Short guidance films

Supporting your child when someone has died by suicide

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

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 to I explain a funeral to a young child

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

Latest

Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. They copy the responses of the adults around them, and rely on adults to provide them with the support.

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.

Claudia Winkleman becomes Patron of Child Bereavement UK

Claudia Winkleman has become a Patron of Child Bereavement UK, a charity which supports families and educates professionals both when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, and when a child is facing bereavement.

What we offer

We are recognised as the leading provider of training for professionals working with bereaved families.

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.

What we do

Our vision is for all families to have the support they need to rebuild their lives, when a child grieves or when a child dies.

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.

Royal Patron: HRH The Duke of Cambridge

HRH The Duke of Cambridge has been Royal Patron of Child Bereavement UK since 2009.

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.