Partnerships, accreditations and awards

Child Bereavement UK works in collaboration with a variety of organisations in different capacities – from delivering bespoke training for staff and volunteers; and providing consultancy and support to help other organisations with shared aims to develop sustainable, quality services; to consulting on bodies representing the voice of bereaved children and families.

Awards and accreditations

GO Awards UK National 2020 - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde bereavement service was Highly Commended in the Best Service Micro and Small Businesses and Third Sector Organisations category.
In 2022, achieved the internationally recognised ISO 9001 Quality Management System accreditation for the quality improvement of businesses, evidencing our commitment to continual improvement to achieve a high standard of service.
BMA Patient Information Awards 2019 for our resource for parents: When a Baby Dies
Charity Film of the Year, Charity Film Awards 2019, for our One More Minute campaign
Shortlisted in 2019 for North West Charity
Winner in the Best Service – Micro and Small Business and Third Sector Organisations category at the Government Opportunities (GO) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards 2019/20 Scotland.
Managing a sudden death in the school community – online resource for schools produced with London Grid for Learning: Shortlisted as a finalist for the 2018 Education Resources Awards, Highly commended at the Bett Awards 2019
Third Sector Awards 2018: Finalist for Charity of the Year
Our One More Minute campaign was commended in Third Sector's Top 10 Digital Charity Campaigns and Just Giving's Best Charity Campaigns of 2017, and was a runner up in the National Campaigner Awards' Best Digital Campaign.
Our animated film The Invisible Suitcase won bronze in the People’s Choice Awards in the £500k-£5m charity income category at the Charity Film Awards 2022
The Child Bereavement UK Toolkit for schools, produced in partnership with the London Grid for Learning, was the winner in the Free Resources category at the Education Resources Awards 2022 (era)
All our training is CPD Certified

National Partnerships

We have forged strategic partnerships to deliver practical solutions to improve outcomes for families across the UK:

London’s Air Ambulance Charity (Training partnership)
Royal Life Saving Society UK (Water safety education)
Roadpeace (support for people bereaved or seriously injured in road crashes)
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (training)
The Royal College of Midwives (online learning)
The Royal College of General Practitioners (online learning)
Victim Support (family support)
Fabcamps (volunteer training and family assessment for breaks for bereaved military families)
Clic Sargent (training and family support)
Meningitis Now (Family Support Days)
London Grid for Learning (online learning for schools)
Support 4 Grenfell Community Hub (local community support)
Suicide&Co
Pregnancy and Baby Charities Network
StrongMen (training peer support volunteers)
Let's Talk About Loss (training support group hosts)
The Institute of Education, St Mary's University, and The Art of Dying Well (bereavement awareness training partnership for trainee teachers)
Naval Children's Charity (helping Naval Children up to the age of 25 since 1825)
Settld (free death notification service for bereaved families)

Partnerships in Scotland

Support Around Death Scotland (SAD), previously Scottish Grief and Bereavement Hub
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland
Barnardo’s Scotland
Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH)
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
Richmond’s Hope
Antenatal Research and Choices (ARC)
SANDS
SiMBA
Scottish Government Bereavement Sub-Group
Lothian Multi-Agency Pregnancy and Infant Loss Group
Scottish Cot Death Trust
Clic Sargent
Place2Be
Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS)

National Networks and Committees

Child Bereavement UK is represented on many national networks and committees, including:

Member of the National Bereavement Alliance
Advisory Panel of the Childhood Bereavement Network
Member Pregnancy and Baby Charities Network
Member of the Helplines Partnership
Member of the Support After Suicide Partnership
Member of Dying Matters Coalition
Member of the APPG for Baby Loss
Member of the APPG for Bereavement
Member of the APPG for Suicide and Self Harm
Member of the APPG for Victims and Witnesses
Member of the Bereavement Care Network
Associate of AtaLoss.org
Member of the Funeral Poverty Alliance
Steering Group of the Multiple Births Foundation Higher Education Academy project
Registered with the Fundraising Regulator
Institute of Fundraising (individual staff memberships)

International Partnerships

Yale Child Study Center - Training programme at the Yale School of Medicine in the United States for healthcare professionals
Lang Lang International Music Foundation - A collaboration of exclusive performances to bring music to bereaved children and young people supported by Child Bereavement UK

Other relationships

The quality of Child Bereavement UK training is acknowledged through CPD certification, and some courses are accredited by bodies such as RCPCH, AAPT and Bath Spa University
We uphold the principles of the United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child
We follow the guidelines of The Information Standard

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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.
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.
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.
When a grandparent dies - the impact on children and young people

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.
Children's understanding of death at different ages

Babies and young children have no understanding of the concept of death yet, long before they are able to talk, babies are likely to react to upset and changes in their environment brought about by the absence of a significant person.
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.
Contact us

Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.
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.
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.
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.

Short guidance films

Our short films are delivered by support practitioners and cover a range of topics on grief and bereavement, providing guidance on what can help. Read more

Books and resources

A list of books and resources relating to grief and bereavement and what may help. Read more

Others' experiences

Some bereaved families find it helpful to read about other peoples’ experiences and how the support they have received has helped them. Read more