Bereavement

Help & Support Contacts:

At a Loss

Web: ataloss.org

This is a signposting website for those suffering bereavement, so to connect you to bereavement services and counselling. They also have additional resources on coronavirus pandemic bereavement.

Bereaved Through Alcohol and Drugs (BEAD)

Web: beadproject.org.uk

BEAD provides information and support for those who lost someone due to drug or alcohol use.

Blue Cross

Web: bluecross.org.uk

This is a well-known animal charity that helps sick, injured, and homeless pets.

Child Bereavement UK

Tel: 0800 028 8840

Web: childbereavementuk.org

This organisation is well-known and provides support when a baby or child of any age is dying, or a child is facing bereavement.

 Cruse Bereavement Care

Tel: 0808 808 1677

Web: cruse.org.uk

This is a well-known organisation that provides information and support after a bereavement.

Dying Matters

Web: dyingmatters.org

This service helps people to talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.

 Mood Diaries

Apps: medhelp.org/land/mood-tracker - moodscope.com - moodchart.org - moodpanda.com

This resource provides various mood diaries, to help you keep track of your mental health and well-being.

Moodjuice

Web: moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk

Moodjuice provides self-help guides on topics such as depression, anxiety, and stress.

 Samaritans

Freephone: 116 123

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Freepost: RSRB-KKBY-CYJK, PO Box 90 90, Stirling FK8 2SA

Web: samaritans.org

Is a well-known support service for a variety of matters.

Sands

Tel: 0808 164 3332

Web: sands.org.uk

Provides information and support for those who may be affected by the death of a baby.

 Sudden

Tel: 0800 121 6510

Web: suddendeath.org

Provides support for those bereaved by a sudden death(s).

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)

Tel: 0300 111 5065

Web: uk-sobs.org.uk

This service provides emotional and practical support and local groups for those bereaved or affected by suicide.

 The Compassionate Friends

Tel: 0345 123 2304

Web: tcf.org.uk

This service provides support to bereaved families after the death of a child.

The Good Grief Trust

Web: thegoodgrieftrust.org

This is a charity run by the bereaved, working to help those suffering grief. They provide reassurance, advice, and support. They also provide additional support concerning coronavirus bereavement advice.

 Widowed and Young (WAY)

Web: widowedandyoung.org.uk

WAY offers a peer-to-peer support network to those aged 50 or under when their partner died.

Are you struggling with your mental health? Feeling failed by a health or government service? Need an advocate? A volunteering placement? Something else? We’ve got you covered with our Support Directory - a comprehensive contact list for anything you may need or may be battling with (UK. only).

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