Children and Young People Bereavement Support
Child Bereavement UK
Supports children, young people, parents, and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. The support team is available to respond to calls, Live Chat and email 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except Bank Holidays.
Visit https://www.childbereavementuk.org/information-how-children-grieve for more resources and information on how children grieve and support for those supporting bereaved children/young people and their families.
Call: 0800 02 888 40
Email: helpline@childbereavementuk.org / londonsupport@childbereavementuk.org
Visit: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
Samaritans
Samaritans supports schools, college communities and other youth settings across the UK and Republic of Ireland through postvention services, lesson plans and school talks.
Samaritans supports for schools, college communities and other youth settings:
Contact form: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/schools/contact-samaritans-education-team/
Visit: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/schools/
Winston’s Wish
The UK's childhood bereavement charity. Supporting children and their families after the death of a parent or sibling. Call the Helpline for bereavement support. The Helpline is open to grieving young people, parents, teachers and anyone who is supporting a grieving child. The Helpline can use interpreters if you need to speak in a language other than English, and the Relay UK app if you have hearing or speech difficulties.
Call: 08088 020 021
Email: ask@winstonswish.org
Visit: https://www.winstonswish.org/
Apart of me (APP)
Apart of Me is designed for age 12+ and is a game designed to help you cope with the death of a loved one. Based on psychological research, the app provides a safe virtual space.
https://www.apartofme.app/
National Organisations offering guidance and e learning and resources to those who are working with children/young people impacted by grief, loss and bereavement
PHSE Association
New lesson plans on change, loss and grief as part of PHSE mental health and emotional wellbeing lesson packs.
Visit: https://pshe-association.org.uk/news/teaching-about-change-loss-and-grief
Minded
MindEd is a free educational resource on children, young people, adults and older people's mental health.
They have an e learning platform for those in education free to access just need to register for an account https://www.minded.org.uk/register
Minded offer e learning to parents and carers and young people and this can be access free. https://mindedforfamilies.org.uk/
Visit: https://www.minded.org.uk/
Anna Freud
A children's charity dedicated to providing training & support for child mental health services including resources on loss and bereavement.
https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/dealing-with-loss-and-bereavement/
Visit: https://www.annafreud.org/schools-and-colleges/resources/
