Service Area: Loss & Bereavement

Information to help bereaved families, friends or next of kin make important decisions from Gov.uk

Our Frontline is a fantastic joint partnership between Mind, Samaritans, Shout UK and Hospice UK providing free mental health and bereavement support to firefighters and all key workers. Just text BLUELIGHT to 85258 at any time 24/7 for mental health support.

We aim to provide you with bereavement support and information when you need it- 24 hours a day 365 days a year, the site is available at your fingertips. Funded through our work with organisations and professionals, bespoke training courses, consultations and written articles- our online support to you is and always has been completely free. We will endeavour to provide you with our personal support alongside guidance to, in our experience, some of the very best agencies across the globe. Our mission is to help you find the very best service at a time when you may need it most.

We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. During the global coronavirus pandemic we are facing a tragic loss of life, often under very difficult circumstances. Bereaved people may have to deal with increased trauma, and may be cut off from some of their usual support network. Those who are already struggling with bereavement, or whose relatives or friends die through other causes will also be affected. We have put together resources on our website to share how bereavement and grief may be affected by this pandemic. It covers some of the different...

Currently offering counselling sessions to adults (18+) by Zoom and over the phone. We are a general service working with clients experiencing a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, bereavement, relationships, abuse, trauma, stress, financial, self-esteem, self-harm, panic, sexuality, mental health, gender, and more. Counselling is delivered by volunteers who are experienced qualified counsellors and counsellors in the final stages of their training. All our currently active counsellors have undertaken additional training to work safely and ethically with clients remotely. All our counsellors receive fortnightly clinical supervision to help them work safely and effectively with clients. Through counselling, you...

Butterflies is a volunteer led service providing counselling, a listening ear social events for people who have been bereaved including recently.  They are currently experiencing high demand but are aiming to provide help within 24 hours of a phone call or enquiry. During the Covid-19 Crisis, we have had to take some significant decisions on how we keep butterflies working and effective at the time of great need and support. We remain fully committed to the provision of bereavement support services throughout these difficult times. ​ Reluctantly, the board of Trustees made the decision to close down the group sessions...