A free workshop on coping with loss will be held at Borthwick Mortuary on March 31.

Louis E. LaGrand, an authority on grief counseling, will talk about managing grief, expressing emotion and establishing a support system.

The talk runs from 9 a.m. to noon and is sponsored by St. Francis Hospice, the Hawai'i chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and Borthwick Mortuary.

Borthwick Mortuary is located at 1330 Maunakea St.

The workshop is open to the public. For more information, call Felicia Marquez-Wong at St. Francis Hospice at 547-8145. To register, e-mail Marquez-Wong at fmarquezwong@stfrancishawaii.org.