Manage bereavement within your workplace

The Covid-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on everyone, including business who may have employees/clients who are bereaved or who have died.

As a leading provider of bereavement support and training, Child Bereavement UK has developed a series of online webinars to help businesses manage the short and long-term impacts of the pandemic, and bereavement in general, on staff and client wellbeing.

These one-hour webinars are suitable for all staff including HR professionals, mental health first aiders, senior management teams, managers and customer service teams.

Content can be tailored to meet your organisational needs but can include:

Understanding how bereavement affects individuals differently
How to support bereaved staff and clients
Guidance on communicating about death and bereavement
Looking after yourself when supporting others
Updating your bereavement policy and guidelines
Signposting to further resources

For further details on availability, pricing and content, contact:: [email protected]

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Make a difference in your community

You and your staff can make a real difference to local communities.
Engage your colleagues and customers

We work together so we can understand what interests and engages your colleagues and customers, creating a selection of ideas tailored to your work environment.
Generate PR and Awareness

We support all our partners with bespoke PR and marketing campaigns to promote the amazing work you are doing in the community and the difference you are making to bereaved families.

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.
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.
What we offer

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

Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.
Sudden death - including accidents, suicide and homicide

Bereavement can be devastating in any situation, but a sudden death brings additional layers of shock, horror or disbelief. We can help, find out more here.