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Death: general/support NATIONAL Cruse Bereavement Care - Central Office
PO Box 800, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1RG
Tel: 020 8939 9530; Fax: 020 8940 1671
Email: info@crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Web: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk Cruse provides bereavement counselling, support, help and advice for all bereaved people, irrespective of age, nationality or belief. A network of branches across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Free counselling service, bereavement support, wide range of publications including regular newsletter and a journal, Bereavement Care, for those working with the bereaved. Training for those who work with bereaved people. Please see also Cruse Bereavement Care Quick Link. SupportLine
PO Box 1596, Ilford, Essex IGI 3FW
Helpline: 01708 765200; Tel: 01708 765222
Email: info@supportline.org.uk
www.supportline.org.uk SupportLine offer confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post. They also keep details of counsellors, agencies and support groups throughout the UK. Compassionate Friends
53 North Street, Bristol BS3 1EN
Helpline: 0845 123 2304; Tel: 0845 120 3785
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. WAY Foundation
Suite 35, St Loyes House, 20 St Loyes Street, Bedford MK40 1ZL
Tel: 0870 011 3450
E-mail: info@wayfoundation.org.uk
www.wayfoundation.org.uk The WAY Foundation provides a self-help social and support network for men and women widowed up to the age of 50, and their children. The main aim is to help those widowed young to rebuild their lives by helping one another. 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. SCOTLAND Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland
National Office, Riverview House, Friarton Road, Perth PH2 8DF
Tel: 01738 444178; Fax: 01738 444807
Email: info@crusescotland.org.uk
www.crusescotland.org.uk Please see also Cruse Bereavement Care Quick Link. Care of Police Survivors (COPS)
PO Box 26101, Kilmarnock KA3 2YQ
Tel: 0870 744 2586; Fax: 0870 744 2587
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. WALES Cruse Bereavement Care Cymru
Ty Energlyn, Heol Las, Caerphilly/ Caerffili CF83 2TT
Tel: 029 2088 6913
E-mail: wales.cymru@cruse.org.uk Please see also Cruse Bereavement Care quick link. NORTHERN IRELAND Northern Ireland Cruse Regional Office
Piney Ridge, Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Saintfield Road, Belfast BT8 8BH
Tel: 028 90 792419
E-mail: northern.ireland@cruse.org.uk Please see also Cruse Bereavement Care quick link. Death: children NATIONAL Childhood Bereavement Network
8 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7QE
Tel: 020 7843 6309; Fax: 020 7837 1439
Email: cbn@ncb.org.uk
www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk The Childhood Bereavement Network seeks to ensure that all children and young people in the UK, together with their families and other caregivers, including professional carers, can easily access a choice of high-quality local and national information, guidance and support to enable them to manage the impact of death on their lives. The Child Bereavement Trust
Aston House, West Wycombe HP14 3AG
Tel: 01494 446648
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. Liverpool: Child Death Helpline
The Alder Centre, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP
Tel: 0151 252 5391; Fax: 0151 252 5513
Email: contact@childdeathhelpline.org
www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk London: Child Death Helpline
York House, 37 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BH
Tel: 020 7813 8416/020 7813 8550
Fax: 020 7813 8516
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. SCOTLAND Crocus Child Bereavement Support Service
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness IV2 3UJ
Tel: 01463 704000 Ext 6029/ 0791 921 7801
Email: debbie.crocus@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. Death: cot death/infant death 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: 020 7233 2090; Tel: 020 7802 3200
E-mail: office@fsid.org.uk
www.sids.org.uk/fsid 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. SCOTLAND Scottish Cot Death Trust
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ
Tel: 0141 357 3946; Fax: 0141 334 1376
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. Death: still birth 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. 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 is 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 Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society - Aberdeen Branch
Tel: 0870 760 6649
Email: help@aberdeensands.com
www.aberdeensands.com Death: miscarriage NATIONAL The Miscarriage Association
c/o Clayton Hospital, Northgate, Wakefield WF1 3JS
Helpline: 01924 200799
Tel: 01924 200795; Fax: 01924 298834
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. Death: suicide NATIONAL Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)
The Flamsteed Centre, Albert Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5GU
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. Death: cancer SCOTLAND Cancer Link Aberdeen and North (CLAN)
Clan House, Caroline Place, Aberdeen AB25 2TH
Tel: 01224 647000; Fax: 01224 640802
E-mail: enquiries@clanhouse.org
www.clanhouse.org CLAN is a local organisation with charitable status. Its aim is to provide support and information for people with cancer, their relatives and friends. Death: road traffic accident NATIONAL RoadPeace
G4b Shakespeare Business Centre, 245a Cold Harbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8RR
Helpline: 0845 4500 355; 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)
PO Box 62, Brighouse HD6 3YY
Help Line: 0845 123 5542
Tel: 0845 123 5541; Fax: 0845 123 5543
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. Death: body donation NATIONAL The Human Tissue Authority
Finlaison House, 15-17 Furnival Street, London EC4A 1AB
Tel: 020 7211 3400 New arrangements are in place, following the Human Tissue Act 2004, to provide information and help for people who wish to donate their body for medical education, training or research, and for bereaved relatives whose loved one expressed such a wish before they died. For England and Wales, please contact the address above. For Scotland, contact your nearest medical school. Please see also Body Donation Quick Link. NORTHERN IRELAND The Department of Anatomy
Queen's University, Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL
Tel: 028 9097 2131 |
