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Resources for bereavement by sudden death

A list of books and resources for children and families affected by a sudden or unexpected death, including accidents, suicide and homicide. Read more

Resources for children and young people

This list includes books and resources for bereaved children and young people, including those with special educational or additional needs. Read more

Resources for adults supporting bereaved children and young people

Find our books and resources for adults supporting bereaved children and families here, including those with special educational and additional needs. Read more

Resources when someone is not expected to live

A list of books and resources for children and adults when someone is seriously ill or not expected to live. Read more

Books and resources for when a baby or child dies

A list of books and resources for adults, families and children, when a baby or child has died. Read more

Short guidance films

Child Bereavement UK's short guidance films Read more

Latest

GameOn4CBUK

Host a sponsored gaming event with friends, or a solo livestream marathon, and raise vital funds for bereaved children, young people, and families.
Bereavement Services Team Lead: Scotland

We are looking to recruit a Bereavement Services Team Lead for our service in Scotland.
When your relationship with someone who has died was difficult

Coping with bereavement when your relationship with someone who has died was difficult.
Winter Woolly Wednesday

Wear your cosiest knitwear on 1 December and take part in our Winter Woolly Wednesday.

Telling a child that someone has died

It is important to tell a child of any age when someone important in their lives has died, and ideally this is done by someone who is closest to them.
Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. Find out how you can help them and more about child grieving.
Let’s Rock & Pennfest

Volunteer with Child Bereavement UK at Let’s Rock retro festival this summer and enjoy the event for free.
When a grandparent dies - the impact on children and young people

The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important. Parents have a great deal to manage when their own parent or carer dies. There is the grief associated with their own loss, but also the reactions and responses of their children to the death of a grandparent.
Grieving for a child of any age

The agony of losing a child of any age is unparalleled. There is no age or point in time that makes it any easier. No parent expects to face the death of their child and no grandparent expects to lose their grandchild.
When your baby dies

When a baby lives only a short time or dies before birth due to miscarriage, stillbirth or a painful decision to end the pregnancy, people may assume that the loss is not important. This is simply not the case.
Contact us

Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.
Children's understanding of death at different ages

Babies and young children have no understanding of the concept of death yet, long before they are able to talk, babies are likely to react to upset and changes in their environment brought about by the absence of a significant person.
Explaining funerals, burial and cremation to children

The following are suggestions to give you the confidence to talk about funerals in a way that feels right for you and your children.
Resources for children and young people

This list includes books and resources for bereaved children and young people, including those with special educational or additional needs.