Services and Support for Young People- Bereavement

Amparo

Liaison workers provide practical and emotional support to anyone bereaved by suicide.

Childhood Bereavement Network

CBN works to support bereaved children and young people. The service can share sources of bereavement support, find approaches to improve bereavement care for children, help people manage the impact of death on lives, give information on how to cope with the emotions associated with death, and find local and national information, guidance and support. 

CHUMS – Bereavement Support

CHUMS offers specialist evidence based interventions to children and young people who are experiencing acute grieving distress linked to one or multiple bereavements, the most recent of which has occurred no less than 6 months ago.

Cruse – Bereavement Support and Information

Support and information to help people through one of the most painful times in life. Learning more about the grieving process can help you understand what you or someone close to you is going through. The Cruse website has a range of information and resources to help.

Grief Encounter

Offers specialist one-to-one help and support from a qualified therapist, for CYP who have experienced the death of parent or sibling (including sibling figure) or who have experienced the death of a family member who was their main carer (the person they lived with). Must be bereaved not less than 4 months ago, and not receiving therapy from another service.

Holding On Letting Go

Supports bereaved CYP, and their families both pre and post bereavement. Provides 1:1 & groups sessions to develop peer support, the offer of support is dependent on individual assessed needs.

Slide Away

Offers support to parent/carers, schools and other professionals to help them to support a breaved child in their care. Offers Workshops for those bereaved of a parent or sibling, and Memory days for those . Also offers support to CYP who have a parent or sibling with life limiting illness.