Contact us

Helpline

We provide confidential support, information and guidance to individuals, families and professionals throughout the UK. Our support team is available to respond to calls, Live Chat or email from 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays).

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0800 02 888 40
Live Chat: via our website

If you would like to get in touch for something other than bereavement support, please use the details below.

Contacting our teams and departments

If you have an enquiry for the following departments, please email in the first instance. Our usual office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Head office
Child Bereavement UK, Unit B Knaves Beech Way, Knaves Beech Industrial Estate, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 9QY

General enquiries
Administration, Human Resources and Finance
Email: [email protected]

Media enquiries
Email: [email protected]

Fundraising and events
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01494 568 949

Training
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01494 568 908

Feedback, comments or complaints
Please see our Policies, Terms & Conditions section for full details.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01494 568 900

Our local services

Birmingham
Child Bereavement UK, West Heath Community Centre, Hampstead House, Condover Road, West Heath, Birmingham, B31 3QY
Email: [email protected]

Buckinghamshire
Child Bereavement UK, Unit B Knaves Beech Way, Knaves Beech Industrial Estate, Loudwater, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 9QY
Email: [email protected]

Cheshire
Child Bereavement UK, 1^st Floor Ashley House, Ashley Way West, Widnes, WA8 7RD
Email: [email protected]

Cumbria
Child Bereavement UK, Carlisle Youth Zone, Victoria Place, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1LR
Email: [email protected]

Glasgow
Child Bereavement UK, First Floor, 16 Fitzroy Place, Glasgow, G3 7RW
Email: [email protected]

Leeds
Child Bereavement UK, Brooklands Court Business Centre, Tunstall Road, Leeds, LS11 5HL
Email: [email protected]

London
Child Bereavement UK, Beethoven Centre, 174k Third Avenue, London, W10 4JL
Email: [email protected]

Child Bereavement UK, Bizniz Point, 44 Broadway, London, E15 1XH
Email: [email protected]

Latest

When someone special dies | Leaflets

The information in this series of leaflets is designed to help young people to understand their feelings after a bereavement.
“Tell as many or as few people as you want...do what makes sense for you’’

Francesca was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her father died when she was 17. She shares her experience of starting university as a bereaved young person and telling people that she's bereaved.
Run with us at the Great North Run 2025

Take part in the biggest half marathon in the world and raise funds for Child Bereavement UK.
Philanthropy Officer (full time)

An exciting opportunity has become available for a talented and enthusiastic Philanthropy Officer to join a high performing and friendly fundraising team.

When someone special dies | Leaflets

The information in this series of leaflets is designed to help young people to understand their feelings after a bereavement.
“Tell as many or as few people as you want...do what makes sense for you’’

Francesca was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her father died when she was 17. She shares her experience of starting university as a bereaved young person and telling people that she's bereaved.
Philanthropy Officer (full time)

An exciting opportunity has become available for a talented and enthusiastic Philanthropy Officer to join a high performing and friendly fundraising team.
Child Bereavement UK launches new service in Birmingham

Child Bereavement UK has launched a new service in Birmingham providing support for bereaved children, young people, parents, and families in the city, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Gower Peninsula Challenge

South Wales | 10km, 25km, 50km, 75km and 100km options
Chiltern Challenge

Henley-on-Thames | 10km, 25km and 50km options
Kent Downs Challenge

Maidstone | 10km, 25km and 50km options
Bath Challenge

Bath | 10km, 29km and 50km options
North Downs Challenge

Surrey | 10km, 25km and 50km options
South West Coast Challenge

Exmoor | 10km, 25km and 50km options

Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they can show it in different ways. Find out how you can help them and more about child grieving.
Children's understanding of death at different ages

Guidance on children's understanding of death at different ages and stages of development.
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.
Child Bereavement UK training

Child Bereavement UK designs and delivers training for professionals in health and social care, education, the emergency services and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
When a grandparent dies

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.
Explaining death and dying to children

Guidance for teachers and parents on talking to children about death and dying,
Explaining to a child that someone has died

Guidance on explaining to a child that someone has died.
Contact us

Contact details for our Helpline, departments and services.
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.
For adults bereaved as children

How being bereaved as a child can affect your life as an adult and where you can find support.