Bereavement
Help & Support Contacts:
At a Loss
Web: ataloss.org
This is a signposting website for those suffering bereavement, so to connect you to bereavement services and counselling. They also have additional resources on coronavirus pandemic bereavement.
Bereaved Through Alcohol and Drugs (BEAD)
Web: beadproject.org.uk
BEAD provides information and support for those who lost someone due to drug or alcohol use.
Blue Cross
Web: bluecross.org.uk
This is a well-known animal charity that helps sick, injured, and homeless pets.
Child Bereavement UK
Tel: 0800 028 8840
This organisation is well-known and provides support when a baby or child of any age is dying, or a child is facing bereavement.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Tel: 0808 808 1677
Web: cruse.org.uk
This is a well-known organisation that provides information and support after a bereavement.
Dying Matters
Web: dyingmatters.org
This service helps people to talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.
Mood Diaries
Apps: medhelp.org/land/mood-tracker - moodscope.com - moodchart.org - moodpanda.com
This resource provides various mood diaries, to help you keep track of your mental health and well-being.
Moodjuice
Moodjuice provides self-help guides on topics such as depression, anxiety, and stress.
Samaritans
Freephone: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Freepost: RSRB-KKBY-CYJK, PO Box 90 90, Stirling FK8 2SA
Web: samaritans.org
Is a well-known support service for a variety of matters.
Sands
Tel: 0808 164 3332
Web: sands.org.uk
Provides information and support for those who may be affected by the death of a baby.
Sudden
Tel: 0800 121 6510
Web: suddendeath.org
Provides support for those bereaved by a sudden death(s).
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)
Tel: 0300 111 5065
Web: uk-sobs.org.uk
This service provides emotional and practical support and local groups for those bereaved or affected by suicide.
The Compassionate Friends
Tel: 0345 123 2304
Web: tcf.org.uk
This service provides support to bereaved families after the death of a child.
The Good Grief Trust
This is a charity run by the bereaved, working to help those suffering grief. They provide reassurance, advice, and support. They also provide additional support concerning coronavirus bereavement advice.
Widowed and Young (WAY)
WAY offers a peer-to-peer support network to those aged 50 or under when their partner died.
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