Bereavement support organisations
If you have been affected by the death of a relative, friend or loved one, there are organisations that can provide emotional support, practical advice and guidance. Some organisations support anyone who has been bereaved, while others specialise in helping people affected by child loss, baby loss, suicide or sudden death.
The organisations listed below may be able to help you and your family.
General bereavement support
Cruse Bereavement Support
Cruse supports adults, children and young people after the death of someone close. It provides bereavement information, grief support and advice to help people understand and cope with loss.
Bereavement Advice Centre
The Bereavement Advice Centre provides practical information and guidance following a death, including advice about legal, financial and administrative matters.
The Good Grief Trust
The Good Grief Trust helps people find local and national bereavement support services across the UK.
Support for bereaved children, young people and families
CHUMS Bereavement Service Bedfordshire
CHUMS provides emotional wellbeing and bereavement support for children and young people who have experienced the death of someone important to them.
CHUMS Bereavement Service Bedfordshire
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK supports families when a child dies and helps children and young people facing bereavement.
Winston's Wish
Winston's Wish provides grief support, information and resources for bereaved children, young people and their families.
Support after the death of a child or baby
The Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends supports bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents following the death of a child of any age and from any cause.
Sands
Sands supports anyone affected by pregnancy loss, stillbirth or the death of a baby.
CHUMS Babyloss Bereavement Service Bedfordshire
CHUMS provides specialist support for parents and families affected by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby.
CHUMS Babyloss Bereavement Service Bedfordshire
Support after suicide
SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide)
SOBS provides peer support and information for people who have been bereaved by suicide.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
CHUMS Suicide Bereavement Service Bedfordshire
CHUMS provides specialist suicide bereavement support for children, young people, adults and families.
CHUMS Suicide Bereavement Service Bedfordshire
Support after a sudden or unexpected death
SUDDEN
SUDDEN provides information, support and guidance for people affected by the sudden or unexpected death of a loved one.
Support during an inquest
Coroners' Courts Support Service
The Coroners' Courts Support Service provides practical and emotional support to families, witnesses and others attending a coroner's court or inquest.
Coroners' Courts Support Service
Support for younger widowed people
WAY (Widowed and Young)
WAY provides a peer support community for people who have been widowed at a younger age.