What we do

Child Bereavement UK helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing bereavement, and anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.

We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Vision & Mission

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 mission is to ensure the accessibility of high-quality child bereavement support and information to all families and professionals by increasing our reach and plugging the gaps that exist in bereavement support and training across the country.

Helpline

We provide confidential support, information and guidance to families and professionals. Our Helpline team is available to take calls and respond to emails and Live Chat via our website, 9am-5pm Monday-Friday.

Helpline 0800 02 888 40 Email [email protected]

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Bereavement support for families

*Our bereavement support practitioners are currently offering booked telephone support sessions and some groups by Zoom. Please contact us to discuss the support that's right for you/your family.*

We provide support at a number of locations across the country. Support includes:

Face-to-face support - For individuals, couples, children, young people, and families.
Groups for families - Facilitated groups for bereaved families providing an opportunity for children and their adult carers to meet others and explore their feelings through creative activities.
Groups for young people - Facilitated groups where 11-25-year-olds work together to advise us on developing resources to help others.
Groups for parents - Facilitated groups for bereaved parents to meet in a supportive environment.

We also offer consultancy and bespoke solutions for organisations looking to address specific local needs.

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Training for professionals

*Please see our current programme of webinars*

We operate an established training, consultancy and staff support service, providing:

Workshops, courses and conferences covering a breadth of subjects at venues across the country
Tailor-made workshops, devised by our experienced facilitators to meet an organisation’s specific needs
Comprehensive course materials
Certificates of attendance for Continuing Professional Development (all our training is CPD certified)
Consultancy and supervision, offering information and guidance to organisations in the statutory, voluntary and corporate sectors

01494 568908 / [email protected]

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Support and training for schools

*Please see our current programme of webinars*

We provide specialised training, resources and information for schools and have a dedicated schools section on our website. We also run an awareness programme for schools.

Publications and resources

We provide books, films and workbooks for bereaved families, which have been developed with their input, and for professionals. Many of our resources have received British Medical Association recognition for educational merit.

Latest

Bereavement by Suicide: Supporting Children, Young People and Families

Bereavement by Suicide: Supporting Children, Young People and Families
What is bereavement?

When a person is bereaved it means that a loved one, or someone else important to them, has died. We tend to use the term ‘bereavement’ to describe the period after someone has died in which people who cared about them are grieving. Bereavement is a common experience and most of us will at some time experience the death of someone who is important to us. People often say that they have ‘lost’ the person, that they ‘passed away’ or have ‘gone’.
Bereavement awareness training for doctors

Doctors face a number of stresses in their work which can affect their mental health. In recognition of the need to promote resilience and wellbeing among doctors, Child Bereavement UK has partnered with the BMA to develop and deliver a series of monthly webinars.
Bereavement awareness training for teachers and education professionals in Greater Manchester

Child Bereavement UK is currently funded to offer free bereavement awareness training webinars for teachers and other education professionals in Greater Manchester.

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.
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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 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.
What we offer

Child Bereavement UK provides a wide range of training, consultancy and support services to help professionals help bereaved children and families
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.
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.
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.
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.
Coronavirus – supporting bereaved children

Frightening events widely reported in the media, such as the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, can cause children to worry about themselves and others.