Bereavement
Child Bereavement UK
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.
Telephone: 08000 288 840
Website: www.childbereavementuk.org
Hope Again
Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care. It is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone.
Telephone: 0808 808 1677
Website: www.hopeagain.org.uk
Email: hopeagain@cruse.org.uk
Surrey Suicide Bereavement Service
The death of a loved one through suicide is one of the most difficult situations to face.
The Surrey Suicide Bereavement Service is a service from the Lucy Rayner Foundation, which provides practical support & advice for families bereaved by suicide. If you or someone you know have been bereaved through the suicide of a loved one, take your first step and contact them today.
They can:
– Help to review the family’s situation
– Provide support and advocacy as needed
– Help you access individual or family counselling
Telephone: 01737 886551
Email: info@ssbs.org.uk
Survivors Of Bereaved by Suicide (SOBS)
The charity offers peer support groups and phone support to those bereaved by suicide.
Its helpline is available between 09:00 and 21:00, Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year. It provides an opportunity to talk confidentially with someone who has been bereaved by suicide.
For details on group support please visit: Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide – Overcoming the isolation of people bereaved by suicide (uksobs.org)
Telephone: 0300 111 5065
Email: info@ssbs.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care
Support, advice and information for children, young people and adults when someone dies. The charity also works to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.
Twitter: @CruseCare
Facebook: @CruseBereavementCare
Telephone: 0808 808 1677
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
In Times of Bereavement
In the unfortunate event that a person has passed away, there are three things that must be done in the first few days;
- Get a medical certificate from your GP or hospital doctor (this is necessary to register the death)
- Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland). You will then receive the necessary documents for the funeral.
- Make the necessary funeral arrangements.
For more information and helpful organisations please visit our In Times of Bereavement page.
Jigsaw South East
Jigsaw (South East) supports bereaved children, young people and their families and also those affected by a family member with a life limiting illness, across Surrey, West Sussex and surrounding areas.
Telephone: 01342 313 895
Website: www.jigsawsoutheast.org.uk
Email: info@jigsawsoutheast.org.uk