Links to other resources

Bereavement

  • Antenatal Results and Choices

    http://www.arc-uk.org
    Tel: Helpline: 0207 631 0285
    73 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4PN
    Provides non-directive support and information to expectant and bereaved parents throughout and after the antenatal screening and testing process.

  • Bereavement Advice Centre

    http://www.bereavementadvice.org
    Tel: Freephone: 0800 634 9494
    Ryon Hill House, Ryon Hill Park, Warwick Road, Stratford upon Avon,
    Lines open: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Provides support and advice for people on what they need to do after a death.

  • Cancer Black Care (CBC)

    http://www.cancerblackcare.org.uk
    Tel: Information: 020 8961 4151
    79 Acton Lane, London NW10 8UT
    Provides information and support on most cancers including causes, symptoms and treatments to the black and minority ethnic community.

  • Child Bereavement Charity

    http://www.childbereavement.org.uk
    Tel: Support & Information Line: 01494 568900
    The Saunderton Estate, Wycombe Road, Saunderton, Bucks, HP14 4BF
    Lines open: Tuesday to Thursday 6pm-9pm Support for grieving families when a baby or child dies.

  • Childhood Beareavement Network

    http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/index.htm
    Tel: 020 7843 6309
    8 Wakeley Street, London EC1V 7QE
    Help and support for bereaved children and young people.

  • Child Death Helpline

    http://www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk
    Tel: Helpline: 0800 282 986
    Liverpool: The Alder Centre, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Eaton Road, West Derby, Liverpool L12 2AP. London: York House, 37 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BH
    Additional Freephone number for aALL mobiles: 0808 800 6019 Helplines open: Lines open: Every evening 7pm-10pm/ Monday to Friday 10am-1pm/Tuesday & Wednesday 1pm-4pm. Offers support to those bereaved by loss of a child of any age, in any circumstances.

  • Compassionate Friends

    http://www.tcf.org.uk
    Tel: Helpline: 0845 123 2304.
    53 North Street, Bristol BS3 1EN
    Helplines Open: Everyday 10am-4pm/7pm-10.00pm. Northern Ireland helpline: 02887 788 016 - Lines open: 10am-6pm & 7pm-9.30pm. Newly bereaved families are offered support and friendship by bereaved parents who are representatives of the Compassionate Friends.

  • Cruse Bereavement Care

    http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
    Tel: Helpline: 0844 477 9400
    PO Box 800, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1RG
    Helpline open: Monday to Friday 9.30am-5pm. Support and practical advice for bereaved people.

  • Cruse Bereavement Care Youth Involvement Project (RD4U)

    http://www.rd4u.org.uk
    Tel: Freephone helpline: 0808 808 1677.
    PO Box 800, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1RG
    Helplines open: Monday to Friday 9.30am-5pm. A website developed by Cruse Bereavement Care's Youth Involvement Project which aims to support young people, after the death of someone close to them.

  • Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)

    http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/index.htm
    Tel: Tel: 01737 363 222
    Unit 7, Epsom Downs Metro Centre, Waterfield, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 5LR
    Offers support to those who have suffered a loss caused by Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) or Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS, SADS), through a network of affected families and counselling.

  • Disaster Action

    http://www.disasteraction.org.uk
    Tel: 01483 799066
    No 4, 71 Upper Berkeley Street, London W1H 7DB
    Offers support and guidance to survivors and the bereaved through a leaflet series called When Disaster Strikes, together with telephone and email contact as well as personal meetings.

  • Epilepsy Bereaved

    http://www.sudep.org
    Tel: Bereavement Support: 01235 772852.
    PO Box 112, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8XT
    Provides a contact line enabling people who have been bereaved by epilepsy related deaths to get initial support and information.

  • Forget Me Not – Pregnancy Loss Support

    http://www.forgetmenotcharity.org
    Tel: Tel: 01726 820115
    PO Box 218, St Austell, PL25 9AN
    Support services for bereaved parents, their families and friends who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy or at birth.

  • Foundation For The Study Of Infant Deaths (Cot Death Research & Support)

    http://fsid.org.uk/Page.aspx?pid=191
    Tel: Helpline: 0808 802 6868.
    11 Belgrave Road, London SW1V 1RB
    Helpline open: Monday to Friday 10am-6pm. Offers support to bereaved families through 24 hr helpline, local befrienders and groups.

  • Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service

    http://www.jvisit.org.uk/jbcs
    Tel: 020 8457 9710
    Bet Meir, 44b Albert Road, London NW4 2SG
    Counselling and support for members of the Jewish Community in England who have been bereaved.