Bereavement Services

Bereavement support for all ages including children.

Bereavement Support available with a bereavement counsellor online: https://www.ataloss.org/live-chat

Bereavement Advice Centre provides practical help when you need it most. They support and advise people on what they need to do after a death.

Trained volunteers to support adults and children in the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon.

Offer visits, drop in sessions and school support. 

Self referrals accepted as well as referrals from healthcare professionals, the local authority, IAPT/ CAMHS. 

Bereavement Counselling Service offers free bereavement counselling to any adult living in, or registered with a GP in the borough Westminster. Counselling can be either during the day or the evening, and is provided by trained and supervised volunteer counsellors on a regular weekly basis.

The Bereavement team supports family members, friends, children and carers through the emotional impact of grief. The support is available to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one who was cared for by the Hospice. 

The Bereavement team offer support specifically for children and guidance to parents on how to explain death and grief to children.

The Bereavement Support Team offers confidential, individual support to help cope with the loss of family or loved ones. The support is available to anyone who has experienced the death or affected by the death of a loved one  who was cared for by St Lukes. 

Bereft Bereavement Support was set up in 1999 to fill the need for specialist bereavement counselling and support for the adult residents (the over 16s) of the London Borough of Ealing.

Bereavement counselling can help you explore your feelings and come to terms with your grief by talking one to one with a trained counsellor. During these sessions you can talk about how you feel and your counsellor will listen and comment, rather than giving you advice.

The Child and Adolescent Bereavement Service (CABS) run by Harlington Hospice provides support for children and young people aged between the ages of 4-17 and their families/ carers who live in Hillingdon and who have been bereaved or who have a loved one with a life-limiting diagnosis. 

Referrals are accepted via email from schools, healthcare professionals, parents/ carers and young people over 16. 

CABS offers 1:1 counselling, group sessions and family sessions.

The Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) is the hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families across the UK. Support is provided by the network members.

The Child Bereavement Service is a free service provided by a specialist social work team with a long track record of providing practical and emotional support to individuals and families before and after a bereavement.

Offer a telephone support service for bereaved young people up to age 25, their families/ carers or individuals or families who have lost a child. 

The support team is available to respond to calls, Live Chat or email from 9.00am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.

Child Death Helpline is operated by a dedicated team of volunteers who are all bereaved parents. The helpline provides support to a parent who has lost a child of any age, under any circumstances, and however recently or long ago, we’re here to help. They also offer support to grandparents, siblings and the extended family, as well as professionals who have been impacted by the death of a child.

CRUSE Bereavement care helps people through bereavement with support, information and campaigning.

Grief Encounter is a national charity offering a free helpline and online support for children and young people wishing to access bereavement support.

They also offers counselling support in classrooms, online or at their premises in North London. A referral form is available on their website.

Halo is a new charity in Hillingdon supporting bereaved children, young people and their families. They hold a monthly drop-in support group in Uxbridge, offer peer support, a bereavement book library, counselling and much more. A referral form is available on their website.

Harlington Hospice Bereavement Service offers counselling to any adults who have experienced a bereavement.

Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service has counsellors that understand the specific issues raised by bereavement within a Jewish context. This service is sensitive, aware and knowledgeable about social, cultural and religious needs.

The Kensington and Chelsea Branch of CRUSE provides local support by counselling to those who have been bereaved, living in Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham

The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families.

Meadow House Hospice provides inpatient palliative care services to the residents of Ealing.

The hospice has a 15 bedded inpatient unit supported by a team of dedicated staff providing 24/7 specialist support to patients and their family members. Patients with a progressive life limiting illness can be admitted for symptom management or end of life care.

Patients have a safe, dignified space of their own and the flexibility to spend time alone or in company, surrounded by their possessions and the people they care about. The hospice also has an extensive garden area that provides a quiet and reflective environment for both patients and family members.

Please contact the hospice Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm and during the weekend 9.00am to 5.00pm on 0208 242 5817.

There is a 24 hour telephone support line to the hospice ward on 0208 967 5597.

Bereavement services to support family members, friends and carers connected to a loved one who was cared for by the Hospice, can be contacted via main switchboard.  

Referral form for clinician use only.

The Muslim Bereavement Support Service supports Muslim women who are facing bereavement and/or are bereaved. They will speak with Muslim men and signpost them to appropriate bereavement support. 

Samaritans provides a 24 hour, 7 days a week advice line.

Stillbirth and neonatal death (Sands) is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity in the UK. They ensure that anyone affected by the death of a baby receives the best possible care and support for as long as they need it. 

Sands provides bereavement support services both nationally through its Freephone helpline, mobile app, online community and resources, and locally through a UK-wide network of around 100 regional support groups. 

Online expert information provides ways to deal with the practical and emotional issues after someone has died.

The online Bereavement Community is a place to share experiences, get things off your chest and chat to people who understand.

Grief Guide is a safe space, free from other distractions where you can find self-help tools and information to help you cope with grief.

Talk to a qualified counsellor by video, up to 6 online sessions, at times that suit you speak from the comfort of your own home.

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide are a national charity providing dedicated support to adults who have been bereaved by suicide. The volunteers come from all walks of life but nearly all have been touched by suicide themselves, this experience enables them to connect with others.

The Bereavement Journey runs an online course three times per year for anyone in the UK who isn’t able to access an in-person course near to where they live, or who would prefer an online course.

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause.

Get support using the telephone helpline or online support groups.

The Good Grief Trust helps all those affected by grief in the UK and brings bereavement services together, to ensure that everyone receives the tailored support they need to move forward with their lives.

The trust is run by the bereaved, for the bereaved and aim to normalise grief and raise awareness of the impact of grief on a national platform. 

Widowed and young (WAY) is a UK charity that offers a peer-to-peer support network for anyone who's lost a partner before their 51st birthday – married or not, with or without children, inclusive of sexual orientation, gender, race and religion.

Winston's Wish is a national charity offering a free helpline and online support for children and young people wishing to access bereavement support.

They also provide resources and further training for schools and healthcare professions.

Young lives vs Cancer support young people under 25 with cancer, and their families, to get the help they need during their cancer treatment and beyond, including bereaved families living with emotional distress. 

Young Minds is a national charity which supports both young people, their parents and loved ones through loss.