Short guidance films

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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Child Bereavement UK is seeking volunteer receptionists to help at our new offices, located in Loudwater. This is a really important role as you’ll be the first face many families see when they come to us for support. You will also be greeting visitors and helping with administration tasks across the charity.

Baby Loss Awareness Week

Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place from 9 to 15 October every year. It’s an opportunity for parents, their families and friends to acknowledge and remember their precious babies who have died. It is is led by Sands in collaboration with over 60 charities in the UK.

Support and Information Worker

We are seeking to appoint a Support & Information Worker in our Leeds office to provide initial telephone/email support and information to both families and professionals contacting Child Bereavement UK.

MASTERCLASS: Mediating conflict and breaking bad news

11 May 2020, London

Genevieve

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.

Royal Patron: HRH The Duke of Cambridge

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

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.

Our history

25 years of rebuilding lives together - founded in September 1994 as The Child Bereavement Trust by Jenni Thomas OBE.

Donate in Memory

Setting up a Precious Memories Tribute Fund Families tell us that building and keeping memories can be important when someone important in your life has died. This is why we have introduced the Precious Memories Tribute Fund which you can open in the name of your special person.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.

Short guidance films

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

Managing special occasions