Support for those who have experienced bereavement

The following organisations provide support for those who have experienced bereavement.

  • Bereavement support

  • Death of a child

    • The Child Death Helpline Freephone service for anyone affected by the death of a child. The phone line is available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10am to 1pm, and Monday to Sunday 7pm to 10pm.
    • The Compassionate Friends The Compassionate Friends offers help for parents whose children have died.

  • Mental health

    • Depression Alliance Depression Alliance is the leading UK charity for people with depression.
    • Mind Mind provides high-quality information and advice and campaigns to promote and protect good mental health for everyone.
    • Rethink Rethink works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
    • The Mental Health Foundation The Mental Health Foundation carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems.

  • MP3 meditations for dealing with death and dying by Ursula James

    • Be Strong – Now they have passed When a loved one dies… When someone you love dies, a part of you goes with them. To carry on can be hard, and to care for yourself seems harder still. This MP3 will help you to remember the person as they were when they were well.
    • Be Strong – Supporting a loved one How to help a loved one who is dying. Right now you need to be strong, but also to make sure you care for yourself too. It isn’t easy. This MP3 will give you the strength to carry on.
    • Be Strong – The journey ahead Help when you know you are dying. No-one knows how you feel right now. Listening to this MP3 will help you to be calm and to make the most of the time you have.
    • The Little Bridge This MP3 is designed to help the young patient make their final journey without fear.
    • The Sibling Bridge This MP3 is designed for brothers and sisters who have a dying sibling. It is to help them cope and understand, and to move on their lives without the guilt of being the child who survived.

  • Suicide

    • The Samaritans The Samaritans offer a 24-hour telephone listening service.

  • Violent death

    • Reading / Poem of the week

    Where I Have Gone

    Where I have gone I am not so small

    My soul is as wide as the world is tall.

    On butterflies wings, on wings of my own

    To you I am gone, but I’m never alone, I am home

    Posted on March 11th, 2023