Bereavement

  • Cruse

    Cruse Bereavement Care offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. They also work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.

    Phone
    0808 808 1677

    Website
    www.cruse.org.uk

  • Counselling Directory

    Counselling Directory was set up by a team who have experienced mental health problems, understand how it feels to be overwhelmed, isolated and lost, and know how difficult it can be to find the support and information people need.
    They have produced a helpful guide about bereavement.

    Website
    www.counselling-directory.org.uk

  • Coping With Death of a Child or Child Bereavement

    Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement.

    Phone
    0800 02 888 40

    Email
    westlondonsupport@childbereavementuk.org

    Website
    www.childbereavementuk.org

  • What to do when someone dies: Registering a death, arranging a funeral and dealing with paperwork

    It can be hard to know what you need to do when someone dies.
    These sites provide simple guides, from registering the death and arranging funerals to dealing with tax.

    Government
    This clearly describes what needs to be done, and contains online forms to simplify the process.

    Website
    www.gov.uk/after-a-death

  • PeopleFirst

    This guide describes the process and has links to H&F based services such as registry and coroners offices.

    Website
    www.peoplefirstinfo.org.uk

  • CarersTrust

    The Carers Trust provides support for carers, and has advice about benefits after bereavement.

    Website
    www.carers.org

  • Bereavement Advice Centre

    The bereavement advice centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death.

    Phone
    0800 634 9494

    Website
    www.bereavementadvice.org