Bereavement support Services

Listed below are some contact details for various support services to help you with aspects of:

Age Concern
Working with, and for, older people
Astral House
1268 London Road
Norbury
London SW16 4ER
www.ageconcern.org.uk
020 8765 7200 (enquiries)
0800 00 99 66 (freephone helpline)
ace@ace.org.uk
CancerHelp UK
A support service for those suffering from cancer and their families
Cancer Research UK
PO Box 123
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PX
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Offers help, support and counselling to families where there has been a sudden cardiac arrest of an apparently fit and healthy young person
Unit 7
Epsom Downs Metro Centre
Waterfield
Tadworth
Surrey
KT20 5LR
The Child Bereavement Trust
A charity which provides resources and support to children and families who have suffered bereavement, and to the professionals that work with them
Aston House
High Street
West Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP14 3AG
Compassionate Friends
An organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding, support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children
53 North Street
Bristol BS3 1EN
www.compassionatefriends.org.uk
08451 203785 (enquiries)
08451 232304 (helpline)
info@tcf.org.uk
Counselling Directory
An online database of counselling services offered in a particular geographical area
 
Cruse Bereavement Care
Supports anyone that has been bereaved
Cruse House
126 Sheen Road
Richmond TW9 1UR
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
www.rd4u.org.uk (designed by young people for young people)
020 8939 9530 (enquiries)
0870 167 1677 (helpline)
0808 808 1677 (young person’s freephone helpline)
info@crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Disaster Action
Provides support to survivors and those bereaved by major disasters
PO Box 849
Woking
GU21 8WB
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
One of the UK’s leading baby charities working to prevent sudden infant deaths and promote baby health. Provides a team of befrienders to support bereaved families
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London
SW1P 1RT
www.sids.org.uk/fsid
020 7233 2090 (enquiries)
020 7233 2090 (helpline)
fsid@sids.org.uk
Help The Aged
Supporting the elderly
Head Office
207-221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ
(separate addresses for Scotland, Wales & N Ireland - see website for details)
www.helptheaged.org.uk
020 7278 1114 (enquiries)
0808 800 6565 (free welfare advice)
info@helptheaged.org.uk
Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service
8-10 Forty Avenue
Wembley
Middlesex HA9 8JW
Lesbian and Gay Bereavement Project
Providing telephone support and advice to people bereaved by the death of a same sex partner
Healthy Gay Living Centre
Unit 34
The Hop Exchange
24 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1TY
020 7407 3550 (enquiries)
020 7403 5969 (helpline)
Macmillan Cancer Relief Fund
Supporting those affected by cancer
89 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7UQ
www.macmillan.org.uk
020 7840 7840 (enquiries)
0808 808 2020 (helpline)
cancerline@macmillan.org.uk
Miscarriage Association
Supporting those affected by a loss of a baby during pregnancy
C/o Clayton Hospital
Northgate
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 3JS
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
01924 200795 (enquiries)
01924 200799 (helpline)
0131 334 8883 (Scottish helpline)
National Association of Widows
Supporting widows of all ages
48 Queens Road
Coventry
CV1 3EH
www.nawidows.org.uk
0845 838 2261
National Children’s Bureau
Providing bereavement support and resources for children
8 Wakley Street
London
EC1V 7QE
www.ncb.org.uk
020 7843 6000
Roadpeace
Supporting bereaved and injured road crash victims
PO Box 2579
London
NW10 3PW
www.roadpeace.org.uk
020 8838 5102 (enquiries)
0845 4500 355 (helpline)
info@roadpeace.org
Samaritans
Providing confidential emotional support 24 hours a day
The Upper Mill
Kingston Road
Ewell
Surrey
KT17 2AF
www.samaritans.org
08457 909090 (24 hour helpline)
020 8394 8300 (enquiries)
jo@samaritans.org
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
Supporting those suffering from the bereavement of a baby that was stillborn or who died in its early life
28 Portland Place
London
W1B 1LY
www.uk-sands.org
020 7436 7940 (enquiries)
020 7436 5881 (helpline)
support@uk-sands.org
Sudden Adult Death Trust (SADS UK)
Providing support for those affected by the sudden loss of life due to heart conditions
28 Portland Place
London
W1B 1LY
Support after Murder and Manslaughter (SAMM)
Cranmer House
39 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DZ
Support and Care After Road Death (SCARD)
Supporting all people affected by road death and injury
PO Box 62
Brighouse
HD6 3YY
www.scard.org.uk
0845 123 5541 (enquiries)
0845 123 5542 (helpline)
info@scard.org.uk
SupportLine
A confidential telephone helpline offering emotional support
PO Box 1596
Ilford
Essex
IG1 3FW
The Way Foundation
Providing a self-help social and support network for people widowed up to the age of 50
PO Box 6767
Brackley
NN13 6YW
Victim Support
Helps people affected by crime
National Office
Cranmer House
39 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DZ
www.victimsupport.org.uk
020 7735 9166 (enquiries)
0845 30 30 900 (helpline)
contact@victimsupport.org.uk
Winston's Wish
Helps children and young people rebuild their lives after a family death
Clara Burgess Centre
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
GL50 3AW
www.winstonswish.org.uk
01242 515157 (enquiries)
0845 20 30 40 5 (helpline)
info@winstonswish.org.uk