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The latest list of press releases from Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Nick explains why he's running the London Marathon in aid of Child Bereavement UK in memory his son Noah. Read more
Tasha explains why she decided to create her own event RunForRory in memory of her son. Read more
How being bereaved as a child can affect your life as an adult and where you can find support. Read more
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Join our Super Searchers scavenger hunt this summer and raise funds for Child Bereavement UK Read more
Guidance for teachers and parents on talking to children about death and dying, Read more
Team IPES share what has inspired the group of friends from London to take part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride in aid of Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Joe is swimming the channel to raise funds for Child Bereavement UK and Papyrus in memory of his friend Rene, who died by suicide aged 22. Read more
When others in the family can remember a relative who has died but they cannot, children may need support to help them make a connection and avoid feeling excluded and confused. Read more
Download your Super Searchers Scavenger Hunt pack and have fund raising funds for Child Bereavement UK Read more
Terms and conditions for Child Bereavement UK’s The Big BBQ raffle 2021. Read more
Find out more about current opportunities to join Child Bereavement UK's friendly team of enthusiastic volunteers. Read more
Guidance for families who are coping with the news that their child is not expected to live. Read more
Thank you for choosing to take part in The Big BBQ. The money you raise will make a huge difference, helping us to support families whose lives have been turned upside down by the devastation of bereavement. Read more
Follow Antony Worrall Thompson’s Top Tips to ensure your BIG BBQ goes without a hitch. Read more
Our Patron, chef Antony Worrall Thompson, is encouraging everyone to host a BIG BBQ for Child Bereavement UK this summer. Read more
If your baby or child died a long time ago, it is not too late to get support from Child Bereavement UK. Read more
A kinship carer is a close relative who looks after a child because their parent is not able to or has died. Read more
The UK Trauma Council has created a portfolio of free resources for school staff, bereavement services and NHS mental health services. Read more
Watch our short guidance film, which suggests ways to explain to a child that someone has died. Read more
Chloe aged 11 writes about how all the items in her 'Happy Bag' help to support her when she feels sad about the death of her baby brother Ethan. Read more
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Guidance on supporting bereaved stepchildren and creating a supportive family structure. Read more
Supporting stepchildren when a biological parent has died can be difficult. It’s impossible for a stepparent to fill the void that is left; however it is possible to create a family structure that supports, includes and welcomes everyone. Read more
Steve volunteers regularly for Child Bereavement UK by helping out at Let’s Rock and Pennfest Festivals. Read more
Volunteer with Child Bereavement UK at Let’s Rock retro festival this summer and enjoy the event for free. Read more
Child Bereavement UK is pleased to be working with the Yale Child Study Center, at the Yale School of Medicine in the United States, on a programme of bereavement awareness training for professionals who work with bereaved families, as well as train-the-trainer sessions to support the implementation of each course. Read more
Robert and Wendy and their daughter, Holly, aged 10, were supported by Child Bereavement UK in Glasgow after their son Taylor died of a heart condition aged 19. Read more
Denise’s niece, Rosie, died due to neuroblastoma in January 2019, aged seven. Denise, who is a paediatric nurse, talks about how she was supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Read the Q&As for the Battle of the Bakes with Mary Berry. Read more
We’ve sieved through the entries and have chosen our Top 10. Vote for your favourite by Sunday 9 May. Read more
Join us for a quiz night at home for what will be a jam-packed 90 minutes of virtual quizzing fun with Dom Joly. Read more
There can be nothing more painful for a child than the death of their mum or dad. Being the only parent to your child and supporting them may be daunting. Read more
Please see the FAQs for the Quiz Night at Home Read more
Please see the terms & conditions for the prize draw for the Quiz Night at Home. Read more
Volunteer Bethany helped Child Bereavement UK develop a remembrance pack for families looking for ways to remember someone special Read more
Healthcare professionals face significant pressures on a daily basis, but these have been overlaid with additional challenges due to Covid-19. The pandemic has meant that doctors have been immersed in suffering, loss and grief on an unprecedented scale, whilst working under extreme pressures. Read more
FAQs on our webinars Read more
Find out how else you can support Child Bereavement UK's work. Read more
Rory, aged nine, talks about how he took part in Child Bereavement UK’s Jog On January fundraising event in memory of his Dad, who died when Rory was three years old. Read more
Sara and her children were supported by Child Bereavement UK after her husband, Ben, died from a brain tumour. Read more
James was supported by Child Bereavement UK after his father died from a brain tumour. Read more
Callum Jenkins cycled 10,000 miles from his home in Cambridge to Cape Town in South Africa to fundraise in memory of his father who died when Callum was fourteen years old, Read more
Watch our animation which aims to help bereaved children and families understand grief and manage their feelings. Read more
Find out how you can challenge yourself to get fit this year and raise sponsorship for Child Bereavement UK Read more
Watch our short message from our Chief Executive, Ann Chalmers, to find out more about our work last year. Read more
Our Easy Read guides on bereavement and funerals present written information for people with difficulty reading. Read more
Charlie Rose, 11, was supported by Child Bereavement UK in London after her father died from lung cancer. Read more
Kartik and KSAVI's baby son, Shivai, died aged eight months from pneumonia. They talk about Shivai and how they and their son, Avi, now aged ten, were supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more
Have a look at our handy hints, tips, and resources, including words of advice from other fundraisers. Read more
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Send a Child Bereavement UK e-card, designed by a bereaved young person we support. Read more
Charlie was supported by Child Bereavement UK after his father died by suicide, when Charlie was at university. Read more
Charlie talks about how he raised funds for Child Bereavement UK by walking with his pony Lila, following the death of a family friend in an accident. Read more
When a person is bereaved it means a loved one, or someone important to them, has died. Grieving is feelings lots of different emotions about the death. Read more
Child Bereavement UK has partnered with the BMA to develop and deliver a series of monthly webinars for doctors. Read more
Child Bereavement UK is currently funded to offer free bereavement awareness training webinars for teachers and other education professionals in Greater Manchester. Read more
Find a Child Bereavement UK support service near you. Read more
Child Bereavement UK runs facilitated groups for young people between the ages of 11 and 25 to meet others who have also faced bereavement. Read more
Here is some information and a short film about what might help you during Coronavirus, that we have provided for BBC Bitesize and BBC Newsround. Read more
How schools and other education settings can support pupils and staff. Read more
Apart of Me is an app which has been designed by grief experts and young people who have had a similar experience to you. Read more
Read our fundraisers' stories and find inspiration for how you can get involved in supporting our work. Read more
Further reading to empower you to feel confident to be able to offer pupils the support they may need and to develop a bereavement-aware culture within your settings, acknowledging the enduring nature of loss and helping pupils to manage their grief and develop resilience for the future. Read more
A list of free resources available to download on bereavement and grief. Read more
Our aim is to empower you to feel confident to be able to offer pupils the support they may need and to develop a bereavement-aware culture within your settings, acknowledging the enduring nature of loss and helping pupils to manage their grief and develop resilience for the future. Read more
When a baby dies, the parents we support at Child Bereavement UK speak of a grief that has no comparison, a particular kind of grief. The new life they created was unique to them, as is their grief, and therefore no one else can feel what they feel. Families talk about the utter devastation, and a sense of loneliness and isolation, caused both by the loss and the fact that it is often not understood by others. Read more
Not being able to visit someone who is ill may add greatly to your anxiety about them. You may also be supporting children, who look to you for security and guidance. Here are some ideas which may help... Read more
This information aims to give guidance when someone may have died by suicide. It covers what might happen in the first few days, how you might feel at the time and in future, ideas for what to tell people, and what might help to support you. Read more
Bereavement is one of the most common factors affecting employees’ performance at work, with an estimated 1 in 10 employees affected at any point in time, and it has been identified as a major life event that can cause or exacerbate mental health conditions, yet research has shown that bereaved people are being failed by a lack of support in the workplace. Read more
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. Read more
Every child is unique and will cope with the death of someone important in their own way. There is no magic formula, but we hope that this information will help . Read more
Viewing a dead body may feel like a very grown-up thing for a child to do and many adults will understandably have reservations. Provided they are given a choice and are well prepared, bereaved children tell us that seeing the body is something that they do not regret doing. Read more
Grieving is never easy, however, there is something about the death of a child that is particularly hard to bear. When that child is your grandchild, dealing with your own grief, while having to witness the grief of your son or daughter, can feel like a double loss. Read more
It is normal for children to feel unsettled when something scary is happening or has happened, and many will be upset, sad or fearful at times. Read more
Child Bereavement UK has joined forces with the UK’s drowning prevention charity, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), to address the devastating impact drowning has on families and communities. Read more