When a parent has died

Young people we have supported talk about some of the difficulties they faced and what helped them after the death of their mum or dad.

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Supporting a child after a frightening event

Ways in which adults can support children worried about frightening events reported in the media
Donate and help us reach a total of £140,000 in aid of Child Bereavement UK

This year our incredible volunteers helped raise a staggering £132,662 through selling wristbands and raffle tickets, and collecting donation, at festivals up and down the UK. £132,662 is a fantastic achievement and we are extremely grateful to everyone who donated so generously. However, we’d love you to help us reach a grand total of £140,000, enabling Child Bereavement UK to support even more bereaved families.
ካብ ዓዘቕቲ ጓሂ ምውጻእ

Watch our short animated film which aims to help adults understand how grieving children tend to ‘puddle jump’ in and out of their grief
እታ ስውርቲ ባሊጃ

Watch our short animated film designed to help bereaved children and families to understand their grief and how to manage it

Joey Essex talks to bereaved young people

Joey Essex, Patron of Child Bereavement UK talks to young people who have received support.
Volcano

Watch our short animated film which helps children to cope with difficult feelings like anger, worry and guilt so that emotions don’t build up and erupt - like a volcano.
Puddle Jumping

Watch our short animated film which aims to help adults understand how grieving children tend to ‘puddle jump’ in and out of their grief.
The Invisible Suitcase

Watch our short animated film designed to help bereaved children and families to understand their grief and how to manage it.
Animation about a bereaved sibling

Watch our short animated film made by students to help young people find support.
Animation about a bereaved student

Watch our short animated film aimed at reaching young people and students.
Remembering someone who has died

Ways in which bereaved families and children can remember someone important to them who has died.
How we grieve

Guidance on ways bereaved people grieve and what can help.
Looking after yourself when someone has died

Ways to look after your health and wellbeing when someone important to you has died.
Films made by young people

Films created by grieving young people supported by Child Bereavement UK

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.
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.
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.
Grief and bereavement in Gypsy and Traveller families

Death and bereavement are experiences common to most of us and few of us go through life without experiencing the death of someone close. Each situation is unique and how we respond to such a death is very individual.
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, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Explaining funerals, burial and cremation to children

The following are suggestions to give you the confidence to talk about funerals in a way that feels right for you and your children.
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.

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