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Bereavement Support Services


Bereavement affects people in different ways. There's no right or wrong way to feel. The UK luckily has a great network of support services to help bereaved people, for a range of specific circumstance. We list these below. 

Phone line and email support

National Bereavement Service

NBS provide bespoke practical and emotional bereavement support. We are proud to work with them as one of our partners.

thenbs.org

Samaritans

Confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair, distress or suicidal feelings.

samaritans.org

SupportLine

Confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post.

supportline.org.uk

General bereavement support

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse is the leading charity in the U.K. specialising in bereavement. They provide support, information, advice, education and training with services offered free to bereaved people.

cruse.org.uk

BereavementUK

Bereavement UK offers information about death, dying, bereavement, funerals and self help counselling.

bereavement.co.uk

The Compassionate Friends

Offering support for bereaved parents and their families.

tcf.org.uk

Death of a child/sibling

Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.

childbereavement.org.uk

Death of a partner

Widowed & Young

A national support group for those widowed under 50 offering friendship, advice and activities.

widowedandyoung.org.uk

Murder or manslaughter

Support after Murder and Manslaughter

Support after Murder and Manslaughter looks to assist those who have lost a relative or friend as a result of murder, manslaughter or unlawful killing.

samm.org.uk

Suicide

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exists to meet the needs and overcome the isolation experienced by people over 18 who have been bereaved by suicide.

sobs.admin.care4free.net

Road death

Brake - the road safety charity

The road safety charity. We work to stop road death tragedies and support people left bereaved and injured.

brake.org.uk

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