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Links organised in the following order: General Support; Support for Children; Child Death; Cot Death/Infant Death/Stillbirth/Miscarriage; Road Traffic Accident Bereavement: General Support NATIONAL Care for the Family
Garth House, Leon Avenue, Cardiff CF15 7RG
Tel: 029 2081 0800
Email: mail@cff.org.uk
www.careforthefamily.org.uk National charity which aims to promote strong family life and to help those hurting because of family breakdown. Offer help and support to those who have been widowed at a young age and to bereaved parents, and a wide range of other support services to families experiencing any kind of difficulty. Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse House, PO Box 800, Richmond TW9 1RG
Helpline: 0844 477 9400; Tel: 020 8939 9530
E-mail: helpline@cruse.org.uk
General Email: info@cruse.org.uk
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk Please see also Cruse Bereavement Care quick link. Care of Police Survivors (COPS)
PO Box 5685, Rugeley, WS15 9DN
Tel: 0844 893 2055
Email: admin@ukcops.org
www.ukcops.org National organisation which supports the families of police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Independent of the police service, it is operated by survivors caring for other survivors. Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)
The Flamsteed Centre, Albert Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5GU
Helpline: 0844 561 6855
Tel: 0115 944 1117
E-mail: sobs.admin@care4free.net
www.sobs.admin.care4free.net SOBS offer emotional and practical support in the following ways: Telephone contacts; Bereavement packs; Group meetings (in a number of locations); One-day conferences; Residential events; Information relating to practical issues and problems. National Association of Widows
3rd Floor, 48 Queens Road, Coventry CV1 3EH
Tel/fax: 0845 838 2261
E-mail: info@nawidows.org.uk
www.nawidows.org.uk A self-help organisation, run by widows, for widows, that offers comfort, friendship and a listening ear to widows and unmarried women who have lost a partner through bereavement. It is not a professional counselling service but provide a range of services exclusively for NAW members, in particular contact lists, branch meetings, social events, seminars and, for the first time this year, a range of holidays. A limited number of local help lines also exist. The WAY Foundation
Suite 35, St Loyes House, 20 St Loyes St, Bedford MK40 1ZL
Tel: 0870 011 3450
Email: info@wayfoundation.org.uk
www.wayfoundation.org.uk WAY offers support and friendship to young bereaved people, whatever their circumstances, however long ago their partner died. We help men and women widowed under 50, parents and those without children. We aim to provide a social and support network to help young widows and widowers rebuild their lives after they've been shattered by the death of a partner. Members' children are an important part of the organisation and we welcome them too. We offer the following practical support to all members: a list of all local members with contact details; a regular newsletter; local social activities in most regions for adults, children and families; a secure, online message board and chatroom for members only; weekend trips and holidays across the UK; information on other organisations and counselling groups; helpful books available to borrow; AGM held in different parts of the country each year. Pet Bereavement Support Service
Blue Cross Head Office, Shilton Road, Burford OX18 4PF
Support Line: 0800 096 6606
Email Support: pbssmail@bluecross.org.uk
www.bluecross.org.uk/web/site/AboutUs/PetBereavement/PBSSIntro.asp Telephone and email support and listening service, staffed by volunteer befrienders, for peole in distress due to the death or separation of their companion animal. The service is run by The Blue Cross in conjunction with The Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS). PBSS is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and adopts its code of ethics. The service is also a member of The Helplines Association, and is supported by the British Small Animal Veterinary Association. The Sand Rose Project
PO Box 70, Hayle, Cornwall TR27 5WY
Tel: 0845 607 6357
Email: info@sandrose.org.uk
www.sandrose.org.uk Not-for-profit organisation which can offer short breaks at their venue in Cornwall for people and, in particular, young families, who have been bereaved. It does not offer counselling, but does offer free of charge a quiet and peaceful place for people to recuperate. The Bereavement Register
Freepost, Sevenoaks TN13 1XR
Tel: 01732 467940/0800 082 1230
Email: help@thebereavementregister.org.uk
www.the-bereavement-register.org.uk Service where you can register the details of someone who has died so that companies involved in direct marketing can remove this person's details from their mailing lists and prevent you receiving unwanted and distressing mail and telephone calls. SCOTLAND Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland
National Office, Riverview House, Friarton Road, Perth PH2 8DF
Tel: 0845 600 2227
Email: info@crusescotland.org.uk
www.crusescotland.org.uk Cancer Link Aberdeen and North (CLAN)
Clan House, Caroline Place, Aberdeen AB25 2TH
Tel: 01224 647000
E-mail: enquiries@clanhouse.org
www.clanhouse.org CLAN is an independent charity for anyone affected by any type of cancer at any time from diagnosis onwards. Whether affected personally, as a carer, family member or close friend, our services are available to you. Based at CLAN House in Aberdeen, we cover the whole of Grampian, Orkney and Shetland. Some of our services are available to people living outside these areas, specifically CLAN Haven and the CLAN Holiday Home. Tayside: Insight Counselling
10 Constitution Road, Dundee DD1 1LL
Tel: 01382 305720
www.insighttayside.co.uk Charity providing counselling, in the Dundee and Arbroath areas, on issues including abuse, bereavement, family problems, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and stress. ENGLAND Kingston Bereavement Service
Welcare House, 53-55 Canbury Park Road, Kingston Upon Thames KT2 6LQ
Tel: 020 8547 1552
Email: info@kingstonbereavementservice.org.uk
www.kingstonbereavementservice.org.uk Support and counselling for people who have been bereaved. Individual and group counselling. Service is free for those referred by their GP if within Kingston Primary Care Trust. Small contribution for self-referrals. Milton Keynes Bereavement Service
c/o City Counselling Centre, 320 Saxon Gate West, Milton Keynes MK9 2ES
Tel: 01908 231292
Email: mk.bs@virgin.net
www.bereavementservicemk.org.uk Helpline, individual counselling and support groups for bereaved people. Southwark Bereavement Care
108 Brook Drive, London SE11 4TQ
Tel/Fax: 020 7735 1344
Email: info@southwarkbereavement.org.uk
www.southwarkbereavement.org.uk A confidential bereavement counselling service for people living in Southwark. WALES
Cruse Bereavement Care Cymru
www.cruse.org.uk/LocalCruse.html#wales Please see also Cruse Bereavement Care quick link. NORTHERN IRELAND Cruse Bereavement Care in Northern Ireland
NI Regional Office, Graham House, Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Belfast BT8 8BH
Tel: 028 90 792419
E-mail: northern.ireland@cruse.org.uk
www.cruseni.org Please see also Cruse Bereavement Care quick link. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND The Bereavement Counselling Service
The Community Hall, Main Street, Baldoyle, Dublin 13
St. Patrick's Nursing Home, Dublin Street, Baldoyle, Dublin 13
Tel: 01 839 1766
Email: bereavement@eircom.net
www.bereavementireland.com Bereavement: Support for Children (Please see also Child Bereavement Quick Link) NATIONAL Cruse Bereavement Care - Youth Involvement Project
PO Box 800, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1RG
Helpline: 0808 808 1677; Tel: 020 8939 9530
Email: info@rd4u.org.uk
www.rd4u.org.uk Helpline and support for young people (aged 12-18), following bereavement. Also provide email and online support. Part of Cruse Bereavement Care's Youth Involvement Project. The Child Bereavement Charity
The Saunderton Estate, Wycombe Road, Saunderton, Buckinghamshire HP14 4BF
Support & Information Line: 01494 568900
E-mail: enquiries@childbereavement.org.uk
www.childbereavement.org.uk The Child Bereavement Trust is a national UK charity, founded in 1994. By listening to bereaved children and parents, The Child Bereavement Trust leads the way in improving the care offered by professionals to grieving families in the immediate crisis and in the many months following the death of someone important in their lives. The Child Bereavement Trust has produced books, videos, CD-Roms and developed a wide range of information leaflets and resources that are helpful to families and professionals. These are available from: www.childbereavement.org.uk/resources. Winston's Wish
4th Floor, St James's House, St James's Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3PR
Tel: 08452 030405
Email: info@winstonswish.org.uk
www.winstonswish.org.uk Winston's Wish is the leading childhood bereavement charity and the largest provider of services to bereaved children, young people and their families in the UK. SCOTLAND Crocus Child Bereavement Support Service
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness IV2 3UJ
Tel: 01463 704000 Ext 6029
Email: debbie.crocus@haht.scot.nhs.uk
Email: Lesley.Young@haht.scot.nhs.uk
www.crocusgroup.co.uk Organisation which provides support for children who have been bereaved. ENGLAND Nelson's Journey
215 Sprowston Road, Norwich NR3 4HX
Tel: 01603 414104
Email: enquiries@nelsonsjourney.org.uk
www.nelsonsjourney.org.uk A registered charity which helps and supports children in the Norfolk area who have been bereaved. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Barnardos
Christchurch Square, Dublin 8
Tel: 01 453 0355/1850 222 300
Email: info@barnardos.ie
www.barnardos.ie Organisation providing services to improve childrens' welfare in disadvantaged communities. Offer family support projects, children's bereavement counselling service and other support and information. Bereavement: Child Death NATIONAL The Child Bereavement Charity
The Saunderton Estate, Wycombe Road, Saunderton, Buckinghamshire HP14 4BF
Support & Information Line: 01494 568900
E-mail: enquiries@childbereavement.org.uk
www.childbereavement.org.uk The Child Bereavement Trust is a national UK charity, founded in 1994. By listening to bereaved children and parents, The Child Bereavement Trust leads the way in improving the care offered by professionals to grieving families in the immediate crisis and in the many months following the death of someone important in their lives. The Child Bereavement Trust has produced books, videos, CD-Roms and developed a wide range of information leaflets and resources that are helpful to families and professionals. These are available from: www.childbereavement.org.uk/resources. Child Death Helpline
The Alder Centre, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP
York House, 37 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BH
Helpline: 0800 282986
Helpline: 0808 800 6019 (Freephone for all main network mobiles)
Email: contact@childdeathhelpline.org
www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk Child Death Helpline is a listening service that offers emotional support to all those affected by the death of a child including siblings. It is not a counselling service, but provides an opportunity to talk in confidence with parent volunteers who have also experienced the death of a child. Compassionate Friends
53 North Street, Bristol BS3 1EN
Helpline: 0845 123 2304
Northern Ireland Helpline: 0288 7788 016
Email: helpline@tcf.org.uk
www.tcf.org.uk An organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children. They also offer support, advice and information to other relatives, friends and professionals who are helping the family. ENGLAND The Laura Centre
4-6 Tower Street, Leicester LE1 6WS
Tel: 0116 254 4341
Email: info@thelauracentre.org.uk
www.thelauracentre.org.uk A family bereavement counselling centre which provides free, confidential counselling for individuals, couples, families and groups affected by the death of a child, and also for children affected by death. Principal areas of operation are Leicestershire and Rutland, but support can also be offered to families from surrounding counties. Bereavement: cot death/infant death/stillbirth NATIONAL Baby Loss
PO Box 1168, Southampton SO15 8XZ
E-mail: support@babyloss.com
www.babyloss.com The Babyloss website provides information and support online for anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly afterwards. Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
11 Belgrave Road, London SW1V 1RB
Helpline: 0808 802 6868; Tel: 020 7802 3200
E-mail: helpline@fsid.org.uk
http://fsid.org.uk/Page.aspx?pid=191 The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths is the UK's leading cot death charity working to prevent unexpected infant deaths and promote baby health. It operates throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland to fund research into the causes of sudden infant death, support families whose babies have died suddenly and unexpectedly, and to promote information about cot death and safe infant care to the public and health professionals. The Miscarriage Association
c/o Clayton Hospital, Northgate, Wakefield WF1 3JS
Helpline: 01924 200799; Tel: 01924 200795
E-mail: info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk The Miscarriage Association have: a UK-wide network of over 150 volunteer telephone contacts who have been through pregnancy loss themselves and can offer support, understanding and a listening ear. Contact to get the telephone number of your nearest support volunteer; 50 support groups across the UK, where people can meet and share their experiences and feelings in a safe and supportive environment. Contact to get the telephone number of your nearest support group; leaflets, factsheets and audiotapes which answer the most commonly asked questions about pregnancy loss, and which can also help you to help someone you know who has been through this experience. Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
28 Portland Place, London W1B 1LY
Helpline: 020 7436 5881; Tel: 020 7436 7940
E-mail: helpline@uk-sands.org
www.uk-sands.org The Helpline is for anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby and wants to talk to someone about their experience. The Helpline team are there to listen and give support. They can advise about finding local help, whether from a SANDS group or other counselling services, and have publications and information about other relevant support organisations. SCOTLAND Scottish Cot Death Trust
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ
Tel: 0141 357 3946; Fax: 0141 334 1376
Email: contact@sidscotland.org.uk
www.sidscotland.org.uk The Trust offers support to all families who have suffered the sudden unexpected death of their baby or young child and to the professionals dealing with such a tragedy. A range of leaflets have been produced for families and a bereavement support worker is available to visit the family in their home or provide telephone support. In addition, information is available about a befriending service. Aberdeen: Bereaved Families Support Group
Accident & Emergency Department, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, Westburn Road, Aberdeen AB25 2ZG
Tel: 01224 550103/550203/550373
Chaplain: 01224 554905 Monthly support group for parents who have lost a child aged under 14, no matter how long ago this happened and whether or not their child died at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. Staff attend the meeting and childcare is available. Bereavement: Road Traffic Accident NATIONAL Brake
PO Box 548, Huddersfield HD1 2XZ
Helpline: 0845 603 8570
Email: brakecare@brake.org.uk
www.brake.org.uk Helpline service for people bereaved or injured in a road crash. Listening ear and information on practical matters, and local counselling and trauma-therapy services. RoadPeace
G4b Shakespeare Business Centre, 245a Cold Harbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8RR
Helpline: 0845 4500 355; Tel: 020 7733 1603
Email: helpline@roadpeace.org
www.roadpeace.org RoadPeace provides a national helpline for road victims offering vital information, advice and support on 7 days 12 hours each day, backed up by publications written from the victims' perspective and practical experience of thousands of cases - on investigations, prosecutions and civil claims. Long-term support and friendship are offered through mailings, local groups, annual events and many joint acts of remembrance. Support and Care after Road Death and Injury (SCARD)
S.C.A.R.D, PO Box 62, Brighouse HD6 3YY
Help Line: 0845 123 5542; Tel: 0845 123 5541
E-mail: info@scard.org.uk
www.scard.org.uk SCARD aims to: help relieve distress among people who have been bereaved, injured or affected by road death or injury; provide emotional and practical support through a telephone help-line, support groups, meetings and personal support system; help, assist and (if requested) accompany affected families, individuals and friends to Crown, Magistrates or Coroners Court; send out independent and informative information with regard to the judicial system; provide access to free initial legal help and advice; assist in helping bereaved or injured people access free Counselling within or outside the organisation; raise awareness of road danger, by information and education. |
