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Help with bereavement

Maybe you just need to talk to someone on the phone. The Samaritans are available 24 hours a day, as is NHS Direct. The hours in which you can contact specialist bereavement helplines do vary. Try the phone numbers below or look on their websites. If you’re not sure what to do, talk to your funeral director about how you’re feeling and he or she will direct you towards the service that is best for you.

You may benefit from more long-term support, in which case, talk to your GP about bereavement counselling or contact the organisations listed below. For many people, grieving only begins after the funeral.

There are no rights and wrongs when it comes to grief. Neither is there magical advice which will suddenly cure your pain. But there are experienced professional people who understand and who want to help you. Just take your time and you will find the support that is right for you.

'He who has no time to mourn has no time to mend' John Donne

» Helplines and Counselling for Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement Care
0844 477 9400, 9.30am – 5pm

Cruse Helpline for Bereaved Children
0808 808 1677

Young Minds advises on how adults can help children and young people deal with bereavement.
Freephone 0800 018 2138

Child Death Helpline
Freephone 0800 282 986
See Child and Baby Funerals

Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Society
020 7436 5881
See Child and Baby Funerals

The Miscarriage Association
01924 200 799
See Child and Baby Funerals

Child Bereavement is a national charity supporting grieving families.
01494 446 648

Compassionate Friends is an organisation of bereaved families offering support to others after the death of a child or children. The helpline is always answered by a bereaved parent who is there to listen.
0845 123 2304

The Way Foundation helps the under fifties who have lost a partner
0870 011 3450

Camden, City, Islington & Westminster Bereavement Service offers free one to one counselling for anyone living or working in these boroughs.
020 7284 0090

Barnet Bereavement Service, 020 8441 3572
A well-researched website which has links to over 30 support organisations all over the UK.

 

» 24hour helplines

•The Samaritans
0845 790 9090

•NHS Direct
and enter "bereavement"
0845 46 47

 

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