Moffa said that, overall, support groups are extremely helpful because you can experience and express your loss with people who understand how you may be feeling. This is especially important for people of colour, Polanco said. "For communities of colour, the one thing that I would highlight is reaching out to each other. I'm a person of colour, and in our communities, people tend to feel that they need to struggle on their own or process things on their own because you're perceived as weak or so many other things for feeling," she stated, adding that being more open to accepting help, too, is key.
Dr. Wang said that for Asian Americans specifically like herself, "we're not really taught to ask for help." She stated, "It becomes so critical for us to really unlearn that narrative of shame around needing assistance or help and really push towards this idea that our vulnerability, our ability to convey our pain and hurt, is what allows us to be connected with our community and the people that love us."