“…One method through which communities can be helped in dealing with a serious crisis is by creating rituals that express solidarity, support, and togetherness with those who are directly affected by the critical incident (Breckenridge & James, 2012;Chauvin, 2/18 McDaniel, Banks et al, 2014;Dyregrov, Dyregrov & Kristensen, 2014;Dyregrov & Kristensen, 2015;Dyregrov, Straume, Bugge, Dyregrov, Heltne & Hordvik, 2012;Kropf & Jones, 2014;Nurmi et al, 2014). Whether or not rituals are an effective way to help communities requires further research.…”