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Bereavement Advice Centre

Supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death. 

Nationwide

Website

Child Bereavement UK

Helps children and young people (up to age 25), parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. 

Nationwide

Helpline: 0800 028 8840

helpline@childbereavementuk.org

Website

Child Death Helpline

To provide a quality freephone service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. Callers to the helpline might be parents, grandparents, siblings, other family members, friends or involved professionals.

Nationwide

Helpline: 0800 282 986 

Contact Form

Website

Cruse - Bereavement Counselling

Offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. Offers face-to-face, telephone, email and website support.

Nationwide

Tel: 0300 0113 300

Website

Cruse - Bereavement Support

Helps people through one of the most painful times in life, with bereavement support, information and campaigning.

Nationwide

National helpline: 0808 808 1677

Website

Grief Encounter - Supporting Bereaved Children & Young People

Supporting bereaved children, young people and families to help alleviate the pain caused by the death of someone close. 

Nationwide

Tel: 0808 802 0111

bereavementsupport@griefencounter.org.uk

Website

Holding On, Letting Go - Supporting Bereaved Children & their Families

Bereavement support for children, young people and their families.

Across Kent

Tel: 03445 611511

info@holg.org.uk

Website

Hope Again - Young People Living After Loss

Youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support. It is a safe place where young people can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone.

Nationwide

Tel: 0808 808 1677 

hopeagain@cruse.org.uk

Website

Pilgrims Hospices Stepping Stones Bereavement Support Service Ashford

Bereavement support groups are available to any adult living in east Kent, even if their loved one was not a patient of the hospice.

Across East Kent

Bereavement Support Tel: 01233 504127 Option 2 

Website

Pilgrims Hospices Stepping Stones Bereavement Support Service Canterbury

Bereavement support groups are available to any adult living in east Kent, even if their loved one was not a patient of the hospice.

Across East Kent

Bereavement Support Tel: 01233 504127 Option 2 

Website

Slide Away - Helping Bereaved Young People

Provides bereavement support to children and young people up to the age of 18, their families and those who care for them.

Nationwide

Tel: 07876 232791

support@slideaway.org

Website

SOBS - Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

Offers peer-led support to adults impacted by suicide loss. Provides safe, confidential environments where people can share their experiences and feelings, giving and gaining support from each other.

Nationwide

Tel: 0300 111 5065

admin@uksobs.org

Website

Winston's Wish - Supporting Grieving Children

Helps children, teenagers and young adults (up to the age of 25) find their feet when their worlds are turned upside down by grief.

Helpline Tel: 0808 802 0021

ask@winstonswish.org

Website