Marie Curie This service offers counselling to children and young people, or advice and support to their care givers, who have been affected by life limiting illness. We work with children and young people aged from 4-18 pre and post bereavement. Expand Who We Are: This service offers counselling to children and young people, or advice and support to their care givers, who have been affected by life limiting illness. We work with children and young people aged from 4-18 pre and post bereavement.Young people and parents/ guardians can self-refer to the Child & Young Person’s Bereavement Services. What We Offer: We offer different levels of support depending on the individual child or young person’s needs. An individualised plan of care will be agreed following an initial assessment of need, ranging from Advice and signposting (face to face or telephone) Support to the child or young person’s parent/ guardian/ care giver (telephone or face to face) Group support sessions 1:1 counselling sessions. Our Child and Young Person’s Counsellors will refer onto education, health & social care agencies when a child or young person’s needs are unable to be met by specialist palliative services or are not as a result of the impact of life limiting illness. How to contact us: Referrals can be made by telephoning the Hospice on or by emailing Tel: 0141 557 7425 Email: [email protected]Website: www.mariecurie.org.uk
SFAD (Scottish Families affected by Alcohol and Drugs) SFAD offers a FREE and confidential support service to provide clients with listening and emotional support in the immediate period after the loss of a loved one due to a drug-related death. What We Offer: If appropriate, we can arrange up to 6 face to face counselling sessions for the client in their local area. We can also give you information about local peer support groups to meet together with people who have experienced a similar loss. Expand Who We Are: SFAD offers a FREE and confidential support service to provide clients with listening and emotional support in the immediate period after the loss of a loved one due to a drug-related death. What We Offer: If appropriate, we can arrange up to 6 face to face counselling sessions for the client in their local area. We can also give you information about local peer support groups to meet together with people who have experienced a similar loss. Contact our Helpline 08080 101011 (free from landlines and mobiles) Monday to Friday 0900-1700 hours. Out with these times you can leave a voicemail message and you will receive a call back from our Bereavement Support Team within 48 hours. You can also email [email protected]. You will receive your initial telephone appointment from our Bereavement Co-ordinator within 5 working days of making contact with the Helpline. We take referrals from any source Criteria: Living in Scotland, over 16 years old, bereaved through a drug related death within the last 3 years. How to contact us: Tel: 08080 101011 Email: [email protected]Website: www.sfad.org.uk
Seasons for Growth Seasons for Growth is a successful, well researched, peer support education programme that gives young people and adults the opportunity to learn that change, loss and grief are normal and valuable parts of life. The programme provides participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand and manage how death, separation or other significant loss events may impact on their lives. Expand Who We Are: Seasons for Growth is a successful, well researched, peer support education programme that gives young people and adults the opportunity to learn that change, loss and grief are normal and valuable parts of life. The programme provides participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand and manage how death, separation or other significant loss events may impact on their lives. What We Offer: The Scottish Government, from 2008–2016, has supported funding for the role of National Coordinator for Seasons for Growth. Over 40,000 children and young people have been through the programme across Scotland. All the individuals (teachers, chaplains, home link workers etc.) that facilitate Seasons for Growth have been specifically trained as Companions and must follow a Code of Ethics to become, and remain, accredited. Groups are run in school and community settings. Seasons for Growth is available in age-appropriate booklets for primary and secondary pupils to work through with a facilitator (Companion) in small-group settings. There is also an Adult Programme and a Parent Programme to support parents in helping their children to manage change and loss. Companion training is available across Scotland. Dates and further information is on the website. How to contact us: Tel: 0141 339 2366 Email: [email protected]Website: www.seasonsforgrowth.org.uk
Scottish Cot Death Trust The Trust is the only cot death charity in Scotland. The Trust is available to any family affected by the sudden, unexpected death of a baby or young child under 5 years of age. Expand Who We Are: The Trust is the only cot death charity in Scotland. The Trust is available to any family affected by the sudden, unexpected death of a baby or young child under 5 years of age. What We Offer: Support – Bespoke support services for all family members including parents, siblings and grandparents. The support available includes home visiting bereavement support and on-going contact with the regional support worker for that area, counselling, befriending and play therapy for siblings. The Trust also provides family days to bring parents, siblings and grandparents together for peer support. The Next Infant Support Programme (NISP) is available for parents and siblings affected by a cot death, who are having a baby. The service includes all the support offered above plus the loan of an apnoea monitor for 12 months after birth. Funding Research – Funding research into the cause(s) of cot death. Education and raising awareness – Providing free education to parents and professional across Scotland on ways to reduce the risks of cot death and to raise awareness of cot death. We strive to improve the multi-professional response when a baby or young child dies suddenly and unexpectedly so that families may be better supported. How to contact us: Tel: 01413 573 946Email: [email protected]Website: www.scottishcotdeathtrust.org
SANDS SANDS, the stillbirth and neonatal charity, is a well-established and widely respected UK charity that: Supports anyone affected by the death of a baby Works in partnership with health professionals to ensure that bereaved parents and families receive the best possible care Promotes and funds research and changes in care that could help to reduce the loss of babies’ lives. SANDS has a network of over 100 Groups around the UK, and 12 in Scotland. Expand Who We Are: SANDS, the stillbirth and neonatal charity, is a well-established and widely respected UK charity that: Supports anyone affected by the death of a baby Works in partnership with health professionals to ensure that bereaved parents and families receive the best possible care Promotes and funds research and changes in care that could help to reduce the loss of babies’ lives. SANDS has a network of over 100 Groups around the UK, and 12 in Scotland. Groups offer support to anyone affected by the death of a baby and they work closely with their local hospitals to ensure the best possible care is provided and promote awareness and the work of Sands nationally. What We Offer: Support is available in a variety of ways such as: Local Group Support Meetings; Telephone Befriending; UK Sands Helpline; UK Sands. Bereaved parents/families can be referred in a number of ways: Self-refer; Referred by GP; Other Health Professional; Family member. Befrienders are bereaved parents themselves, or have been closely affected by baby loss. The role is challenging and not for everyone. It requires the Befriender to be comfortable enough with their own grief that they can provide support to others. How to contact us: Tel: 0203 598 1935 Email: [email protected]Website: www.uk-sands.org
Richmond's Hope Richmond’s Hope was founded in 2003 to support children from Edinburgh and the Lothians who have been bereaved. Since opening we have supported more than 3000 children and their families. Expand Who we are: Richmond’s Hope was founded in 2003 to support children from Edinburgh and the Lothians who have been bereaved. Since opening we have supported more than 3000 children and their families. What we offer: We offer children and young people aged 4-18 years individual sessions with trained workers, allowing them a safe space to work through their grief. We take all referrals from Edinburgh and Midlothian and a limited number of referrals from East and West Midlothian. We have open referrals and can be contacted on the number listed below. How to Contact Us: Tel: 0131 661 6818Email: [email protected]Website: www.richmondshope.org.uk
North West Carers Carers Teams and Projects across Glasgow provide support to carers of all ages. Each project has a dedicated young carers worker specifically to work with young people under 18. The role of the young carers worker is to try to reduce the young person’s caring role and provide them with support. Expand Who We Are: Carers Teams and Projects across Glasgow provide support to carers of all ages. Each project has a dedicated young carers worker specifically to work with young people under 18. The role of the young carers worker is to try to reduce the young person’s caring role and provide them with support. What We Offer: Carers Teams and Projects provide the following core services to all carers; Information and advice Emotional Support Money Matters – income max Short breaks – direct support to the cared for person to provide the carer with a break Training Having a voice Anyone can make a referral for a young carer e.g. the young person, family, school, teacher, by contacting the Carers Team or Project. Adult carers can self referral by completing a carers self assessment form, which they can request from a Carers Team or Project. How to contact us: Tel: 0141 276 1066
Muslim Bereavement Support Service The Muslim Bereavement Support Service is a registered charity, founded in 2012 in London before expanding our service to Scotland in 2015. We are a non-profit organisation serving the Muslim community by supporting bereaved mothers and siblings. We work with other organisations, the NHS and hospices in particular, to give a spiritual and cultural context to the bereavement support services they offer. Expand Who We Are: The Muslim Bereavement Support Service is a registered charity, founded in 2012 in London before expanding our service to Scotland in 2015. We are a non-profit organisation serving the Muslim community by supporting bereaved mothers and siblings. We work with other organisations, the NHS and hospices in particular, to give a spiritual and cultural context to the bereavement support services they offer. Losing a loved one is an extremely painful experience and the range of feelings and emotions as well as physical reactions can be very confusing and further upsetting. For this reason we aim to help in any way we can during this difficult time. Our confidential service is provided by trained volunteers and is a befriending service. What We Offer: We support bereaved mothers and siblings who have lost a child at any stage. We accept referrals from a broad range of sources including self-referrals, GP and hospice referrals and referrals made by mosques and community morgues. We offer telephone support Scotland-wide with some scope for face-to -face work in Glasgow City. How to contact us: Tel: 07519 820 789 Email: [email protected]Website: www.mbss.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland We offer bereavement support to clients living in all areas of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Dumfries. Our Admin office is in The Pentagon Centre, Washington Street, Glasgow. We use offices/rooms in all the other areas listed. All appointments are by prior arrangement. Expand Who We Are: We offer bereavement support to clients living in all areas of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Dumfries. Our Admin office is in The Pentagon Centre, Washington Street, Glasgow. We use office/rooms in all the other areas listed . All appointments are by prior arrangement. What We Offer: We offer support to adults and children who are bereaved. There is a huge demand for our services and we do have waiting lists for both adults and children. How to contact us: Tel: 0845 600 2227 Email: [email protected]Website: www.crusescotland.org.uk
ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices) ARC is the only national charity helping parents and healthcare professionals through antenatal screening and its consequences and continuing that support to those parents who have made that difficult choice and have had the traumatic experience of terminating their pregnancy. Expand Who We Are: ARC is the only national charity helping parents and healthcare professionals through antenatal screening and its consequences and continuing that support to those parents who have made that difficult choice and have had the traumatic experience of terminating their pregnancy. At ARC, we provide much-needed non-directive information and support to parents before, during and after antenatal screening; when they are told their baby has an anomaly; when they are making difficult decisions about continuing with or ending a pregnancy, and when they are coping with complex and painful issues after making a decision, including bereavement. What We Offer: A national helpline. Our helpline is answered by trained staff Monday to Friday, 10.00am-5.30pm. Parents and healthcare professionals can call 0845 077 2290 or 0207 713 7486 from a mobile. A password protected, moderated Forum: a safe place for ARC parent members to make contact with others who have lost a baby following a prenatal diagnosis, in order to provide support and lessen the sense of isolation. A Forum is also available for ARC’s healthcare professional members. A volunteer Support Network: our Support Network is made up of trained parent volunteers who have themselves faced difficult decisions about the future of their pregnancy, giving them a unique insight into support newly bereaved parents. A range of publications: ARC’s parents handbooks ‘Supporting you throughout your pregnancy’ and ‘A handbook to be given to parents when an anomaly is diagnosed’ describe some of the complex physical and emotional issues parents may face after a prenatal diagnosis. Booklets are also available for fathers, children and grandparents. Working along with SANDS Lothians we hold a parents meeting in the SANDS Craiglockhart centre every 3 months for those parents bereaved as a result of fetal anomaly. How to contact us: Tel: 0845 077 2290Website: www.arc-uk.org