Bereavement

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Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. They also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Sands Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK. Sands exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to ensure that anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the best possible care and support for as long as they need it.

Coffee Connection – Frome

A friendly social group aimed at those affected directly or indirectly by cancer or a life-limiting illness. It is co-hosted by Dorothy House and We Hear You (WHY).

We Hear You – Frome

Provide counselling, group sessions and other support for patients, families, friends and carers who have been affected or bereaved by cancer or any other life-threatening condition.

Josephines's Star – Somerset

Offer support to children and their families in Somerset when someone special has died. We provide one-to-one support, working with the child to explore their grief and help them to develop coping strategies. All of our work is done in conjunction with the families, carers and schools to ensure the most positive outcome for the children and young people. We are best described as a "listening" service. please be aware we offer grief support not counselling.

Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service

Mind in Somerset provide free services, and some non-time limited- you can come back to some area of the service whenever needed. We support anyone that is bereaved by suicide, at any time during the bereavement. We support anyone aged 14+ in Somerset who has been affected by the death of someone through suicide, be that personally or professionally. Line available 24/7.

RUH Bereavement Support Service

The Bereavement Office provides a service for the newly bereaved families of patients who die at RUH.
Line available from Monday - Friday at 08:30 am - 4:30pm. Sometimes there will be an answer phone, please do leave a message.

National Support

Child Bereavement UK

Help children, young people, parents, and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

The Compassionate Friends

The UK’s only national charity providing peer support to bereaved parents, adult siblings and grandparents who have experienced the death of a child, sibling or grandchild. Line available 10am to 4pm and 7pm to 10pm every day.

Child Death Helpline

If you’re a parent who has lost a child of any age, under any circumstances, and however recently or long ago, Child Death Helpline is here to help. We can also offer support to grandparents, siblings and the extended family, as well as professionals who have been impacted by the death of a child. Line available Monday to Friday at 10am to 1pm, and Monday to Sunday at 7pm to 10pm.

Bereavement Advice Centre

There are many practical matters to attend to when someone dies. Bereavement Advice Centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death.

Sands

Sands provides a safe, understanding and caring community for anyone touched by pregnancy or baby loss. Every day, Sands work to improve maternity and bereavement care, discover why babies are dying and reduce inequalities in healthcare.

Bereavement Benefits

Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.

2wish

Ensures all those affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young adult aged 25 or under receive the bereavement support they need and deserve. Through immediate and ongoing support, such as memory boxes, bereavement rooms within hospitals, counselling, play therapy and complementary therapy.

Winston’s Wish

A charity that provides digital bereavement information, advice and support for young people (up to the age of 25) across the UK who are grieving the death of someone important to them. We also help advise the adults who are caring for young grieving people including parents, school staff and healthcare professionals. Line available from Monday to Friday at 8am and 8pm.

Brake

Support service for road victims. Brake can help you in your darkest and most difficult times. Helping with practical challenges and provide emotional support, from day one of the crash onwards. Line available from Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm.

Scotty's Little Soldiers

Ensures every bereaved British Forces child to have access to the very best emotional support, outstanding development opportunities, and the chance to smile again.

Cruse - Bereavement Support

Cruse helps people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning. Lines available Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 9.30am to 5pm, and Tuesday at 1pm to 8pm.

Hope Again

The youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support. Offering support, advice and a type of signposting service, solely online to children and young people who have lost a loved one/s. To break the isolation that grief brings, by providing a space for young people to explore their grief and feel less alone.

Coffee Connection – Frome

A friendly social group aimed at those affected directly or indirectly by cancer or a life-limiting illness. It is co-hosted by Dorothy House and We Hear You (WHY).

We Hear You – Frome

Provide counselling, group sessions and other support for patients, families, friends and carers who have been affected or bereaved by cancer or any other life-threatening condition.

Josephines's Star – Somerset

Offer support to children and their families in Somerset when someone special has died. We provide one-to-one support, working with the child to explore their grief and help them to develop coping strategies. All of our work is done in conjunction with the families, carers and schools to ensure the most positive outcome for the children and young people. We are best described as a "listening" service. please be aware we offer grief support not counselling.

Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service

Mind in Somerset provide free services, and some non-time limited- you can come back to some area of the service whenever needed. We support anyone that is bereaved by suicide, at any time during the bereavement. We support anyone aged 14+ in Somerset who has been affected by the death of someone through suicide, be that personally or professionally. Line available 24/7.

RUH Bereavement Support Service

The Bereavement Office provides a service for the newly bereaved families of patients who die at RUH.
Line available from Monday - Friday at 08:30 am - 4:30pm. Sometimes there will be an answer phone, please do leave a message.

Antenatal Results & Choices

ARC is the only national charity helping parents and healthcare professionals through antenatal screening and its consequences. Offering impartial information and support to expectant parents facing decisions about antenatal tests and results. Line available Monday to Friday: 10.00am to 5.30pm.

Miscarriage Association

Miscarriage is never easy. If you’ve been affected by miscarriage, molar pregnancy or ectopic pregnancy, we hope this website will provide the information and support that you’re looking for. We hope that family, friends, colleagues and health professionals will find the site helpful too. We’re here to help you through.

Line available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9am to 4pm & Wednesday, Friday: 9am to 8pm.

Bereavement Support – Dorthy House

Bereavement support is one of the services our Family Support Team provides to our patients, their family, friends and carers. We offer a range of bereavement support options. Our initial support is designed to help bereaved families understanding the grieving process. For people who need further help we offer group support and 121 support from bereavement practitioners, if you feel you need to talk to someone.

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

Offer UK peer-led support to adults over 18 impacted by suicide loss. These are and are run by our volunteers, the majority of whom have been bereaved by suicide themselves. Line available everyday 9am to 7pm.

Blue Cross

Pet loss support; here to help you cope with the loss of a pet, either through death, enforced separation or theft.
Line available between 8.30am and 8.30pm every day.