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In Times of Bereavement
In the unfortunate event that a person has passed away, there are some things that must be done in the first few days. View the step by step guide on the UK Government website.
After a death by suicide, an inquest is inevitable, and a Coroner’s Liaison Officer will contact the next of kin and support the family from the time of death until the inquest process is complete.
Local Support
Support for schools & colleges
A Pan-Sussex toolkit co-developed by schools, colleges, the Community & Voluntary Sector, and the Police.
National Support
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. They also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Sands Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity
Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK. Sands exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to ensure that anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the best possible care and support for as long as they need it.
Compassionate Friends
TCF offers many different kinds of support for bereaved families. Whatever the cause of your loss, wherever you are in the UK, and whatever your circumstances – they are here to help.
Brake
Brake’s helpline is a quality accredited, Freephone, confidential support service, providing information and advocacy, emotional support and a listening ear for survivors of road crashes.
Scotty's Little Soldiers
Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity dedicated to supporting children and young people who have lost a parent serving in the British Armed Forces.
Child Death Helpline
The Child Death Helpline aims to provide a quality freephone service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. Callers to the helpline might be parents, grandparents, siblings, other family members, friends or involved professionals.
Cruse - Bereavement Support
They help people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning.
Hope Again
Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care. It is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone.
SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
SOBS specialise in the provision of peer support specialist suicide support for those bereaved by suicide.
First Hand
Support for anyone who has been affected by witnessing a suicide, when they did not know the person who died.
Winston’s Wish
Support for children and young families bereaved by suicide, and professionals.
Papyrus UK (Teachers)
A guide to suicide prevention and postvention in schools and colleges
Papyrus UK (debreif)
A debrief service for any professional who has had an experience with suicide or near suicide and would like support to talk it through with a trained professional.
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse
Specialised advocacy and peer support to families