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The latest list of press releases from Child Bereavement UK. 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. Holly was six and a half at the time. 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
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Win over £700 worth of baking-related prizes by tagging us in a photo of your best bake by Weds 28 April. 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
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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
At our centre in Buckinghamshire, Child Bereavement UK offers support for families where a baby or child has died or where children and young people, up to the age of 25, are bereaved. We are also able to support families who are facing bereavement, where a child of any age is not expected to live, or where children and young people are facing the bereavement of anyone significant in their lives. Read more
Callum Jenkins is planning to cycle approximately 10,000 miles from his home just outside Cambridge to Cape Town in South Africa to fundraise for Child Bereavement UK 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
At our centre in Cheshire, Child Bereavement UK offers support for individuals or couples, where a baby or child has died or where children and young people, up to the age of 25, are bereaved. We are also able to support families who are facing bereavement, where a child of any age is not expected to live, or where children and young people are facing the bereavement of anyone significant in their lives. Read more
Our Easy Read guides on bereavement and funerals present written information for people with difficulty reading, using Photosymbols® pictures alongside simple text to make the meaning easier to understand. Read more
Charlie Rose, 11, was supported by Child Bereavement UK in London after her father died from lung cancer. Read more
In Cumbria, Child Bereavement UK offers support for individuals or couples, where a baby or child has died. We also offer bereavement support to children and young people, up to the age of 25, including their families, as appropriate. We are able to support families who are facing bereavement, where a child of any age is not expected to live and where children and young people are facing the bereavement of anyone significant in their lives. 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
Child Bereavement UK in Glasgow offers face to face support for bereaved children and young people up to the age of 25 and their families, within the locality and surrounding areas. Read more
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
Child Bereavement UK has been commissioned by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to provide bereavement support for families bereaved of a baby or child, and training to support NHSGGC staff. Read more
When a person is bereaved it means that a loved one, or someone else important to them, has died. We tend to use the term ‘bereavement’ to describe the period after someone has died in which people who cared about them are grieving. Bereavement is a common experience and most of us will at some time experience the death of someone who is important to us. People often say that they have ‘lost’ the person, that they ‘passed away’ or have ‘gone’. Read more
Doctors face a number of stresses in their work which can affect their mental health. In recognition of the need to promote resilience and wellbeing among doctors, Child Bereavement UK has partnered with the BMA to develop and deliver a series of monthly webinars. 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
Coronavirus is dominating the news at the moment and you may be worried or upset about it. Here is some information and a short film about what might help you, that Child Bereavement UK provided for BBC Bitesize and BBC Newsround. Read more
Our app has been created by a group of bereaved young people working directly with Child Bereavement UK. It has been developed for 11-25-year-olds who have been bereaved of someone important to them. It can also be used by friends, teachers, parents, and professionals who would like to know how to support bereaved young people. Includes a built-in notepad so you can write down how you are feeling and also links to Child Bereavement UK’s website... Read more
In collaboration with Leeds City Council, Child Bereavement UK is offering a bereavement service in Leeds that supports children and young people, and their families, who have been bereaved of someone important in their life. The service is for Leeds families with young people up to and including age 18, and up to age 25 with SEND, who are in need of support. Our services are provided free of charge and are offered by trained bereavement support practitioners. Read more
How schools and other education settings can support pupils and staff. Read more
At our centre in East London, Child Bereavement UK offers support for families where a baby or child has died or where children and young people, up to the age of 25, are bereaved. We are also able to support families who are facing bereavement, where a child of any age is not expected to live, or where children and young people are facing the bereavement of anyone significant in their lives. 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
At our centre in West London, Child Bereavement UK offers support for families where a baby or child has died or where children and young people, up to the age of 25, are bereaved. We are also able to support families who are facing bereavement, where a child of any age is not expected to live, or where children and young people are facing the bereavement of anyone significant in their lives. 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
David, who is a teacher, decided to fundraise for Child Bereavement UK after the father of one of his students died from Covid-19. Read more
This information covers ideas for what to tell children and young people, how they might feel and respond, and what might help to support them. Read more
Information and guidance to help you support children and young people bereaved in this way, including messages from some young people who have had this experience. Read more
Most children will, at some point during their childhood, experience or hear about a frightening event. Adults can feel unsure as to what information they should give to children. Read more
At our centre in Milton Keynes, Child Bereavement UK offers face to face support for families where a baby or child has died or where children and young people, up to the age of 25, are bereaved. We are also able to support families who are facing bereavement, where a child of any age is not expected to live, or where children and young people are facing the bereavement of anyone significant in their lives. Read more
This information includes quotes from bereaved parents and information on ways that might help you start to make small steps forward. Read more
Whatever the circumstances, babies and children under five years of age need to have their grief acknowledged, and their distress comforted. Read more
Frightening events widely reported in the media, such as the coronavirus pandemic, can cause children to worry about themselves and others. 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. Children who have been bereaved are likely to show a stronger reaction and may worry that they or someone they know will die. Read more
Listed below are some of the free resources mentioned during the webinar, which are available via our website. Read more
Just like any other child, a child with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) will need their grief to be recognised and understood and to be given opportunities to express how they feel. Read more
Helping children with additional needs deal with their grief may present teachers, parents and carers with specific challenges. The child’s understanding may be at the level of a much younger child and they may have little sense of the permanence of death. Read more
After the death of a much longed-for baby or child, thinking about what to do next can feel completely overwhelming. Whether your baby or child died at home or in a hospital, or hospice, you do have options. Every parent reacts differently and how each decides to say goodbye to their baby or child will vary. Read more
This information has been developed with help from bereaved parents who have experienced the death of their baby or child. Read more
Grief is not about forgetting the person who has died, but about finding ways to remember them. Remembering can aid the grieving process. When someone dies, our feelings for them and memories of them stay alive and active inside us. Therefore, finding ways of expressing our memories is important. Read more
If a pupil or member of staff dies, the school community may welcome a collaborative project to help to remember the person who died, creating something positive for everyone to share. Read more
The way two people in a relationship deal with grief can sometimes differ and this can put additional strain on a relationship when a couple face bereavement together. Read more
When someone important has died, Christmas and other special occasions can feel hard to manage. Birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and other occasions can all highlight the painful fact that the person is not there, and how much you are missing them. Read more