Bereavement support

Bereavement support for adults:

• Sue Ryder: Online bereavement support.
• Macmillan: Telephone: 0808 808 0000 (free from landlines and mobiles within the UK).
• Compassionate Friends: Specialist support for bereaved parents and their families. 0345 123 2304. helpline@tcf@org.uk.
• Samaritans: 116 123
• WAY Widowed and Young. For those widowed under 50 years old. WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died. It’s a peer-to-peer support group operating with a network of volunteers who have been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through.
• WAY UP Widowed and Young Up. For those widowed aged 50 years and above.
• The Silver Line. Call free on 0800 470 8090. The Silver Line Helpline is a free, confidential telephone service just for older people. providing friendship, conversation and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• CRUSE Bereavement Care: telephone 0808 808 1677.
• The Jolly Dollies: a social network for widows.
• The Good Grief Trust: support and advice.

For private counselling visit the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Bereavement support for children and young people:

• Winstons Wish: the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity, supporting grieving children and young people since 1992. Winston's Wish provides specialist child bereavement support services across the UK, emotional and practical bereavement support to children, young people and those who care for them. Winston's Wish offers one-off and ongoing bereavement support and also provides online resources, specialist publications and training for professionals. Free helpline: 08088 020021 (open Monday to Friday, 8 am - 8 pm)
• Grief Encounter: national specialist children’s bereavement service. Free helpline: 0808 802 0111 for immediate support (open weekdays 9 am to 9 pm)
• Simon Says: Hampshire-based charity, working with children pre-bereavement and in bereavement.
• Mosaic: Dorset-based charity, specialising in child bereavement including loss through suicide, murder and illness.
• Child bereavement UK: provides confidential support, information and guidance to individuals, families and professionals throughout the UK. The support team is available to respond to calls, Live Chat and email from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except Bank Holidays. Telephone: 0800 028 8840.

For private counselling visit the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.