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National Association of Funeral Directors |
www.nafd.org.uk |
0845 230 1243
(9.00 am - 5.00 pm Mon-Fri) |
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practical help and advice on what to do when a death occurs, from
arranging funerals to what you should expect from a funeral director. |
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Cruse Bereavement Care |
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk |
Daytime Helpline
0844 477 9400 |
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Offers
free, confidential help to bereaved people: Booklets on coping with
grief can be download on-line and printed. |
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Counselling Directory |
http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/bereavement.html |
0844 8030 240 |
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For
bereaved children and young people and those who work with them |
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Winston's Wish |
www.winstonswish.org.uk |
Helpline
0844 477 9400 |
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Provides services to bereaved children, young people and their families
across the UK: Offers
practical support and guidance to families, professionals and anyone
concerned about a grieving child or young person. |
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RD4U
(Cruse Youth Involvement Project)
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www.rd4u.org.uk |
Freephone helpline:
0808 808 1677 |
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A
website by young people for young people, RD4U (the road for you)
helps to support after the death of someone close. |
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The Childhood Bereavement Network |
www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk |
020 7843 6309 |
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Aims to ensure all bereaved children receive appropriate information and
support: provides information, guidance and support to professionals,
parents and children, including a comprehensive directory of local
bereavement organisations.
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JIGSAW4U |
ww.jigsaw4u.org.uk |
Tel: 020
8397 2031 |
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Supports children, young people and their families through loss and
trauma: Provides home-school support across Surrey, Kent, Sussex &
several London boroughs: Also offers training and consultancy.
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CHILD BEREAVEMENT CHARITY |
www.childbereavement.org.uk
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Support
& Information line: 01494 568900 |
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Supports families and educates professionals both when a child dies and
when a child is bereaved. |
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For those affected
by the death of a child |
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The
Compassionate Friends (TCF) |
www.tcf.org.uk |
0845 123 2304
Open daily from 10.00 - 16.00 and 19.00 -22.00 |
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Supports bereaved
parents and their families after a child dies. The
Helpline is always answered by a bereaved parent.
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Child Death Helpline |
www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk |
Freephone - 0800 282 986
Additional freephone for all mobiles 0808 282 986
Every evening 19.00 - 22.00;
Mon- Fri 10.00 - 13.00; Tue & Wed 13.00 - 16.00)
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A helpline
for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, from prebirth to
adult, under any circumstances, however recently or long ago.
Calls always
answered by a bereaved parent. Information packs and leaflets available.
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Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths |
www.fsid.org.uk
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Freephone
helpline 0808 802 6868
Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm; weekends/bank hols: 6pm-10pm by
trained bereaved parent befrienders |
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Supports
families whose babies have died suddenly and unexpectedly, Offers a
network of befrienders, publications and family days out: ‘Care of Next
Infant’ scheme (with the NHS) supports bereaved families when they have
subsequent babies.
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