Short guidance films

Holding a funeral or ceremony when you cannot meet – ideas for families

Trying to arrange or attend a funeral during the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic is likely to add strain and distress, at an already difficult and painful time. Read more

Coronavirus - Supporting children through difficult times

Frightening events that are widely reported in the media such as the Coronavirus pandemic can cause children to worry about themselves and others. Read more

When you can't visit someone who is ill

Not being able to visit someone, perhaps due to the coronavirus, may add greatly to your anxiety about them. You may also be supporting children. Here are some ideas which may help. Read more

Coronavirus – supporting bereaved children

Frightening events widely reported in the media, such as the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, can cause children to worry about themselves and others. Read more

For doctors: managing your wellbeing

Child Bereavement UK has been funded by BMA Giving to produce a short film aimed at helping doctors maintain their personal resilience and wellbeing while working in the face of loss, death, and grief. Read more

Supporting your child when someone has died by suicide

Viewing a body with a child

Should I be worried about my bereaved teenager

Remembering someone who has died

Telling a child that their brother or sister is not expected to live

When a grandchild has died

Supporting a bereaved child with autism spectrum disorder

Why is my partner grieving differently

Saying goodbye to your baby or child

Returning to school after someone has died

What should I do when someone I know has been bereaved

Supporting a child after a frightening event

When a parent is not expected to live

Explaining to a child that someone has died by suicide

Returning to work after the death of your baby or child

Children's understanding of death at different ages

For teachers when a pupil returns to school after being bereaved

How can I help support a grieving young child

How do I explain a funeral to a young child

How we grieve

Looking after yourself when someone has died

Explaining to a child that someone has died

Explaining stillbirth or miscarriage to a young child

Building resilience in a bereaved child

Child Bereavement UK Short Guidance Film - Building resilience in a bereaved child Read more

Managing special occasions

Guidance on managing special occasions when someone has died Read more

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“One thing we never did was shut down any talk about her mum.”

Vivienne supported her granddaughter Shaneeka after her mother died.
Meet our Let’s Rock Volunteer - Steve

Steve volunteers regularly for Child Bereavement UK by helping out at Let’s Rock and Pennfest Festivals.
Director of Fundraising - maternity cover

We are seeking a Director of Fundraising (maternity cover) to ensure that our income keeps pace with the growing need for support for children, young people and families who are facing the devastation of bereavement.

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.
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.
Genevieve
Supporting a bereaved pupil

This comprehensive, free-to-access resource , Supporting a bereaved pupil has been developed by Child Bereavement UK in collaboration with the London Grid for Learning.
What we offer

Child Bereavement UK provides a wide range of training, consultancy and support services to help professionals help bereaved children and families
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.
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.
Contact us

Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.
UK death & bereavement statistics

A parent of children under 18 dies every 22 minutes in the UK; around 23,600 a year. This equates to around 111 children being bereaved of a parent every day.
What we do

Child Bereavement UK helps children and young people (up to the age of 25) and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families