What we offer

Child Bereavement UK is recognised as the leading provider of training for professionals working with bereaved families.

I've attended many workshops run by Child Bereavement UK over the years and continue to do so, as I learn something new each time. It gives me the opportunity to meet others in my specialist field of work, to share best practice and bring that learning to UHCW for the benefit of patient care and staff education.

-Sam Collinge, Bereavement Support Specialist Midwife, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW)

We provide a wide range of training, consultancy and support services across the UK to help professionals better understand and meet the needs of bereaved children and families. All our training is based on learning from families, is underpinned by relevant theory and evidence-based practice, and acknowledges the importance of appropriate communication and support for future wellbeing.

Our training is delivered by skilled facilitators, combining subject knowledge and facilitation expertise with extensive experience of working in their particular field of bereavement. All our training is CPD certified and participants receive certificates of attendance. In addition, some specific training is also accredited by professional bodies.

We provide:

A comprehensive programme of training courses
Fully interactive training that uses a variety of teaching methods to ensure that participants gain skills, confidence and strategies in supporting bereaved children and families.
Bespoke training to meet your organisation’s needs
Consultancy and evaluation for statutory, voluntary and corporate sectors
Supervision for practitioners working with bereaved families
A range of resources available online
An opportunity for participants to reflect on their own feelings and experiences to support them in their work.

We encourage prospective participants to consider their own experience of loss and how it might affect them during training; our training is not usually suited to anyone who has suffered a recent, significant personal loss or bereavement. Please email us to discuss: [email protected].

If you are looking for support and information around a bereavement, please contact our helpline on 0800 02 888 40

99% said they would recommend Child Bereavement UK training to a colleague
99% said the training they received increased their confidence to deal with bereavement issues
92% rated the workshop they attended as 4 or more out of 5

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Volunteer Receptionists

Child Bereavement UK is seeking volunteer receptionists to help at our new offices, located in Loudwater. This is a really important role as you’ll be the first face many families see when they come to us for support. You will also be greeting visitors and helping with administration tasks across the charity.
Baby Loss Awareness Week

Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place from 9 to 15 October every year. It’s an opportunity for parents, their families and friends to acknowledge and remember their precious babies who have died. It is is led by Sands in collaboration with over 60 charities in the UK.
Support and Information Worker

We are seeking to appoint a Support & Information Worker in our Leeds office to provide initial telephone/email support and information to both families and professionals contacting Child Bereavement UK.
MASTERCLASS: Mediating conflict and breaking bad news

11 May 2020, London

Help bereaved families rebuild their lives

When a child grieves or when a child dies, lives are shattered. Please give £8 to support our work for one minute.
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.
Genevieve
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.
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.
What we offer

We are recognised as the leading provider of training for professionals working with bereaved families.
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.
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.
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. The reality of what has happened may be very difficult to accept and you may be desperately searching for meaning and understanding. When a death is unexpected, you may have regrets over lost opportunities and unfulfilled plans. With no chance to say goodbye, there can be a sense of unfinished business, and a need to go over and over the events of what happened.
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.

What we offer

Child Bereavement UK is recognised as the leading provider of training for professionals working with bereaved families.

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99% said they would recommend Child Bereavement UK training to a colleague

99% said the training they received increased their confidence to deal with bereavement issues

92% rated the workshop they attended as 4 or more out of 5

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