4=Laura Tham \|last5=Woong \|first5=Nicholas \|last6=Chan \|first6=Helen Yue-Lai \|last7=Yamamoto-Mitani \|first7=Noriko \|last8=Ang \|first8=Wei How Darryl \|date=June 2026 \|title=Experiencing death cafés: A qualitative evidence synthesis \|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020748926000647 \|journal=International Journal of Nursing Studies \|language=en \|volume=178 \|article-number=105392 \|doi=10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105392 \|pmid=41793912 \|via=Science Direct\|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-04-20 \|title=Cappuccino, cremations and conversations: Would you visit a death cafe? \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-21/cappuccino-cremation-conversation-would-you-visit-death-cafe/11033430 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref>		Community-based initiatives can provide opportunities for people to develop knowledge and skills relating to death, dying and grief. Death Cafès are informal gatherings that provide a space for people to talk about death and dying. Research has identified Death Cafés as a strategy for fostering compassionate communities and contributing to death and grief literacy.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Chan \|first1=Yeng Hsin Jovin \|last2=Wu \|first2=Xi Vivien \|last3=Seah \|first3=Betsy \|last4=Schmidt \|first4=Laura Tham \|last5=Woong \|first5=Nicholas \|last6=Chan \|first6=Helen Yue-Lai \|last7=Yamamoto-Mitani \|first7=Noriko \|last8=Ang \|first8=Wei How Darryl \|date=June 2026 \|title=Experiencing death cafés: A qualitative evidence synthesis \|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020748926000647 \|journal=International Journal of Nursing Studies \|language=en \|volume=178 \|article-number=105392 \|doi=10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105392 \|pmid=41793912 \|via=Science Direct\|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-04-20 \|title=Cappuccino, cremations and conversations: Would you visit a death cafe? \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-21/cappuccino-cremation-conversation-would-you-visit-death-cafe/11033430 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref>

	In Australia, Dying to Know Day was established as a public health campaign to encourage conversations about death, dying and bereavement. The initiative encourages people to develop their death literacy, make plans for end-of-life care and communicate their wishes.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Noonan \|first=Kerrie \|date=1 April 2015 \|title=OA46 Dying to know day: a public health campaign in australia \|url=https://spcare.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|journal=BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care \|volume=5 Suppl 1 \|publisher=British Medical Journal Publishing Group \|pages=A14.4–A15 \|doi=10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|pmid=25960468 \|via=BMJ Journals\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>		In Australia, Dying to Know Day was established as a public health campaign to encourage conversations about death, dying and bereavement. The initiative encourages people to develop their death literacy, make plans for end-of-life care and communicate their wishes.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Noonan \|first=Kerrie \|date=1 April 2015 \|title=OA46 Dying to know day: a public health campaign in australia \|url=https://spcare.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|journal=BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care \|volume=5 Suppl 1 \|publisher=British Medical Journal Publishing Group \|pages=A14.4–A15 \|doi=10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|pmid=25960468 \|via=BMJ Journals\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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	== History ==		== History ==

	The concept grew out of a six-year Australian research project that started in 2009. The project looked at how communities supported people dying at home, with a 2016 paper by Kerrie Noonan, Debbie Horsfall, Rosemary Leonard and John Rosenberg proposing death literacy as a conceptual framework for understanding and describing public health outcomes as they relate to [[palliative care]].<ref name=":0" />		The concept grew out of a six-year Australian research project that started in 2009. The project looked at how communities supported people dying at home, with a 2016 paper by Kerrie Noonan, Debbie Horsfall, Rosemary Leonard and John Rosenberg proposing death literacy as a conceptual framework for understanding and describing [[public health]] outcomes as they relate to [[palliative care]].<ref name=":0" />

	The researchers found that the knowledge and skills gained from the experience of caring for a dying person spread across social networks, strengthening the ability of communities to provide [[end-of-life ~~care]]~~ in the future.<ref name=":0" />		The researchers found that the knowledge and skills gained from the experience of caring for a dying person spread across social networks, strengthening the ability of communities to provide end-of-life in the future.<ref name=":0" />

	== Independent media coverage ==		== Independent media coverage ==
	The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Saturday Paper]]'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''[[ABC News (Australia)\|ABC News]]'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''[[The Irish News]]'' reported in January 2025 on a [[Queen's University Belfast\|Queen's University]] study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In India, the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' reported in October 2025 on the country's first Death Literacy Festival, held in Bengaluru in August 2025, describing activities aimed at encouraging conversations about death and dying, including workshops on living wills, advance directives and grief.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Supraja \|first=Charumathi \|date=2025-10-24 \|title=Report: Good.To.Go. Death Literacy Festival \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/report-good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-101761284329761.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> This festival was covered by other media outlets in India, including ''[[The Hindu]]'' and ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)\|The Week]],'' both of which discussed the concept of death literacy and its role in planning for end-of-life''.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Dhanaraj \|first=Ruth \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-to-debut-in-bengaluru/article69953260.ece \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Death literacy festival: How living wills are shaping India's end-of-life care \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/health/2025/08/25/death-literacy-festival-how-living-wills-are-shaping-india-s-end-of-life-care.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=@theweek \|language=en}}</ref> In August 2026, the Hong Kong-based ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' reported on death literacy in relation to preparing for end-of-life, advance directives and living funerals; this article included findings from a 2025 study of death literacy among Hong Kong residents.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-08-09 \|title=Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363410/inside-paper-coffin-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-end-life \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=South China Morning Post \|language=en}}</ref>		The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Saturday Paper]]'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''[[ABC News (Australia)\|ABC News]]'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to [https://proveda.com.au/community-programs/about-dying-to-know/ Dying To Know Day] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''[[The Irish News]]'' reported in January 2025 on a [[Queen's University Belfast\|Queen's University]] study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In India, the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' reported in October 2025 on the country's first Death Literacy Festival, held in Bengaluru in August 2025, describing activities aimed at encouraging conversations about death and dying, including workshops on living wills, [[advance directives]] and [[grief]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Supraja \|first=Charumathi \|date=2025-10-24 \|title=Report: Good.To.Go. Death Literacy Festival \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/report-good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-101761284329761.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> This festival was covered by other media outlets in India, including ''[[The Hindu]]'' and ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)\|The Week]],'' both of which discussed the concept of death literacy and its role in planning for end-of-life''.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Dhanaraj \|first=Ruth \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-to-debut-in-bengaluru/article69953260.ece \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Death literacy festival: How living wills are shaping India's end-of-life care \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/health/2025/08/25/death-literacy-festival-how-living-wills-are-shaping-india-s-end-of-life-care.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=@theweek \|language=en}}</ref> In August 2026, the Hong Kong-based ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' reported on death literacy in relation to preparing for end-of-life, advance directives and [[Living funeral\|living funerals]]; this article included findings from a 2025 study of death literacy among Hong Kong residents.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-08-09 \|title=Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363410/inside-paper-coffin-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-end-life \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=South China Morning Post \|language=en}}</ref>

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	== Related concepts ==		== Related concepts ==

	Death literacy is part of public health approaches to [[palliative care]] and is linked to the compassionate communities movement,<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Dumont \|first1=Katia \|last2=Marcoux \|first2=Isabelle \|last3=Warren \|first3=Émilie \|last4=Alem \|first4=Farah \|last5=Alvar \|first5=Bea \|last6=Ballu \|first6=Gwenvaël \|last7=Bostock \|first7=Anitra \|last8=Cohen \|first8=S. Robin \|last9=Daneault \|first9=Serge \|last10=Dubé \|first10=Véronique \|last11=Houle \|first11=Janie \|last12=Minyaoui \|first12=Asma \|last13=Rouly \|first13=Ghislaine \|last14=Weil \|first14=Dale \|last15=Kellehear \|first15=Allan \|date=20 July 2022 \|title=How compassionate communities are implemented and evaluated in practice: a scoping review \|journal=BMC Palliative Care \|language=en \|volume=21 \|issue=1 \|article-number=131 \|doi=10.1186/s12904-022-01021-3 \|doi-access=free\|issn=1472-684X \|pmc=9297657 \|pmid=35854292 }}</ref> which encourages communities to support dying people. It is also related to grief literacy, a concept proposed in 2022 (Breen et al.).<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Breen \|first1=Lauren J. \|last2=Kawashima \|first2=Daisuke \|last3=Joy \|first3=Karima \|last4=Cadell \|first4=Susan \|last5=Roth \|first5=David \|last6=Chow \|first6=Amy \|last7=Macdonald \|first7=Mary Ellen \|date=2022-02-07 \|title=Grief literacy: A call to action for compassionate communities \|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07481187.2020.1739780 \|journal=Death Studies \|language=en \|volume=46 \|issue=2 \|pages=425–433 \|doi=10.1080/07481187.2020.1739780 \|pmid=32189580 \|hdl=20.500.11937/78687 \|issn=0748-1187\|hdl-access=free }}</ref>		Death literacy is part of public health approaches to palliative care and is linked to the compassionate communities movement,<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Dumont \|first1=Katia \|last2=Marcoux \|first2=Isabelle \|last3=Warren \|first3=Émilie \|last4=Alem \|first4=Farah \|last5=Alvar \|first5=Bea \|last6=Ballu \|first6=Gwenvaël \|last7=Bostock \|first7=Anitra \|last8=Cohen \|first8=S. Robin \|last9=Daneault \|first9=Serge \|last10=Dubé \|first10=Véronique \|last11=Houle \|first11=Janie \|last12=Minyaoui \|first12=Asma \|last13=Rouly \|first13=Ghislaine \|last14=Weil \|first14=Dale \|last15=Kellehear \|first15=Allan \|date=20 July 2022 \|title=How compassionate communities are implemented and evaluated in practice: a scoping review \|journal=BMC Palliative Care \|language=en \|volume=21 \|issue=1 \|article-number=131 \|doi=10.1186/s12904-022-01021-3 \|doi-access=free\|issn=1472-684X \|pmc=9297657 \|pmid=35854292 }}</ref> which encourages communities to support dying people. It is also related to grief literacy, a concept proposed in 2022 (Breen et al.).<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Breen \|first1=Lauren J. \|last2=Kawashima \|first2=Daisuke \|last3=Joy \|first3=Karima \|last4=Cadell \|first4=Susan \|last5=Roth \|first5=David \|last6=Chow \|first6=Amy \|last7=Macdonald \|first7=Mary Ellen \|date=2022-02-07 \|title=Grief literacy: A call to action for compassionate communities \|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07481187.2020.1739780 \|journal=Death Studies \|language=en \|volume=46 \|issue=2 \|pages=425–433 \|doi=10.1080/07481187.2020.1739780 \|pmid=32189580 \|hdl=20.500.11937/78687 \|issn=0748-1187\|hdl-access=free }}</ref>

	Rogerson et al. (2026) describe death literacy as an emerging research area, with scholars examining how it is used in policy and practice.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Rogerson \|first1=Jennifer \|last2=Holland-Hart \|first2=Daniella \|last3=Edwards \|first3=Michelle \|date=24 March 2026 \|title=Death literacy: Tensions between theory and practice \|journal=Palliative Care and Social Practice \|language=en \|volume=20 \|article-number=26323524261429985 \|doi=10.1177/26323524261429985 \|pmid=41889789 \|pmc=13013998 \|issn=2632-3524 }}</ref>		Rogerson et al. (2026) describe death literacy as an emerging research area, with scholars examining how it is used in policy and practice.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Rogerson \|first1=Jennifer \|last2=Holland-Hart \|first2=Daniella \|last3=Edwards \|first3=Michelle \|date=24 March 2026 \|title=Death literacy: Tensions between theory and practice \|journal=Palliative Care and Social Practice \|language=en \|volume=20 \|article-number=26323524261429985 \|doi=10.1177/26323524261429985 \|pmid=41889789 \|pmc=13013998 \|issn=2632-3524 }}</ref>
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	== Significance ==		== Significance ==

	Death literacy can support carers and families in navigating the dying process, including making informed choices about [[end-of-life care]], communicating their wishes, and engaging with health professionals.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=J \|first=Aiswarya M. \|date=2026-03-26 \|title=Will of the Living \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/kerala/2026/Mar/26/will-of-the-living-2 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The New Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> Research has also looked at education and community development as ways of building this knowledge and strengthening people's capacity to support one another around death and dying. <ref name=":0" />		Death literacy can support carers and families in navigating the dying process, including making informed choices about end-of-life care, communicating their wishes, and engaging with health professionals.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=J \|first=Aiswarya M. \|date=2026-03-26 \|title=Will of the Living \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/kerala/2026/Mar/26/will-of-the-living-2 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The New Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> Research has also looked at education and community development as ways of building this knowledge and strengthening people's capacity to support one another around death and dying. <ref name=":0" />

	== Community approaches ==		== Community approaches ==
	Community-based initiatives can provide opportunities for people to develop knowledge and skills relating to death, dying and grief. [https://deathcafe.com/ Death Cafés] are informal gatherings that provide a space for people to talk about death and dying. Research has identified Death Cafés as a strategy for fostering compassionate communities and contributing to death and grief literacy.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Chan \|first1=Yeng Hsin Jovin \|last2=Wu \|first2=Xi Vivien \|last3=Seah \|first3=Betsy \|last4=Schmidt \|first4=Laura Tham \|last5=Woong \|first5=Nicholas \|last6=Chan \|first6=Helen Yue-Lai \|last7=Yamamoto-Mitani \|first7=Noriko \|last8=Ang \|first8=Wei How Darryl \|date=June 2026 \|title=Experiencing death cafés: A qualitative evidence synthesis \|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020748926000647 \|journal=International Journal of Nursing Studies \|language=en \|volume=178 \|article-number=105392 \|doi=10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105392 \|pmid=41793912 \|via=Science Direct\|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-04-20 \|title=Cappuccino, cremations and conversations: Would you visit a death cafe? \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-21/cappuccino-cremation-conversation-would-you-visit-death-cafe/11033430 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref>		Community-based initiatives can provide opportunities for people to develop knowledge and skills relating to death, dying and grief. [https://deathcafe.com/ Death Cafés] are informal gatherings that provide a space for people to talk about death and dying. Research has identified Death Cafés as a strategy for fostering compassionate communities and contributing to death and grief literacy.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Chan \|first1=Yeng Hsin Jovin \|last2=Wu \|first2=Xi Vivien \|last3=Seah \|first3=Betsy \|last4=Schmidt \|first4=Laura Tham \|last5=Woong \|first5=Nicholas \|last6=Chan \|first6=Helen Yue-Lai \|last7=Yamamoto-Mitani \|first7=Noriko \|last8=Ang \|first8=Wei How Darryl \|date=June 2026 \|title=Experiencing death cafés: A qualitative evidence synthesis \|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020748926000647 \|journal=International Journal of Nursing Studies \|language=en \|volume=178 \|article-number=105392 \|doi=10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105392 \|pmid=41793912 \|via=Science Direct\|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-04-20 \|title=Cappuccino, cremations and conversations: Would you visit a death cafe? \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-21/cappuccino-cremation-conversation-would-you-visit-death-cafe/11033430 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref>

	In Australia, ~~[https://proveda.com.au/community-programs/about-dying-to-know/~~ Dying to Know Day] was established as a public health campaign to encourage conversations about death, dying and bereavement. The initiative encourages people to develop their death literacy, make plans for end-of-life care and communicate their wishes.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Noonan \|first=Kerrie \|date=1 April 2015 \|title=OA46 Dying to know day: a public health campaign in australia \|url=https://spcare.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|journal=BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care \|volume=5 Suppl 1 \|publisher=British Medical Journal Publishing Group \|pages=A14.4–A15 \|doi=10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|pmid=25960468 \|via=BMJ Journals\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>		In Australia, Dying to Know Day was established as a public health campaign to encourage conversations about death, dying and bereavement. The initiative encourages people to develop their death literacy, make plans for end-of-life care and communicate their wishes.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Noonan \|first=Kerrie \|date=1 April 2015 \|title=OA46 Dying to know day: a public health campaign in australia \|url=https://spcare.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|journal=BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care \|volume=5 Suppl 1 \|publisher=British Medical Journal Publishing Group \|pages=A14.4–A15 \|doi=10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|pmid=25960468 \|via=BMJ Journals\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	'''Death literacy''' is the knowledge and practical skills people and communities use to make decisions about [[end-of-life care]]. It includes personal abilities and community resources that support informed decision making, mutual help, and engagement with healthcare services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal \|last1=Noonan \|first1=Kerrie \|last2=Horsfall \|first2=Debbie \|last3=Leonard \|first3=Rosemary \|last4=Rosenberg \|first4=John \|date=2016-01-02 \|title=Developing death literacy \|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09699260.2015.1103498 \|journal=Progress in Palliative Care \|language=en \|volume=24 \|issue=1 \|pages=31–35 \|doi=10.1080/09699260.2015.1103498 \|issn=0969-9260\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>		'''Death literacy''' is the knowledge and practical skills people and communities use to make decisions about [[end-of-life care]]. It includes personal abilities and community resources that support informed decision making, mutual help, and engagement with [[Health care\|healthcare]] services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal \|last1=Noonan \|first1=Kerrie \|last2=Horsfall \|first2=Debbie \|last3=Leonard \|first3=Rosemary \|last4=Rosenberg \|first4=John \|date=2016-01-02 \|title=Developing death literacy \|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09699260.2015.1103498 \|journal=Progress in Palliative Care \|language=en \|volume=24 \|issue=1 \|pages=31–35 \|doi=10.1080/09699260.2015.1103498 \|issn=0969-9260\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

	The concept grew out of a six-year Australian research project that started in 2009. The project looked at how communities supported people dying at home, with a 2016 paper by Kerrie Noonan, Debbie Horsfall, Rosemary Leonard and John Rosenberg proposing death literacy as a conceptual framework for understanding and describing public health outcomes as they relate to palliative care.<ref name=":0" />		The concept grew out of a six-year Australian research project that started in 2009. The project looked at how communities supported people dying at home, with a 2016 paper by Kerrie Noonan, Debbie Horsfall, Rosemary Leonard and John Rosenberg proposing death literacy as a conceptual framework for understanding and describing public health outcomes as they relate to [[palliative care]].<ref name=":0" />

	The researchers found that the knowledge and skills gained from the experience of caring for a dying person spread across social networks, strengthening the ability of communities to provide [[end-of-life care]] in the future.<ref name=":0" />		The researchers found that the knowledge and skills gained from the experience of caring for a dying person spread across social networks, strengthening the ability of communities to provide [[end-of-life care]] in the future.<ref name=":0" />

	== Independent media coverage ==		== Independent media coverage ==
	The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Saturday Paper'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''ABC News'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''The Irish News'' reported in January 2025 on a Queen's University study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''Belfast Telegraph'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In India, the ''Hindustan Times'' reported in October 2025 on the country's first Death Literacy Festival, held in Bengaluru in August 2025, describing activities aimed at encouraging conversations about death and dying, including workshops on living wills, advance directives and grief.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Supraja \|first=Charumathi \|date=2025-10-24 \|title=Report: Good.To.Go. Death Literacy Festival \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/report-good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-101761284329761.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> This festival was covered by other media outlets in India, including ''The Hindu'' and ''The Week,'' both of which discussed the concept of death literacy and its role in planning for end-of-life''.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Dhanaraj \|first=Ruth \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-to-debut-in-bengaluru/article69953260.ece \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Death literacy festival: How living wills are shaping India's end-of-life care \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/health/2025/08/25/death-literacy-festival-how-living-wills-are-shaping-india-s-end-of-life-care.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=@theweek \|language=en}}</ref> In August 2026, the Hong Kong-based ''South China Morning Post'' reported on death literacy in relation to preparing for end-of-life, advance directives and living funerals; this article included findings from a 2025 study of death literacy among Hong Kong residents.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-08-09 \|title=Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363410/inside-paper-coffin-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-end-life \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=South China Morning Post \|language=en}}</ref>		The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Saturday Paper]]'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''[[ABC News (Australia)\|ABC News]]'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''[[The Irish News]]'' reported in January 2025 on a [[Queen's University Belfast\|Queen's University]] study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In India, the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' reported in October 2025 on the country's first Death Literacy Festival, held in Bengaluru in August 2025, describing activities aimed at encouraging conversations about death and dying, including workshops on living wills, advance directives and grief.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Supraja \|first=Charumathi \|date=2025-10-24 \|title=Report: Good.To.Go. Death Literacy Festival \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/report-good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-101761284329761.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> This festival was covered by other media outlets in India, including ''[[The Hindu]]'' and ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)\|The Week]],'' both of which discussed the concept of death literacy and its role in planning for end-of-life''.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Dhanaraj \|first=Ruth \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-to-debut-in-bengaluru/article69953260.ece \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Death literacy festival: How living wills are shaping India's end-of-life care \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/health/2025/08/25/death-literacy-festival-how-living-wills-are-shaping-india-s-end-of-life-care.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=@theweek \|language=en}}</ref> In August 2026, the Hong Kong-based ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' reported on death literacy in relation to preparing for end-of-life, advance directives and living funerals; this article included findings from a 2025 study of death literacy among Hong Kong residents.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-08-09 \|title=Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363410/inside-paper-coffin-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-end-life \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=South China Morning Post \|language=en}}</ref>

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	== Community approaches ==		== Community approaches ==
	Community-based initiatives can provide opportunities for people to develop knowledge and skills relating to death, dying and grief. Death Cafés are informal gatherings that provide a space for people to talk about death and dying. Research has identified Death Cafés as a strategy for fostering compassionate communities and contributing to death and grief literacy.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Chan \|first1=Yeng Hsin Jovin \|last2=Wu \|first2=Xi Vivien \|last3=Seah \|first3=Betsy \|last4=Schmidt \|first4=Laura Tham \|last5=Woong \|first5=Nicholas \|last6=Chan \|first6=Helen Yue-Lai \|last7=Yamamoto-Mitani \|first7=Noriko \|last8=Ang \|first8=Wei How Darryl \|date=June 2026 \|title=Experiencing death cafés: A qualitative evidence synthesis \|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020748926000647 \|journal=International Journal of Nursing Studies \|language=en \|volume=178 \|article-number=105392 \|doi=10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105392 \|pmid=41793912 \|via=Science Direct\|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-04-20 \|title=Cappuccino, cremations and conversations: Would you visit a death cafe? \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-21/cappuccino-cremation-conversation-would-you-visit-death-cafe/11033430 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref>		Community-based initiatives can provide opportunities for people to develop knowledge and skills relating to death, dying and grief. [https://deathcafe.com/ Death Cafés] are informal gatherings that provide a space for people to talk about death and dying. Research has identified Death Cafés as a strategy for fostering compassionate communities and contributing to death and grief literacy.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last1=Chan \|first1=Yeng Hsin Jovin \|last2=Wu \|first2=Xi Vivien \|last3=Seah \|first3=Betsy \|last4=Schmidt \|first4=Laura Tham \|last5=Woong \|first5=Nicholas \|last6=Chan \|first6=Helen Yue-Lai \|last7=Yamamoto-Mitani \|first7=Noriko \|last8=Ang \|first8=Wei How Darryl \|date=June 2026 \|title=Experiencing death cafés: A qualitative evidence synthesis \|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020748926000647 \|journal=International Journal of Nursing Studies \|language=en \|volume=178 \|article-number=105392 \|doi=10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105392 \|pmid=41793912 \|via=Science Direct\|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-04-20 \|title=Cappuccino, cremations and conversations: Would you visit a death cafe? \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-21/cappuccino-cremation-conversation-would-you-visit-death-cafe/11033430 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref>

	In Australia, Dying to Know Day was established as a public health campaign to encourage conversations about death, dying and bereavement. The initiative encourages people to develop their death literacy, make plans for end-of-life care and communicate their wishes.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Noonan \|first=Kerrie \|date=1 April 2015 \|title=OA46 Dying to know day: a public health campaign in australia \|url=https://spcare.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|journal=BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care \|volume=5 Suppl 1 \|publisher=British Medical Journal Publishing Group \|pages=A14.4–A15 \|doi=10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|pmid=25960468 \|via=BMJ Journals\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>		In Australia, [https://proveda.com.au/community-programs/about-dying-to-know/ Dying to Know Day] was established as a public health campaign to encourage conversations about death, dying and bereavement. The initiative encourages people to develop their death literacy, make plans for end-of-life care and communicate their wishes.<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Noonan \|first=Kerrie \|date=1 April 2015 \|title=OA46 Dying to know day: a public health campaign in australia \|url=https://spcare.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|journal=BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care \|volume=5 Suppl 1 \|publisher=British Medical Journal Publishing Group \|pages=A14.4–A15 \|doi=10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46 \|pmid=25960468 \|via=BMJ Journals\|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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	== Independent media coverage ==		== Independent media coverage ==
	The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Saturday Paper'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''ABC News'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''The Irish News'' reported in January 2025 on a Queen's University study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''Belfast Telegraph'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref>		The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Saturday Paper'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''ABC News'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''The Irish News'' reported in January 2025 on a Queen's University study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''Belfast Telegraph'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref> In India, the ''Hindustan Times'' reported in October 2025 on the country's first Death Literacy Festival, held in Bengaluru in August 2025, describing activities aimed at encouraging conversations about death and dying, including workshops on living wills, advance directives and grief.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Supraja \|first=Charumathi \|date=2025-10-24 \|title=Report: Good.To.Go. Death Literacy Festival \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/report-good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-101761284329761.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref> This festival was covered by other media outlets in India, including ''The Hindu'' and ''The Week,'' both of which discussed the concept of death literacy and its role in planning for end-of-life''.''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Dhanaraj \|first=Ruth \|date=2025-08-21 \|title=Good To Go Death Literacy Festival to debut in Bengaluru \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/good-to-go-death-literacy-festival-to-debut-in-bengaluru/article69953260.ece \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Death literacy festival: How living wills are shaping India's end-of-life care \|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/health/2025/08/25/death-literacy-festival-how-living-wills-are-shaping-india-s-end-of-life-care.html \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=@theweek \|language=en}}</ref> In August 2026, the Hong Kong-based ''South China Morning Post'' reported on death literacy in relation to preparing for end-of-life, advance directives and living funerals; this article included findings from a 2025 study of death literacy among Hong Kong residents.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-08-09 \|title=Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life \|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363410/inside-paper-coffin-how-hongkongers-can-prepare-end-life \|access-date=2026-09-27 \|website=South China Morning Post \|language=en}}</ref>

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	* [[Thanatology]]		* [[Thanatology]]
			* [[Death doula\|Death Doula]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== Independent media coverage ==		== Independent media coverage ==
	The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Saturday Paper'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''ABC News'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''The Irish News'' reported in January 2025 on a Queen's University study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''Belfast Telegraph'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref>		The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Saturday Paper'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''ABC News'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''The Irish News'' reported in January 2025 on a Queen's University study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''Belfast Telegraph'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref>

	== Measurement ==		== Measurement ==

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	== Independent media coverage ==		== Independent media coverage ==
	The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Saturday Paper'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''ABC News'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland ~~in 2025~~, ''The Irish News~~'' and the ''Belfast Telegraph~~'' reported on a ~~2023~~ Queen's University study on "death literacy" across Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref>		The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Saturday Paper'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''ABC News'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, ''The Irish News'' reported in January 2025 on a Queen's University study seeking views on "death literacy" across Ireland, and the ''Belfast Telegraph'' reported on the study's findings in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref>

	== Measurement ==		== Measurement ==

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	== Independent media coverage ==		== Independent media coverage ==
	The concept has received ~~global~~ independent media coverage including ~~articles~~ in The Guardian in 2016<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ~~and~~ The Saturday Paper in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ABC News also reported on "death literacy" in relation to Dying To Know Day in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland, The Irish News and the Belfast Telegraph reported on ~~an academic~~ study on "death literacy" in Ireland ~~in 2025~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref>		The concept has received independent media coverage, including an article in ''The Guardian'' in 2016 discussing death literacy in relation to developing practical knowledge around death and dying<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaviani \|first=Fareed \|date=2016-11-23 \|title=Festival of dying: is your 'death literacy' lacking? \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/23/festival-of-dying-is-your-death-literacy-lacking \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=The Guardian \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''The Saturday Paper'' published an article in 2017 examining death literacy in the context of end-of-life planning, dying at home and talking about death.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rodie \|first=Cat \|title=Death literacy and dying at home \|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2017/07/29/death-literacy-and-dying-home/15012504004972 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Saturday Paper \|language=en}}</ref> ''ABC News'' also reported on "death literacy" in relation to ''Dying To Know Day'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-08-09 \|title=National initiative Dying to Talk encourages communicating dying wishes \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-09/dying-to-talk-encourages-communicating-dying-wishes/8788896 \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|work=ABC News \|language=en-AU}}</ref> In Ireland in 2025, ''The Irish News'' and the ''Belfast Telegraph'' reported on a 2023 Queen's University study on "death literacy" across Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Preston \|first=Allan \|date=2025-01-10 \|title=Study seeks views on 'death literacy' across Ireland \|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/study-seeks-views-on-death-literacy-across-ireland-DKOLORBYPNATVDVYCRXGBGVLHY/ \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=The Irish News \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-09-08 \|title=Study reveals Republic of Ireland has higher level of 'death literacy' than NI \|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/study-reveals-republic-of-ireland-has-higher-level-of-death-literacy-than-ni/a/112204485.html \|access-date=2026-09-11 \|website=Belfast Telegraph \|language=en-GB}}</ref>

	== Measurement ==		== Measurement ==