Further information
BEAD (Bereaved through Alcohol and Drugs) (opens in a new tab) – gives information and support for anyone bereaved through drug or alcohol use.
The Childhood Bereavement Network (opens in a new tab) – this website has a list of local open access services which support children and young people who have been bereaved. In addition, the following organisations have a national remit to support those helping children and young people affected by death and bereavement.
Child Bereavement UK (opens in a new tab) – gives support for anyone who has lost a child, and for children themselves who are bereaved.
Cruse Bereavement Care (opens in a new tab) – offers face-to-face, telephone, email and online support for anyone who has experienced a loss.
Child Death Helpline (opens in a new tab) – for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.
Dying Matters (opens in a new tab) – a group of individual and organisation members across England and Wales, which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.
GOV.UK – When someone dies (opens in a new tab)
Hope Again (opens in a new tab) – Young people living after loss.
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity (opens in a new tab) – (SANDS) gives information and support for anybody affected by the death of a baby.
Brake (opens in a new tab) – Supporting people bereaved and seriously injured in road traffic accidents.
The Compassionate Friends (opens in a new tab) – offers a range of services supporting bereaved parents and their families.
The Good Grief Trust (opens in a new tab) – this website offers support, advice and information for the bereaved.
WAY Widowed and Young Bereavement Support UK (opens in a new tab) – offers support to people under 50 who have lost a partner.
What’s your grief (opens in a new tab) – online resource dealing with all areas of grief.
Winston’s Wish (opens in a new tab) – support for children and young people after a death of a parent or sibling.
References
Jo Bell, Louis Bailey & David Kennedy (2015 “We do it to keep him alive”: bereaved individuals’ experiences of online suicide memorials and continuing bonds, Mortality, 2004, 3750389.