BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT LINES & GROUPS

As we felt that this resource was important we have included contact numbers

UK National and Regional Bereavement Helplines

(FOR USA) 

(Information compiled from Telephone Helplines Directory. www.helplines.org.uk) 

Samaritans    Child Death Help-line    Compassionate Friends    Cot Death Helpline    Cruse Bereavement Line     National Association of Bereavement Services    Natural Death Centre    Roadpeace    Scottish Cot Death Trust    Voluntary Euthanasia Society    Eclipse

Samaritans

0345 90 90 90 (local call charges)

 

Child Death Help-line 

0800 282 986 Freephone

Area Served: UK

Address: c/o Great Ormond St. Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH

Helpline for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. Offers befriending, advice, information, counseling, listening and referrals. Staffed by bereaved parents. Also provides a face to face service by arrangement.

Compassionate Friends

0117 953 9639

Area Served: UK

Address: 53 North Street, Bristol, BS3 1EN

Telephone Helpline for bereaved parents. Offers support and listening. Provides links to local support groups.

Cot Death Helpline

0171 235 1721

Area Served: UK

Address: 14 Halkin Street, London, SW1X 7DP

Helpline for people with concerns about cot death, families bereaved by cot death, professionals. Provides listening and information on infant care. Issues dealt with include practical matters after the death of a baby and bereavement. Offers referrals to other organisations, pediatricians and other health care staff. Produces a range of publications.

Cruse Bereavement Line

0181 332 7227

Area Served: UK

Address: Cruse House, 126 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1UR

Telephone counseling services for people who are bereaved and those who care for them. Offers information on a range of leaflets and books on different aspects of bereavement. Provides referrals to Cruse branches and other bereavement and counseling services throughout the UK.

National Association of Bereavement Services

0171 247 1080

Area Served: UK

Address: 20 Norton Folgate, London, E1 6DB

Helpline for bereaved people, those supporting them and professionals. Offers advice, information, listening, counseling and referrals to the nearest or most appropriate service.

Natural Death Centre

0181 208 2853

Area Served: UK

Address: 20 Heber Road, London, NW2 6AA

Helpline offers information and advice to people wishing to arrange green, cheaper and do-it-yourself funerals. Produces publications and supplies living wills and advance funeral directive forms. Runs a befriending network offering one-to-one help to people who are terminally ill (available in Oxford and London)

Roadpeace

0181 964 1021

Area Served: UK

Address: PO Box 2579, London, NW10 3PW

Practical and emotional support for people who have suffered injury or bereavement in a road crash. Offers advice on rights and on what to look for when choosing a lawyer. Can put callers in touch with people who have undergone a similar experience.

Scottish Cot Death Trust

0141 357 3946

Area Served: Scotland

Address: Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, G3 8SJ

Telephone service for families who have lost a child, pregnant women, mothers and professionals. Offers listening support. Also provides advice and information on reducing the risk of cot death.

Voluntary Euthanasia Society

0171 937 7770

Area Served: UK

Address: 13 Prince of Wales Terrace, London, W8 5PG

Advice service for people over 18. Offers advice on advance directives (living wills), the legal options at the end of life and information on the arguments for voluntary euthanasia. Does not offer advice on suicide methods.

Care for Bereaved Parents (Stockton)

01642 617 617 x 4246

Area Served: Stockton and surrounding areas

Support, listening and counseling for bereaved parents who have lost a child aged 0-16 years.

CRUSE Bereavement Care (Leicester)

0116 262 7440/ 0116 244 8468

Area Served: Leicestershire

Advice, information and support for anyone affected by bereavement.

Eclipse Counseling Network Ltd.

01606 554584

Area Served: Vale Royal, Cheshire and parts of North Cheshire.

Counseling for anyone who has experienced bereavement

Milton Keynes Bereavement Service

01908 231292

Area Served: Milton Keynes and surrounding villages

Listening, support and information about bereavement, counseling and other related services.

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