Further information
BEAD (Bereaved through Alcohol and Drugs) – gives information and support for anyone bereaved through drug or alcohol use.
The Childhood Bereavement Network – 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 – gives support for anyone who has lost a child, and for children themselves who are bereaved.
Cruse Bereavement Care – offers face-to-face, telephone, email and online support for anyone who has experienced a loss.
Child Death Helpline – for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.
Dying Matters – 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 What to do when someone dies: step by step.
Hope Again – Young people living after loss.
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity (SANDS) gives information and support for anybody affected by the death of a baby.
Sudden Death – helps people who have experienced a sudden bereavement to access specialist information and advice.
The Compassionate Friends – offers a range of services supporting bereaved parents and their families.
The Good Grief Trust – this website offers support, advice and information for the bereaved.
WAY Widowed and Young Bereavement Support UK offers support to people under 50 who have lost a partner.
What’s your grief – online resource dealing with all areas of grief.
Winston’s Wish – 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.