Bereavement
Age UK Leaflet
A step-by-step guide of what to do when someone passes away.
Leaflet: www.ageuk.org.uk/when_someone_dies
Royal Trinity Hospice
Bereavement Team for families and friends of people RTH have cared for:
The Good Grief Trust
Practical and emotional support and signposting to a choice of immediate tailored local and national support.
- Website: www.thegoodgrieftrust.org
Compassionate Employers
Is Hospice UK’s workplace support programme, helping organisations and their employees to build an open, compassionate culture to support staff through grief, caring responsibilities, or a life-limiting illness.
The Good Grief Festival
Is a community of people talking about grief in a refreshing and honest way, with virtual talks, workshops and webinars held at online festivals through the year.
- Website: Good Grief Festival
Talk Grief
Talk Grief is a dedicated online space for grieving teenagers and young adults (13 to 25), powered by the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish.
Here you can learn from other young grieving people, find healthy ways to cope and feel less alone. You’ll find out what it’s really like to live with grief from teenagers and young adults, along with advice and tips on managing your grief from our bereavement experts.
- Website: Home (talkgrief.org)
Papyrus
National charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Bereavement Service
To make an appointment to see a bereavement officer please call 020 7188 3215 (Guy’s) or 020 7188 3182 (St Thomas’).
You may be too shocked to ask questions following the sudden or unexpected death of a loved one. To speak to the patient’s critical care matron or doctor at a later date, please arrange an appointment via the critical care secretary on 020 7188 3044 or write to:
Critical Care Secretary, 1st Floor East Wing, St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH
Independent Age
Download the ‘Coping with Bereavement’ guide, made by Independent Age, for support and advice on living with grief and loss.
Marie Curie
Care and Support through terminal illness:
Ataloss
Offers a national signposting service to help bereaved people find local, specialist and national support.
- Website: AtaLoss.org
Cruse Bereavement Support
Is a national bereavement charity, which provides support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.
- Website: Home – Cruse Bereavement Support
Sands
Sudden and Neonatal Death.
Few experiences can compare to the trauma and pain of losing a baby.
- Website: www.sands.org.uk
Winston's Wish
Bereavement support for children who have lost a parent or sibling.
Winston’s Wish is a charity that helps children, teenagers and young adults (up to the age of 25) find their feet when their worlds are turned upside down by grief.
- Website: www.winstonswish.org
Wandsworth Bereavement Service
Providing one-to-one bereavement counselling for residents of the Borough of Wandsworth.
Telephone: 020 7223 3178
Website: www.wandsworthbereavement.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse Bereavement Care is the leading national charity for bereaved people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.
National Helpline: 0808 808 1677
Website: www.cruse.org.uk