Specialist UK Bereavement Support Organisations

When someone you love dies, knowing where to turn for support can make a real difference. Here you’ll find specialist bereavement organisations offering understanding, comfort and guidance, to help you find the right support for your situation and begin to take gentle steps forward.

Bliss exists to give every baby born premature or sick in the UK the best chance of survival and quality of life.
bliss.org.uk

Brake is a charity that supports people bereaved and injured by road crashes, and campaigns for safe and healthy mobility.
brake.org.uk

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. They support children and young people when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.
childbereavement.org.uk

The Compassionate Friends exists to make a difference by providing support, understanding, empathy and hope to bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who have experienced the death of a child.
tcf.org.uk

Cruse is the leading charity in the UK specialising in bereavement. They provide support, information, advice, education and training with services offered free to bereaved people.
cruse.org.uk

The Hub of Hope is the UK’s largest and most comprehensive directory of community mental health services, so you can find help when you need it, wherever you are.
hubofhope.co.uk

The Loss Foundation offers bereavement support for those affected by a loved one’s death from cancer. They offer grief support events at any stage of loss, and educate and empower people to offer grief support through workshops and bereavement training.
thelossfoundation.org

The Lullaby Trust exists to keep babies safe and to keep grieving families supported. They do this by funding life-saving research, empowering families with expert baby safety advice and supporting grieving families through their darkest days.
lullabytrust.org.uk

Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide in the UK is a charity dedicated to suicide prevention and supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. 
papyrus-uk.org

Samaritans is the charity that prevents suicide through the power of human connection. Connecting people in crisis with trained volunteers who will always listen. They offer confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair, distress or suicidal feelings. 
samaritans.org

SAMM (Support after Murder and Manslaughter) is a charity offering support to those who have lost a friend or relative by murder or manslaughter.
samm.org.uk

Sands offers a safe space for anyone affected by pregnancy loss or the loss of a baby, whether you’re a parent, sibling, grandparent, healthcare professional or friend. You don’t have to navigate this alone. 
sands.org.uk

SupportLine offer confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post. They work with callers to develop healthy, positive coping strategies, to encourage healing, recovery and moving forward with life.
supportline.org.uk

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exists to meet the needs and overcome the isolation experienced by people over 18 who have been bereaved by suicide.
uksobs.com

WAY is a UK charity that offers a peer-to-peer support network for anyone who’s lost a partner before their 51st birthday. 
widowedandyoung.org.uk

Winston’s Wish is a charity that offers free, accessible online grief support to children and young people (aged 25 or under) across the UK who are bereaved or facing the death of someone important.
winstonswish.org

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