What we do

Child Bereavement UK 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. Every year we train more than 10,000 professionals, helping them to better understand and meet the needs of grieving 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 and embedding standards in the sector.

National helpline

We provide confidential support, information and guidance to families and professionals. Our bereavement support team is available to take calls 9am-5pm Monday-Friday 0800 02 888 40
Our support team can also be contacted by email [email protected]

> Read more

Bereavement support for families

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

Individual, couple and family support sessions
Parents’ support groups following the death of a baby or child, and support through a subsequent pregnancy
Family Support Groups for children aged 4-12 to attend with adult carers
A Young People’s Advisory Group for bereaved young people up to age 25

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

> Read more

Training for professionals

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]

> Read more

Support and training for schools

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

Senior Regional Fundraiser: London

Senior Regional Fundraiser (London) Terms: Permanent Full-time. 37.5 hours per week. Some out of hours work at evenings and weekends will be required for events and meetings. Based: Remote working, ideally in London area. (Flexible working considered) Salary: £31,500 per annum
Peripatetic Bereavement Support Practitioner: Bradford

Peripatetic Bereavement Support Practitioner - Bradford Hours: 37.5 hours per week Based: Home based Salary: £28,000 pa: fixed term contract until 31st August 2022 in the first instance.
Marketing Coordinator - Training Department

Marketing Coordinator - Training Department Vacancy at Child Bereavement UK. Terms: 30 hours per week (part-time) Based: Head office, Buckinghamshire Salary: £21,000 per annum (pro-rata)
Caldicott Principles & Information Sharing in End of Life Care

Healthcare Conferences UK in association with Christopher Fincken, Independent Member UK Caldicott Guardian Council, (Chairman 2012-2017) & Caldicott Guardian at Marie Curie are pleased to announce this Conference which will focus on Information Sharing and Caldicott Principles in End of Life care. Following the success of our previous Caldicott Guardian National Conferences, and feedback from our regular Caldicott Training Masterclasses, this conference will focus on developing your role in co

Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. They copy the responses of the adults around them, and rely on adults to provide them with the support.
Royal Patron: HRH The Duke of Cambridge

HRH The Duke of Cambridge has been Royal Patron of Child Bereavement UK since 2009.
What we do

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.
What we offer

We are recognised as the leading provider of training for professionals working with bereaved families.
Our history

25 years of rebuilding lives together - founded in September 1994 as The Child Bereavement Trust by Jenni Thomas OBE.
Donate in Memory

Setting up a Precious Memories Tribute Fund Families tell us that building and keeping memories can be important when someone important in your life has died. This is why we have introduced the Precious Memories Tribute Fund which you can open in the name of your special person.
#OneMoreMinute campaign

If you had 'one more minute,' what would you say? Hear what bereaved families would say if they had one more minute with their special person who has died.
Accessibility

We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.
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.
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.